The No. 1 seed Houston Cougars won three games in three days in Kansas City, Missouri to claim their first Big 12 Tournament championship in just their second year in the league. The Cougars defeated No. 16 seed Colorado, No. 4 seed BYU and No. 3 seed Arizona in their run to the title, punctuated with a 72-64 win over the Wildcats in the tournament finale on Saturday night.
Arizona gave Houston its biggest challenge of the week in a back-and-forth battle before bowing out down the stretch. It led by five at halftime and traded blows with the Cougars late into the second half until Houston — in typical Cougars fashion — slammed the door shut. The Cougars finished the game on an 11-2 run and held Arizona without a field goal over the final 5:32 of game time, turning what was a one-point deficit into an eight-point win.
Oklahoma transfer Milos Uzan paced Houston down the stretch with 17 of his career-high 25 points in the second half. The junior guard drained four of the team’s nine 3s and finished 8-of-16 from the field, besting his previous career-high of 22 set earlier this season against Texas Tech.
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Under Kelvin Sampson, Houston has made a habit of winning at the highest level regardless of conference affiliation. He led the program to four regular-season championships and two tournament championships in the AAC before joining the Big 12 in 2023. It now has two Big 12 regular season titles and one Big 12 Tournament title — with a very good chance on Sunday to secure a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament for a third consecutive year.
2025 Big 12 Tournament schedule, scores
Location: T-Mobile Center — Kansas City, Missouri
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All times Eastern; some start times approximated
Final – Saturday, March 15
Game 15 – No. 1 Houston 72, No. 3 Arizona 64 | Recap
Semifinals — Friday, March 14
Game 13 – No. 1 Houston 74, No. 4 BYU 54 | Recap
Game 14 – No. 3 Arizona 86, No. 2 Texas Tech 80 | Recap
Quarterfinals — Thursday, March 13
Game 9 – No. 4 BYU 96, No. 5 Iowa State 92 | Recap
Game 10 – No. 1 Houston 77, No. 16 Colorado 68 | Recap
Game 11 – No. 2 Texas Tech 76, No. 7 Baylor 74 | Recap
Game 12 – No. 3 Arizona 88, No. 6 Kansas 77 | Recap
Second round — Wednesday, March 12
Game 5 – No. 5 Iowa State 76, No. 13 Cincinnati 56 | Recap
Game 6 – No. 16 Colorado 67, No. 8 West Virginia 60 | Recap
Game 7 – No. 7 Baylor 70, No. 10 Kansas State 56 | Recap
Game 8 – No. 6 Kansas 98, No. 14 UCF 94 | Recap
First round — Tuesday, March 11
Game 1 – No. 13 Cincinnati 87, No. 12 Oklahoma State 68 | Recap
Game 2 – No. 16 Colorado 69, No. 9 TCU 67 | Recap
Game 3 – No. 10 Kansas State 71, No. 15 Arizona State 66 | Recap
Game 4 – No. 14 UCF 87, No. 11 Utah 82 | Recap
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