Will Sprint Center deliver its historic home building advantage this week?
The 23rd annual Big 12 Tournament begins on Wednesday with two first-round games and concludes with Saturday’s championship. The stakes don’t change over the years. Front-runners look to build on regular-season credentials, the NCAA Tournament hopefuls seek to improve their standing, and the bottom teams hope to stick around for more than a day.
Elevating this tournament over others is the environment. Most sessions after the first day are played before packed houses, and the championship game has always drawn a capacity crowd at Sprint.
One reason for that: This will be the 11th final played at Sprint Center, and each of the first 10 have included a local draw in the final, including the great traveling fan base of Iowa State.