WVU to Face Baylor in Big 12 Tournament
March 08, 2015 11:37 AM | General
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| West Virginia forward Devin Williams scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead the Mountaineers to an 81-72 victory over Oklahoma State Saturday at the Coliseum. WVU ended the regular season with a 23-8 record. | |
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The Big 12 announced its 2015 Championship pairings late last night.
In the opening round on Wednesday, eighth-seeded Kansas State will take on No. 9 seed TCU at 7 p.m. ET and then No. 7 Texas will face No. 10 Texas Tech in the nightcap.
Thursday’s games begin with No. 4 Baylor versus No. 5 West Virginia and continue with No. 1-seeded Kansas playing the K-State/TCU winner at 2:30 p.m. ET.
The second session features No. 2 Iowa State playing the Texas/Texas Tech winner at 7 p.m. ET and the final game of the day will pit No. 3 Oklahoma against No. 6 Oklahoma State.
The early games on Thursday will be televised nationally on ESPN2 while Thursday’s nightcap will air on ESPNU.
Friday’s semifinal games will air on either ESPN or ESPN2 at 7 and 9 p.m. ET, while Saturday’s championship game will tip off at 6 p.m. ET and will be televised on ESPN.
West Virginia lost both games to Baylor this year, dropping an 87-69 decision to the Bears in Morgantown on February 7 and falling 78-66 in Waco on February 28.
The Mountaineer Sports Network from IMG will provide radio coverage throughout the Mountain State as well as on online through leanStream and the mobile app WVU Game Day.
And WVUsports.com will be posting daily video reports, presented by United Bank, as well as comprehensive tournament coverage from Kansas City beginning on Wednesday.
2015 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship
Sprint Center - Kansas City
Wednesday, March 11
No. 8 Kansas State vs. No. 9 TCU, ESPNU, 6 p.m. CDT
No. 7, Texas vs. No. 10 Texas Tech, ESPNU, 8 p.m. CDT
Thursday, March 12
No. 4 Baylor vs. No. 5 West Virginia, ESPN2, 11:30 a.m., CDT
No. 1 Kansas vs. Kansas State/TCU winner, ESPN2, 1:30 p.m. CDT
No. 2 Iowa State vs. Texas/Texas Tech winner, ESPNU, 6 p.m., CDT
No. 3 Oklahoma vs. No. 6 Oklahoma State winner, ESPNU, 8 p.m., CDT
Friday, March 13
Thursday afternoon winners, ESPN/ESPN2, 6 p.m. CDT
Thursday evening winners, ESPN/ESPN2, 8 p.m., CDT
Saturday, March 14
Championship game, ESPN, 5 p.m., CDT
NCAA Baseball Selection Show | Morgantown Regional
Monday, May 25
Steve Sabins, Ian Korn | Kansas Postgame
Sunday, May 24
NCAA Regionals Recap
Saturday, May 23
TV Highlights | Big 12 Baseball Tournament Semifinal
Saturday, May 23
