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NCAA Basketball: How the games this weekend will affect March Madness

By Jonathan Goehring

AUSTIN, TX - MARCH 3: The Texas Longhorns bench reacts as the Texas Longhorns defeated the West Virginia Mountaineers 87-79 in overtime at the Frank Erwin Center on March 3, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Chris Covatta/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TX - MARCH 3: The Texas Longhorns bench reacts as the Texas Longhorns defeated the West Virginia Mountaineers 87-79 in overtime at the Frank Erwin Center on March 3, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Chris Covatta/Getty Images) /
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LAWRENCE, KS – FEBRUARY 3: Kendall Smith
LAWRENCE, KS – FEBRUARY 3: Kendall Smith /

Oklahoma State Cowboys

Upset the Jayhawks once, and heads turn. Upset the Jayhawks twice, more heads turn, Bill Self calls out his team, and a tournament at large berth is still in your grasp. The Oklahoma State Cowboys discovered this when they pulled the unlikely upset of Kansas on Saturday.

Kendall Smith’s 25 points were more than enough as the Cowboys ended up on top 82-64. The 18 point victory certainly gives the committee something to chew on heading into conference tournament play.

Since the win only got the Cowboys into the First Four out according to Lunardi, the most important games are still ahead. It is safe to say that Oklahoma State, the eight seed in the Big 12 tournament, needs to defeat ninth seeded Oklahoma on Wednesday. After that, they would run into top seeded Kansas on Thursday after less than 24 hours to recover.

A strong showing in this game could be enough, even if they don’t beat the Jayhawks for a remarkable third time this season. Either way, it will also depend on other results of course, but this weekend was a major step in the right direction for the Cowboys.

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