Emanuel Sharp and No. 1 seed Houston will battle Richie Saunders and No. 4 BYU in the semifinals of the Big 12 Championship on Friday night.

The No. 1-seeded Houston will take on the No. 4-seeded BYU in the first semifinal matchup in the Big 12 Conference Tournament at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri, on Friday night. The Cougars are the top seed in the Big 12 Tournament and the No. 2-ranked team in the nation. They are 28-4 overall this season and finished the regular season with a 19-1 record against teams in the conference. They opened the tournament in the quarterfinal round, taking on the last-placed team in the Big 12, Colorado, who was 3-17.

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Game Date: Friday, Mar. 14, 2025

Game Time: 7 p.m. ET

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They won that game by just nine points, winning 77-68. They took a five-point lead into the halftime break before beating Colorado by four points in the second half. Emanuel Sharp led the team with 19 points on 6-of-10 shooting. Four starters for Houston finished in double figures, with Sharp followed by Milos Uzan and L.J. Cryer, who had 14 points each.

The No. 4-seeded Cougars, who are also the No. 17-ranked college basketball team in the nation, will advance to the semifinals after a quarterfinals win against the No. 12-ranked team in the nation, Iowa State, the No. 5 seed, yesterday. They came away with a 96-92 hard-fought win with a huge three from Richie Saunders to seal the game with under a minute remaining.

Saunders led the team with 23 points on 6-of-12 shooting, two rebounds, and five assists. Fousseyni Traore came off the bench and followed Saunders with 15 points. Keba Keita was a point away from a double-double, finishing with nine points and 10 rebounds. Trevin Knell was the only other starter with double figures, totaling 14 points in the win.

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