Arizona Dominates, Houston & Kansas Fight On

0:00On March 12, the Big 12 men's basketball tournament is heating up in Kansas City with quarter finals underway and March Madness just around the corner. Top-seated Arizona looks unbeatable after dominating the regular season with a 29-2 record. They're a lock for a number one seed in the NCAA tournament and just crushed UCF 81-59 in their opener. Iowa State also advanced easily, beating Texas Tech 75-53 earlier Thursday. Freshman Braden Burries led Arizona with 21 points in that blowout win, while their defense held UCF to poor shooting all-game. Meanwhile, UCF's Big Man John Bull had to leave early with chest pains, adding some concern for the Knights. Teams like Number 2 Houston, Number 3 Kansas, and Number 7 Iowa State make this tournament feel wide open beyond Arizona. Houston went 26 and 5 this year and could make another deep run. Kansas and Texas Tech, who handed Arizona their only losses, are still in the mix too.

1:03Tonight's late quarter finals pit Houston against Number 10 BYU at 7 p.m. Eastern, followed by Kansas versus Number 6 TCU at 930. Winners moved to Friday semi-finals, where Iowa State faces Arizona at 7 p.m. All eyes stay on these results, as they shave bracket predictions heading into Selection Sunday. Arizona seems poised to keep rolling toward a title.