Big 12 basketball tournament schedule, scores, bracket updates

The 2025 Big 12 men's basketball tournament tips off Tuesday with four first-round games in Kansas City.

The first game of the day features No. 12 seed Oklahoma State (15-16) vs. No. 13 seed Cincinnati (17-13). The Bearcats are the only team playing on Tuesday that still has a shot at earning an at-large berth in the 2025 NCAA Tournament. The winner will face one of the best teams in the nation, Iowa State, in the second round on Wednesday.

No. 9 seed TCU (16-15) faces No. 16 Colorado (12-19) in the second game, tipping off at approximately 2 p.m. CT. Both teams need to win five games in five days to earn NCAA Tournament berths. The winner will face West Virginia in the second round.

No. 15 seed Arizona State (13-18) is scheduled to play No. 10 Kansas State (15-16) at 6 p.m. CT. The Sun Devils, who have lost 11 of their last 12 games, will be without five-star freshman Jayden Quaintance for the fifth consecutive game. The winner will play Baylor on Wednesday.

The final first-round game features No. 11 seed Utah (16-15) vs. No. 14 seed UCF (16-15) at approximately 8:30 p.m. CT. You can follow all of the action here with live score updates, updated schedules and the full tournament bracket. All of Tuesday's games will be televised on ESPN+.

Here's the first-round schedule and scoreboard:

Big 12 Tournament: 1st round schedule, scores

• Game 1 - No. 12 seed Oklahoma State vs. No. 13 Seed Cincinnati - 11:30 a.m. CT
• Game 2 – No. 9 seed TCU vs. No. 16 seed Colorado - 2 p.m. CT
• Game 3 – No. 10 seed Kansas State vs. No. 15 seed Arizona State - 6 p.m. CT
• Game 4 – No. 11 seed Utah vs. No. 14 seed UCF - 8:30 p.m. CT

And here's the full Big 12 Tournament bracket: