TicketsCINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati women's basketball team has earned the No. 10 seed in the 2025 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship and will open play in the first round on Wednesday at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo.
The Bearcats are set to take on No. 15 seed Arizona State on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
Cincinnati finished the regular season with a 15-13 overall record and a 7-11 mark in Big 12 play. UC defeated Arizona State earlier this season 73-66 in Tempe.
The 2025 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship will feature a new format, including all 16 teams, starting Wednesday, March 5 through Sunday, March 9/Monday, March 10. The Championship returns to Kansas City's T-Mobile Center for the second consecutive season.
2025 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship Schedule (Downloadable PDF)
First Round - Wednesday, March 5
Game 1 - No. 12 BYU vs. No. 13 UCF - 11 a.m. CT, ESPN+
Game 2 - No. 9 Colorado vs. No. 16 Houston - 1:30 p.m. CT, ESPN+
Game 3 - No. 10 Cincinnati vs. No. 15 Arizona State - 5:30 p.m. CT, ESPN+
Game 4 - No. 11 Kansas vs. No. 14 Texas Tech - 8 p.m. CT, ESPN+
Second Round - Thursday, March 6
Game 5 - No. 5 K-State vs. Winner of Game 1 - 11 a.m. CT, ESPN+
Game 6 - No. 8 Arizona vs. Winner of Game 2 - 1:30 p.m. CT, ESPN+
Game 7 - No. 7 Iowa State vs. Winner of Game 3 - 5:30 p.m. CT, ESPN+
Game 8 - No. 6 Utah vs. Winner of Game 4 - 8 p.m. CT, ESPN+
Quarterfinals - Friday, March 7
Game 9 - No. 4 West Virginia vs. Winner of Game 5 - 11 a.m. CT, ESPNU
Game 10 - No. 1 TCU vs. Winner of Game 6 - 1:30 p.m. CT, ESPNU
Game 11 - No. 2 Baylor vs. Winner of Game 7 - 5:30 p.m. CT, ESPN+
Game 12 - No. 3 Oklahoma State vs. Winner of Game 8 - 8 p.m. CT, ESPN+
Semifinals - Saturday, March 8
Game 13 - Winner of Game 9 vs. Winner of Game 10 - 3 p.m. CT, ESPN+
Game 14 - Winner of Game 11 vs. Winner of Game 12 - 5:30 p.m. CT, ESPN+
Final - Sunday, March 9*
Game 15 - Winner of Game 13 vs. Winner of Game 14 - 4 p.m. CT, ESPN
*Should BYU advance to the Championship the game will be played Monday, March 10.
The Bearcats are set to take on No. 15 seed Arizona State on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
Cincinnati finished the regular season with a 15-13 overall record and a 7-11 mark in Big 12 play. UC defeated Arizona State earlier this season 73-66 in Tempe.
The 2025 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship will feature a new format, including all 16 teams, starting Wednesday, March 5 through Sunday, March 9/Monday, March 10. The Championship returns to Kansas City's T-Mobile Center for the second consecutive season.
2025 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship Schedule (Downloadable PDF)
First Round - Wednesday, March 5
Game 1 - No. 12 BYU vs. No. 13 UCF - 11 a.m. CT, ESPN+
Game 2 - No. 9 Colorado vs. No. 16 Houston - 1:30 p.m. CT, ESPN+
Game 3 - No. 10 Cincinnati vs. No. 15 Arizona State - 5:30 p.m. CT, ESPN+
Game 4 - No. 11 Kansas vs. No. 14 Texas Tech - 8 p.m. CT, ESPN+
Second Round - Thursday, March 6
Game 5 - No. 5 K-State vs. Winner of Game 1 - 11 a.m. CT, ESPN+
Game 6 - No. 8 Arizona vs. Winner of Game 2 - 1:30 p.m. CT, ESPN+
Game 7 - No. 7 Iowa State vs. Winner of Game 3 - 5:30 p.m. CT, ESPN+
Game 8 - No. 6 Utah vs. Winner of Game 4 - 8 p.m. CT, ESPN+
Quarterfinals - Friday, March 7
Game 9 - No. 4 West Virginia vs. Winner of Game 5 - 11 a.m. CT, ESPNU
Game 10 - No. 1 TCU vs. Winner of Game 6 - 1:30 p.m. CT, ESPNU
Game 11 - No. 2 Baylor vs. Winner of Game 7 - 5:30 p.m. CT, ESPN+
Game 12 - No. 3 Oklahoma State vs. Winner of Game 8 - 8 p.m. CT, ESPN+
Semifinals - Saturday, March 8
Game 13 - Winner of Game 9 vs. Winner of Game 10 - 3 p.m. CT, ESPN+
Game 14 - Winner of Game 11 vs. Winner of Game 12 - 5:30 p.m. CT, ESPN+
Final - Sunday, March 9*
Game 15 - Winner of Game 13 vs. Winner of Game 14 - 4 p.m. CT, ESPN
*Should BYU advance to the Championship the game will be played Monday, March 10.