The Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament begins Wednesday at Kansas City's Sprint Center with a pair of games with big NCAA Tournament implications. Here's a look at each team's first game at the tournament:
Wednesday
No. 8 Okla. State vs. No. 9 Oklahoma, 6 p.m.
Records: Oklahoma State 18-13, 8-10 Big 12; Oklahoma 18-12, 8-10.
Season series: Oklahoma won 109-89 in Norman on Jan. 3. Oklahoma State won 83-81 in overtime on Jan. 20 in Stillwater.
Tournament implications: The Cowboys kept their hopes of earning an at-large berth alive with Saturday's win over Kansas.