KU Jayhawks vs. Cincinnati Bearcats in Big 12 Tournament: Starters, TV & game time

Kansas begins play at the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday, taking on Cincinnati, the No. 11 seed in the event.

Here’s how to watch and what to know...

When: 8:30 p.m., Wednesday

Where: T-Mobile Center, Kansas City

TV: ESPN2

Radio: WHB (810) in Kansas City; ESPN Wichita (92.3 FM) in Wichita

PROBABLE STARTERS

Cincinnati (19-13, 7-11)

Cincinnati advanced to the second round of the Big 12 Tournament by defeating West Virginia 90-85 Tuesday at T-Mobile Center. Forward Simas Lukosius hit seven 3s and scored a career-high 31 points. He had 24 points the second half. Guard Day Day Thomas also cashed seven 3s en route to a career-high 29 points, while big man Aziz Bandaogo had 13 boards to go with his six points. ... Lukosius had the first 30-point game by a Bearcat since David DeJulius scored 30 versus SMU on March 5, 2023. .... The seven 3s apiece by Thomas and Lukosius were most by a Bearcat since Landers Nolley buried nine 3s against Arizona in the 2022 Maui Invitational . ... Cincinnatti’s 16-point comeback victory was the team’s largest comeback win under third-year coach Wes Miller. It bested a 15-point comeback win in November 2021 against Illinois, also in T-Mobile Center. ...

Cincinnati has five double-digit comeback victories this year — four against Big 12 teams. .... UC defeated the same WVU team 92-56 on Saturday in Cincinnati in the regular-season finale for both teams. ... Cincy enters the KU game 4-4 in its last eight games. …

Cincinnati announced on Dec. 14, 2022 that third-year coach Miller (60-41 record) would receive a two-year contract extension, as well as an increased salary through the 2028-29 season. … Cincinnati entered the season 12th nationally in all-time victories. … The Bearcats have produced 32 All-Americans. The last was Jarron Cumberland, who earned honorable mention honors in 2019. Cincy has 86 all-conference selections, 57 NBA draft picks (last: Jacob Evans in 2018) and 56 members of the 1,000-point club. ...

About No. 16 Kansas (22-9, 10-8)

Kansas is 4-4 all-time versus Cincinnati. KU defeated UC 74-69 on Jan. 22 at Allen Fieldhouse. The game was deadlocked at 34 at halftime. Johnny Furphy hit three 3s and scored 23 points with 11 rebounds, while Kevin McCullar hit two 3s and had 20 points. Dan Skillings scored 16 points and John Newman 11 while Aziz Bandaogo had 11 rebounds. … The Bearcats won three in a row and four of five to begin a series against KU that started in 1949. … The Jayhawks have won three in a row in the series. … Before this season, the two teams last met on Dec. 4, 1996 in Chicago. KU prevailed 72-65 at the Great Eight at the United Center …

KU has won 15 postseason league tourney titles and 11 in the Big 12 era. KU (11), ISU (5), OU (3), OSU (2) and Texas (2) are active league members with Big 12 tournament titles. … Since the Big 12’s inception in 1996-97, Kansas is 49-13 in the league tournament. KU is 1-0 in opening round games, 22-3 in the quarterfinals, 15-6 in semifinals and 12-3 in finals. … Bill Self’s KU teams are 35-9 in the Big 12 tourney. … KU has reached the semifinals in 22 of the 26 Big 12 tourneys. The Jayhawks did not reach the 2000, 2009 or 2017 semis and the 2018 event has been vacated. … Kansas has won eight of its 12 Big 12 titles as the No. 1 seed – 1997, 1998, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016 and 2018 (later vacated). ...

KU has never been a 6-seed until this season. … Excluding exhibition contests, KU is 46-11 in T-Mobile Center including winning the 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018 (vacated) and 2022 Big 12 championships in the venue and the 2012 and 2016 CBE Hall of Fame Classics. ... KU enters the postseason with 177 3s made in 527 attempts (.336). KU’s foes have hit 256 3s in 771 attempts (.332). … KU’s top 3-point shooter by percentage is Dajuan Harris, who is 25-of-65 for 38.5%. Johnny Furphy is 40-of-110 for 36.4%. Nick Timberlake is 24-of-83 for 28.9%. …