03/03/2010Women's basketball: Oklahoma State 78, Iowa State 70 Andrea Riley scored 32 points, Tegan Cunningham added 20 and No. 20 Oklahoma State beat No. 13 Iowa State 78-70 on Wednesday night for its third straight win.Women's basketball: Texas 60, Missouri 41 Brittainey Raven scored 13 points as No. 18 Texas beat Missouri 60-41 on Wednesday night.02/28/2010Men's basketball: No. 6 Kansas State 63, Missouri 53 Curtis Kelly had a double-double, Jamar Samuels scored 14 points and No. 6 Kansas State overcame an ugly first 15 minutes to pull out a defense-dominated 63-53 victory over Missouri on Saturday night.Women's basketball: No. 3 Nebraska 67, Missouri 51 Nebraska cut down the nets three nights after winning its first Big 12 title. The third-ranked and unbeaten Cornhuskers made merry with their fans after dispatching last-place Missouri, 67-51, Saturday.Women's basketball: No. 17 Baylor 70, Kansas 47 Brittney Griner scored 21 points and blocked 10 shots to help No. 17 Baylor rout Kansas 70-47 on Sunday night.02/27/2010Men's basketball: Nebraska 83, Texas Tech 79 (2 OT) Sek Henry scored seven of his 21 points in the second overtime and Nebraska ended a seven-game losing streak with an 83-79 victory over Texas Tech that put a dent in the Red Raiders' NIT hopes on Saturday.Women's basketball: Texas A&M 95, Colorado 61 Adaora Elonu scored a career-high 21 points, Danielle Adams had 19 and No. 12 Texas A&M routed Colorado 95-61 on Saturday.Oklahoma State upsets No. 1 Kansas James Anderson scored 27 points, Keiton Page was perfect on four 3-point tries at crucial times and Oklahoma State denied a bid by No. 1 Kansas to go undefeated through Big 12 play with an 85-77 victory on Saturday.02/23/2010Kansas State rolls over Texas Tech, 83-64 Jacob Pullen scored 21 of his 28 points in the first half to lead No. 6 Kansas State to its sixth consecutive victory, an 83-64 win over Texas Tech on Tuesday night.02/22/2010Texas, Texas A&M and Baylor in last five of AP men's Top 25 Texas, which was ranked No. 1 last month for the first time in school history, is at the lowest ranking of the season after dropping from 15th to No. 21. Texas A&M will be in two of this week's games between ranked teams.02/21/2010Big 12 may roll a lucky seven come tournament time
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In a recent mock NCAA Tournament bracket, the Big 12 had seven teams among the field of 65, writes DMN's Chuck Carlton.
Big 12 Commissioner Dan Beebe doesn't expect his conference to be torn apart, writes Chuck Carlton. But he's not ignoring challenges facing the league in the current unstable college environment.
Despite 24 points from Justin Hamilton and 18 from Damion James, Texas lost at Missouri, 82-77, on Wednesday night, its sixth defeat its past nine games.
Mark Turgeon issued a challenge to Texas A&M fans after his team's last basketball home game, a win over Baylor, writes DMN national colleges columnist Chuck Carlton. With No. 1 Kansas next on the team's home schedule, the Aggies' coach wanted no chants of "Rock, Chalk, Jayhawk" at Reed Arena. He'll probably get his wish today when the Aggies host the nation's top-ranked team for the first time.
No. 1 Kansas pulls away for Self's 400th victory It took Bill Self less than 17 full seasons to get to 400 wins. He doubts many coaches of his generation will stick around long enough to approach 800, the sort of numbers put up by giants like Bob Knight and Dean Smith.Men's basketball: No. 9 Kansas State 68, Colorado 51 Frank Martin was determined to stick with his new offense against Colorado's 1-3-1 zone. Even as his team threw the ball away and struggled to get good shots, Kansas State's coach didn't back off his plan.Women's basketball: No. 3 Nebraska 82, Missouri 78 Kelsey Griffin scored 28 points and Yvonne Turner had two steals and a third key defensive play in the final minute to help No. 3 Nebraska overcome a late deficit and remain unbeaten with an 82-78 win over Missouri on Saturday.Women's basketball: No. 20 Iowa State 69, No. 11 Baylor 45 For one day at least, Baylor's standout freshman post player Brittney Griner was no match for Iowa State's three first-year centers, as the No. 20 Cyclones routed the 11th-ranked Lady Bears 69-45 on Saturday.02/13/2010Texas rebounds, crushes Nebraska, 91-51 Avery Bradley scored 25 points and No. 14 Texas used a big first half to romp to a 91-51 win over Nebraska on Saturday.Women's basketball: Texas A&M 69, Kansas State 63 Sydney Carter scored a career-high 24 points to help No. 13 Texas A&M overcome a sluggish start and get a 69-63 win over Kansas State on Saturday night.Women's basketball: No. 12 Oklahoma 65, Colorado 55 After an easy win over Colorado, Oklahoma turned its attention to Monday night's matchup with the No. 1 team in the country.Women's basketball: No. 14 Texas 85, Kansas 82 Ashleigh Fontenette scored eight of her 20 points in the two overtime periods, including a clutch 3-pointer, to help No. 14 Texas beat Kansas 85-82 on Saturday.Men's basketball: Udoh's late tip-in gives Baylor 64-62 win over Missouri Epke Udoh was thinking NBA after his tip-in with 1.3 seconds left gave No. 24 Baylor a 64-62 victory over Missouri on Saturday.02/11/2010Women's basketball: Texas 74, Colorado 50 In Boulder, Colo., Ashleigh Fontenette scored 13 points, Cokie Reed added 12, and Texas routed mistake-prone Colorado for its fourth consecutive win.02/10/2010Men's basketball: Baylor 55, Nebraska 53 Ekpe Udoh scored the go-ahead basket with 25 seconds left and Quincy Acy made two big defensive plays at the end, giving No. 24 Baylor a 55-53 victory over Nebraska on Wednesday night.02/09/2010Longhorns shocked: 'This is the worst we're going to play'
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"I don't know what happened; it happened so fast," Texas forward Damion James said after a blowout loss to No. 1 Kansas.
On a Super Bowl Sunday before a larger-than-usual Big Monday, Texas basketball players talked about the impending showdown with No. 1 Kansas, writes Chuck Carlton. Yet free throw misses may keep Texas from the big time.