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Day 2 of the Big 12 Tournament closes with the Kansas Jayhawks (20-11, 11-9) taking the court against the UCF Knights (17-15, 8-13). UCF thumped Utah yesterday 87-82 in the opening round of the tournament. Kayshawn Hall scored 23 points to pace the UCF attack.

Houston has quickly established itself as the kings of the Big 12 with back-to-back outright regular season titles in its two seasons since joining the conference from the AAC. But there is still one bit of league supremacy the Cougars have yet to claim. A year ago, they lost to Iowa State in the Big 12 Tournament Championship Game.

KANSAS CITY — Shortly after BYU squeaked past Iowa State 88-85 in two overtimes in an absolute thriller in Ames, Iowa, the Cougars and Cyclones started talking about a possible rematch in the Big 12 tournament this week at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City.

The 12th-ranked Iowa State Cyclones defeated the Cincinnati Bearcats 76-56 in the second round of the Big 12 Tournament. Iowa State's victory was fueled by a dominant frontcourt performance, led by Joshua Jefferson with 19 points and Dishon Jackson with a double-double (10 points,

Joshua Jefferson recorded 19 points, eight rebounds, five assists and three steals to lead No. 12-ranked Iowa State to a 76-56 victory over Cincinnati on Wednesday afternoon in the second round of the Big 12 tournament at Kansas City.