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Contact: Joni Lehmann 469.524.1022 / [email protected] Week 4 - December 17 22020-21020-21 MEN’SMEN’S BASKETBALLBASKETBALL COONFERENCENFERENCE STTANDINGSANDINGS Conference Overall Versus Top 25 W-L Pct. Home Away W-L Pct. Home Away Neutral Streak Top 10 Top 25 Kansas 1-0 1.000 0-0 1-0 7-1 .875 4-0 1-0 2-1 W7 1-1 3-1 Oklahoma 1-0 1.000 0-0 1-0 4-1 .800 2-0 1-1 0-0 W1 - - Kansas State 1-0 1.000 0-0 1-0 3-4 .429 2-4 1-0 0-0 W2 - - TCU 1-1 .500 0-1 1-0 6-2 .750 3-2 1-0 2-0 W2 - - Baylor 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 4-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 3-0 W4 1-0 1-0 Texas 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 6-1 .857 3-1 0-0 3-0 W2 - 1-1 West Virginia 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 6-1 .857 2-0 1-0 3-1 W3 0-1 1-1 Oklahoma State 0-1 .000 0-1 0-0 6-1 .857 3-1 3-0 0-0 L1 - - Texas Tech 0-1 .000 0-1 0-0 6-2 .750 5-1 0-0 1-1 L1 0-1 0-2 owa State 0-1 .000 0-1 0-0 1-3 .250 1-2 0-1 0-0 L3 0-1 0-1 COONFERENCENFERENCE NEEWSWS & NOOTESTES COONFERENCENFERENCE NEEWSWS & NOOTESTES Tuesday, December 15 The Big 12 has opened the non-conference season at 43-12 (.782) with fi ve of Kansas State 74, at Iowa State 65* (ESPNU) the losses to top 25 teams. The Big 12’s win percentage is second nationally. Wednesday, December 16 The Big 12 is the only conference with 50 percent of its teams ranked in the top TCU 77, at Oklahoma State 76* (ESPN) 14 of the AP and coaches top 25 polls, and one of just two leagues (Big East) with 50 percent rated. No. 2/2 Baylor tops the Big 12 squads followed by No. at No. 11/11 Texas 79, Sam Houston State 63 (LHN) 5/5 Kansas, No. 8/7 West Virginia, No. 11/11 Texas and No. 14/14 Texas Tech. at Oklahoma 79, Oral Roberts 65 (FS-Oklahoma+) Additionally, Oklahoma State received votes in both ledgers. Thursday, December 17 Six conference contests are on the slate for this week. Each squad is scheduled No. 5/5 Kansas 58, at No. 14/14 Texas Tech 57* (ESPN) to play a home and an away league game prior to the holiday break. The Texas at Baylor game scheduled for last week has been postponed. Friday, December 18 Iowa State at No. 8/7 West Virginia* (ESPNU) 8:00 p.m. The Big 12’s .643 (9-5) win percentage against the other fi ve major leagues is the best among that group - ACC (.538), BE (.526), BT (.478), SEC (.385) Saturday, December 19 and Pac-12 (.364). No. 2/2 Baylor at Kansas State* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) 3:00 p.m. Houston Baptist at Oklahoma (FSSW) 4:00 p.m. The Big 12 has a nation high 50 percent of teams rated in the top 10 of KenPom. com defensive ratings - 1. Texas Tech, 3. Texas, 6. Kansas, 9. Baylor and 10. Sunday, December 20 West Virginia. Jackson State at Iowa State (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) Noon The Big 12 is 5-5 in non-conference top 25 contests thus far. Oklahoma State at No. 11/11 Texas* (LHN) 1:00 p.m. TCU’s RJ Nembhard picked up his fi rst career Big 12 Player of the Week honor while OSU’s Cade Cunningham was named Newcomer of the Week for the second straight week. Thirteen players saw action and nine scored in Baylor’s 31-point win over Stephen F. Austin. Adam Flagler topped fi ve Bears in double fi gures with 14 points. Rasir Bolton had game-highs of 19 points and seven assists in Iowa State’s loss to K-State. He hit 7-of-10 from the fi eld. No. 5 Kansas took down No. 14 Texas Tech behind a game-winning layup and team-high 23 points from Ochai Abaji. KU has won 30-consecutive conference openers. Sophomore DaJuan Gordon registered his fi rst career double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds in K-State’s conference-opening win at Iowa State. Big 12 Champions for Life, an initiative of the Big 12 Conference, is in its sixth year in Austin Reeves recorded a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds, in 2020-21. This year’s campaign will feature student-athletes and alumni from all 10 Con- addition to seven assists in Oklahoma’s win over Oral Roberts. He hit 5-9 from ference institutions and highlight how their athletic scholarships fueled their stories of the fi eld and 8-9 from the free throw line. personal growth and success. To learn more, visit Big12ChampionsforLife.com and follow the campaign on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook (@Big12CFL). -- Notes continued on page 3. -- BIG12SPORTS.COM @Big12Conference #Big12 Facebook.com/Big12 YouTube.com/Big12Conference BAAYLORYLOR ((4-0,4-0, 00-0-0 BIIGG 112)2) IOOWAWA STTATEATE (11-3,-3, 00-1-1 BIIGG 112)2) KAANSASNSAS ((7-1,7-1, 11-0-0 BIIGG 112)2) November November November 28 vs. UL-Lafayette (FloHoops) W 112-82 29 Ark.