COLUMBIA, Mo. - When it comes to men’s basketball, the Big 12 is widely considered better than the SEC, not so much in terms of depth, but the Big 12’s quality at the top of the conference is undoubtedly superior. But the SEC held its own in Saturday’s Big 12/SEC Challenge, going 5-5 in the intraconference event, including a narrow road win on a Big 12 court.
Looking closer at the 10 matchups, the SEC teams won their five games by a combined 22 points … while the Big 12 teams won their five games by a combined 52 points.