Preview: Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Colorado Buffaloes in Big 12 Championship KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Interstat) — A pair of teams seeking to bolster their postseason resumes will meet when the Oklahoma State Cowboys and Colorado Buffaloes open play in the Big 12 Men’s Basketball Championship on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. The eighth-seeded Cowboys (18-13) and ninth-seeded Buffaloes (17-14) split their regular-season series, with each winning on its home court. Colorado won the most recent meeting, 83-69, in Boulder on Feb. 21. The winner of this single-elimination conference tournament game will advance to face the top seed in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. Oklahoma State enters having lost three of its last four, including an 82-75 defeat to Houston in its regular-season finale. The Cowboys rely on guard Kanye Clary, who is coming off a 14-point, 6-rebound, 4-assist performance against the Cougars. Clary has been a consistent scorer, averaging 16.1 points over his last seven games, including a 23-point outing in a road win at UCF. Colorado also concluded its regular season with a loss, falling 89-79 to Arizona. The Buffaloes are led by dynamic guard Isaiah Johnson, who poured in 28 points in that defeat. Johnson has been on a scoring tear, averaging 22.4 points over his last five contests. He recorded 9 points and 5 assists in the February win over Oklahoma State. Both teams have shown resilience, with Oklahoma State winning two overtime games in recent weeks and Colorado posting a key victory over Kansas State. The matchup hinges on backcourt play, with Clary’s creation for Oklahoma State facing Johnson’s explosive scoring for Colorado. The Buffaloes will aim to replicate their defensive success from the last meeting, where they held the Cowboys to 37% shooting. The game is scheduled for a 12:30 p.m. CDT tipoff at the T-Mobile Center. The pressure of the conference tournament adds stakes for two teams hovering around the .500 mark, making this a pivotal contest for their hopes of extending the season beyond Kansas City.