March 08, 2005
Cox Communications will carry locally all the ESPN Regional Telecasts of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament, Thursday through Saturday in Kansas City. Sunday's championship game will be televised nationally by ESPN.
All 10 games in the first three rounds will be shown on Cox Channel 70. Those in the upgraded line-up area can see the games on channel 22.
Play begins at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday when Missouri plays Nebraska, followed by Iowa State against Baylor at 2 p.m. Texas A&M meets Kansas State at 6 p.m. with Texas facing Colorado at 8:20 p.m.
Friday's quarterfinals also begin at 11:30 a.m. with the Missouri-Nebraska winner playing top-seeded Oklahoma. The Iowa State-Baylor winner will face Texas Tech at 2 p.m., while the A&M-Kansas State winner meets Kansas at 6 p.m. The Texas-Colorado winner plays Oklahoma State at 8:20 p.m.
Saturday's semifinal games are set for 1 p.m. and 3:20 p.m.