Two teams that are distant longshots to make the NCAA Tournament will square off at T-Mobile Center on Tuesday to open the Big 12 Tournament. Oklahoma State’s hot start (8-5) cooled off quickly as the Cowboys lost 14 of 18 conference games.
UCF’s first season in the Big 12 was filled with the same downward spiral once play kicked off in one of the country’s most difficult conferences. The Knights were 9-3 in the non-conference, but won just four of their first 13 Big 12 tilts. UCF went 3-2 over the final five games and will try to use that momentum as a short favorite in Kansas City on Tuesday.