The top-tier of Big 12 Basketball has remained steady but how do the rest of the league shake out after some notable results?
Another week up, another week down, as the third week of Conference play is officially over. Here’s a quick recap of the Games in Big 12 Basketball conference play last week:
Tuesday: 1/14
Kansas 66, Oklahoma 52
West Virginia 81, TCU 49
Texas Tech 77, Kansas State 63
Wednesday: 1/15
Baylor 68, Iowa State 55
Texas 76, Oklahoma State 64
Saturday: 1/18
Batlor 75, Oklahoma State 68
Kansas 66, Texas 57
Kansas State 84, West Virginia 68
Texas Tech 72, Iowa State 52
Oklahoma 83, TCU 63
The fall of West Virginia
West Virginia came into their game against Kansas State ranked 12th in the nation, With many bracketologists having them as a 2nd seed in their March Madness projections, but will fall in polls with their recent loss to one of the Big-12’s worst teams, Kansas State.
Texas appears to be a tough out
Texas gave Kansas all they could handle thanks to a 20 point. 6 rebound effort from Jericho Sims. But luckily for Kansas, they had Devon Dotson back, as he scored 21 points, along with six rebounds, three assists, and a steal. “If we played without him today we would not have won” Bill Self said. Texas’s head coach Shaka Smart said: “Those two (Sims and Azubuike) canceled each other out, their guards were the biggest difference in the game.”
It’ll be interesting to see how well Texas and West Virginia play next week in response to their losses.
Without further ado, here are my Big-12 basketball rankings for 1/20/2020: