OU, OSU Will Face Off in First Round of Big 12 Tourney

The two teams will play each other for the third time this season at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

Thursday, May 26th 2011, 11:33 am

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OU, OSU Will Face Off in First Round of Big 12 Tourney

Originally Published: Mar 6, 2010 8:1 PM CDT

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Corey DeMoss
Oklahoma Sports Staff Writer

KANSAS CITY, Missouri – The official brackets for the Big 12 Tournament have been set, and Oklahoma and Oklahoma State will renew their Bedlam rivalry in the first round.

OSU is the No. 7 seed and OU is seeded No. 10, ahead of only Iowa State and Nebraska. They will face each other at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

The two teams split the season series, with the home team winning both games. OU won 62-57 in overtime on Jan. 11, while OSU won 97-76 on Feb. 13. OU has won six of its last eight meetings against the Cowboys, but has never beaten them in the Big 12 Tournament.

Kansas won the Big 12 regular season title for the sixth season in a row and will be the tournament’s No. 1 seed. Kansas State earned the No. 2 seed, while Baylor and Texas A&M will also receive first-round byes.

The tournament will begin at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday with Colorado facing Texas Tech, and all games will be televised on the Big 12 Network.