CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati women's basketball team has earned the No. 11 seed in the 2024 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship and will open play in the first round on Thursday at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo.
The Bearcats will face 14th-seeded UCF at 9 p.m. ET on Thursday, following the opening game of the Championship with Texas Tech facing Houston at 6:30 p.m. ET.
Cincinnati (5-13) held the tiebreaker in the three-way tie for 11th, taking the 11-seed with a 2-1 record against No. 12 seed Texas Tech (2-2 against tied teams) and No. 13 seed Houston (1-2 against tied teams). UC defeated UCF twice in the regular season, 64-63 in Cincinnati and 67-61 in Orlando.
The Bearcats' first round contest will be broadcast nationally on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
Single-session tickets remain on sale, online only at www.Big12Sports.com/buytickets or www.t-mobilecenter.com. Premium seating options range from $35-$85, dependent on the session and sideline reserved seats range from $15 for early rounds to $25 for the championship game. General Admission tickets can be purchased starting at $10.
2024 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship
Thursday, March 7 - First Round
Game 1: No. 12 Texas Tech vs. No. 13 Houston, 5:30 p.m. CT
Game 2: No. 11 Cincinnati vs. No. 14 UCF, 8 p.m. CT/9 p.m. ET
Friday, March 8 - Second Round
Game 3: No. 5 Baylor vs. Game 1 Winner, 11 a.m. CT
Game 4: No. 8 Oklahoma State vs. No. 9 TCU, 1:30 p.m. CT
Game 5: No. 7 Kansas vs. No. 10 BYU, 5:30 p.m. CT/4:30 p.m. MT
Game 6: No. 6 West Virginia vs. Winner Game 2, 8 p.m. CT/9 p.m. ET
Saturday, March 9 - Quarterfinals
Game 7: No. 4 Iowa State vs. Winner Game 3, 11 a.m. CT
Game 8: No. 1 Oklahoma vs. Winner Game 4, 1:30 p.m. CT
Game 9: No. 2 Texas vs. Winner Game 5, 5:30 p.m. CT/4:30 p.m. MT
Game 10: No. 3 Kansas State vs. Winner Game 6, 8 p.m. CT/9 p.m. ET
Monday, March 11 - Semifinals
Game 11: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 1:30 p.m. CT
Game 12: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 4 p.m. CT/3 p.m. MT/5 p.m. ET
Tuesday, March 12 - Championship
Game 13: Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12, 8 p.m. CT/7 p.m. MT/9 p.m. ET
The Bearcats will face 14th-seeded UCF at 9 p.m. ET on Thursday, following the opening game of the Championship with Texas Tech facing Houston at 6:30 p.m. ET.
Cincinnati (5-13) held the tiebreaker in the three-way tie for 11th, taking the 11-seed with a 2-1 record against No. 12 seed Texas Tech (2-2 against tied teams) and No. 13 seed Houston (1-2 against tied teams). UC defeated UCF twice in the regular season, 64-63 in Cincinnati and 67-61 in Orlando.
The Bearcats' first round contest will be broadcast nationally on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
Single-session tickets remain on sale, online only at www.Big12Sports.com/buytickets or www.t-mobilecenter.com. Premium seating options range from $35-$85, dependent on the session and sideline reserved seats range from $15 for early rounds to $25 for the championship game. General Admission tickets can be purchased starting at $10.
2024 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship
Thursday, March 7 - First Round
Game 1: No. 12 Texas Tech vs. No. 13 Houston, 5:30 p.m. CT
Game 2: No. 11 Cincinnati vs. No. 14 UCF, 8 p.m. CT/9 p.m. ET
Friday, March 8 - Second Round
Game 3: No. 5 Baylor vs. Game 1 Winner, 11 a.m. CT
Game 4: No. 8 Oklahoma State vs. No. 9 TCU, 1:30 p.m. CT
Game 5: No. 7 Kansas vs. No. 10 BYU, 5:30 p.m. CT/4:30 p.m. MT
Game 6: No. 6 West Virginia vs. Winner Game 2, 8 p.m. CT/9 p.m. ET
Saturday, March 9 - Quarterfinals
Game 7: No. 4 Iowa State vs. Winner Game 3, 11 a.m. CT
Game 8: No. 1 Oklahoma vs. Winner Game 4, 1:30 p.m. CT
Game 9: No. 2 Texas vs. Winner Game 5, 5:30 p.m. CT/4:30 p.m. MT
Game 10: No. 3 Kansas State vs. Winner Game 6, 8 p.m. CT/9 p.m. ET
Monday, March 11 - Semifinals
Game 11: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 1:30 p.m. CT
Game 12: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 4 p.m. CT/3 p.m. MT/5 p.m. ET
Tuesday, March 12 - Championship
Game 13: Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12, 8 p.m. CT/7 p.m. MT/9 p.m. ET