Massive 12 basketball event 2026 scores, bracket as No. 1 seed Arizona wins title

Arizona held off Houston, 79-74, to clinch its first Massive 12 Match title behind 21 factors from Brayden Burries, 21 from Koa Peat and 13 factors from Massive 12 Participant of the Yr, Jaden Bradley. 

At this level, Arizona feels inevitable. The Wildcats steamrolled their technique to the Massive 12 regular-season crown, and it could not be denied in its chase for extra {hardware} in Kansas Metropolis. Arizona received three elimination video games in three alternative ways. It used protection to squeeze the life out of UCF within the quarterfinals. It used an offensive extravaganza to outlast Iowa State within the semifinals. It used just a little little bit of each to place Houston away for good within the championship bout.

Tommy Lloyd’s group will head into the Massive Dance as one of many high favorites to win this complete factor.

Six straight feels very a lot within the vary of potential outcomes. 

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2026 Massive 12 Match scores, outcomes

First spherical — Tuesday, March 10
Sport 1 — No. 12 Arizona State 83, No. 13 Baylor 79 | Recap
Sport 2 — No. 9 Cincinnati 73, No. 16 Utah 66 | Recap
Sport 3 — No. 10 BYU 105 No. 15 Kansas State 91 | Recap
Sport 4 — No. 14 Oklahoma State 92, No. 11 Colorado 83 | Recap

Second spherical — Wednesday, March 11
Sport 5 — No. 5 Iowa State 91, No. 12 Arizona State 42 | Recap
Sport 6 — No. 8 UCF 66, No. 9 Cincinnati 65 (OT) | Recap
Sport 7 — No. 10 BYU 68, No. 7 West Virginia 48 | Recap
Sport 8 — No. 6 TCU 95, No. 11 Oklahoma State 88 | Recap

Quarterfinals — Thursday, March 12
Sport 9 — No. 5 Iowa State 75, No. 4 Texas Tech 53 | Recap
Sport 10 — No. 1 Arizona 81, No. 8 UCF 59 | Recap
Sport 11 — No. 2 Houston 73 vs. No. 10 BYU 66 | Recap
Sport 12 — No. 3 Kansas 78, No. 6 TCU 73 | Recap

Semifinals — Friday, March 13
Sport 13 – No. 1 Arizona 82, No. 5 Iowa State 80 | Recap
Sport 14 – No. 2 Houston 69, No. 3 Kansas 47 | Recap

Ultimate – Saturday, March 14
Sport 15 – No. 1 Arizona 79, No. 2 Houston 74