-Pine Bluff (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) W 80-63 26 vs. Gonzaga (FOX)~ (1/2) L 90-102 29 vs. Washington (FloHoops) W 86-52 December 27 vs. St. Joseph’s (FS1)~ W 94-72 December 2 South Dakota State (Big 12 Now/ESPN+) L 68-71 December 2 vs. Illinois% (ESPN) (5) W 92-69 11 at Iowa (BTN) (3/3) L 77-105 1 vs. Kentucky (ESPN)^ (20) W 65-62 9 SFA (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) W 83-52 15 Kansas State* (ESPNU) L 65-74 3 Washburn (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) W 89-54 13 Texas* (ESPN) postponed 18 at West Virginia* (ESPNU) (8/7) 8:00 p.m. 5 North Dakota State (Big 12 Now/ESPN+) W 65-61 19 at Kansas State* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) 3:00 p.m. 20 Jackson State (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) Noon 8 Creighton# (ESPN) (8/7) W 73-72 21 Ark.-Pine Bluff (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) 7:00 p.m. 22 Chicago State (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) Noon 11 Omaha (ESPN2) W 95-50 29 Central Arkansas(Big 12 Now on ESPN+) 3:00 p.m. January 17 at Texas Tech* (ESPN) (14/14) W 58-57 January 2 Baylor* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) 22 West Virginia* (ESPN2) 8:00 p.m. 2 at Iowa State* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) 5 at Texas* (LHN) 7:00 p.m. January 6 Oklahoma* (ESPN2/U) 8:00 p.m. 9 Texas Tech* (ESPN/2/U) 3:00 p.m. 2 Texas* (ESPN2) 11:00 a.m. 9 at TCU* (ESPN/2/U) 1/4:00 p.m. 13 at Kansas State* (ESPNU) 6:00 p.m. 5 at TCU* (ESPN) 9:00 p.m. 12 West Virginia* (ESPN/2) 8:00 p.m. 16 at Kansas* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) 9 Oklahoma* (CBS) 12:30/3:30 p.m. 16 at Texas Tech* (ESPN/2) 1/3:00 p.m. 20 Texas* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) 12 at Oklahoma State* (B12Now/ESPN+) 18 Kansas* (ESPN) 8:00 p.m. 23 at Texas Tech* (ESPN2/U) 1/3:00 p.m. 16 Iowa State* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) 23 at Oklahoma State* (CBS) 1:00 p.m. 25 Oklahoma State* (ESPN/2) 8:00 p.m. 18 at Baylor* (ESPN) 8:00 p.m. 27 Kansas State* (ESPN2) 8:00 p.m. 30 at Mississippi State^ 23 at Oklahoma* (ESPN/2) 11:00 a.m. 30 Auburn# February 26 TCU* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) 7:00 p.m. February 2 West Virginia* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) 30 at Tennessee+ 2 at Texas* (ESPN/2) 8:00 p.m. 6 at Oklahoma* (ESPN2) 11:00 a.m. February 6 TCU* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) 9 at TCU* (ESPNU) 8:00 p.m. 2 Kansas State* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) 7:00 p.m. 10 at Oklahoma* (ESPN2) 13 Kansas* (ABC) 2:00 p.m. 6 at West Virginia* (CBS) 1:00 p.m. 13 Texas Tech* (ESPN/2) 11 a.m./1 p.m. 16 at Oklahoma State* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) 8 Oklahoma State* (ESPN) 8:00 p.m. 15 at West Virginia* (ESPN) 8:00 p.m. 20 Oklahoma* (ESPN2/U) 5/7:00 p.m. 13 at Iowa State* (ABC) 2:00 p.m. 20 Oklahoma State* (ESPN/2) 3/5:00 p.m. 23 at Baylor* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) 16 at Kansas State* (ESPN/2) 8:00 p.m. 23 Iowa State* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) 27 TCU* (ESPNU) 5:00 p.m. 20 Texas Tech* (ESPN) 1:00 p.m. 27 at Kansas* (ESPN) 7:00 p.m. March 22 at Texas* (ESPN) 8:00 p.m. March 10-13 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship 27 Baylor* (ESPN) 7:00 p.m. 10-13 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship March Times listed as Central. 10-13 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship Times listed as Central. *Big 12 game ^ SEC/Big 12 Challenge Times listed as Central.