Now the Cougars will try to win their first Big 12 tournament championship, although stiff competition awaits. Texas Tech beat Houston before and will be one of the top four seeds in the tournament, alongside offensive machine Arizona and surging Brigham Young.

The Big 12 Tournament continues this afternoon with the Colorado Buffaloes (13-19, 3-17) looking to make it two wins in two days when they take the court against the West Virginia Mountaineers (19-12,

The Mountaineers are 11-10 against Big 12 opponents and 8-2 in non-conference play. West Virginia averages 68.4 points and has outscored opponents by 3.7 points per game. The Buff

Iowa State averages 7.4 made 3-pointers per game, 1.1 more made shots than the 6.3 per game Cincinnati gives up. Cincinnati averages 7.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.1