How to watch Texas basketball vs. Oklahoma State: TV/stream, game time
The first game of the Big 12 Tournament for interim head coach Rodney Terry and the two-seed (No. 7 in the latest AP Poll) Texas basketball will come on March 9 in Kansas City, MO, against the seven-seed Oklahoma State Cowboys. Texas will face Oklahoma State for the third time this season, looking to continue its dominance against head coach Mike Boynton and the Pokes.
Terry and the Longhorns took the first two meetings against Oklahoma State this season by an average margin of a dozen points. The most recent meeting between these two teams this season resulted in a convincing 89-75 win for the Longhorns at home at the Moody Center in Austin on Jan. 24.
Moreover, Texas comes into the Big 12 Tournament with a record of 23-8 (12-6 Big 12) following a solid end-to-end win over the No. 3 Kansas Jayhawks at home at the Moody Center on March 4, by the final score of 75-59. Terry and the Longhorns will be looking for their second straight win if they can top Oklahoma State in the quarters.
Oklahoma State comes into this quarterfinal matchup in the Big 12 Men’s Tournament with a record of 18-14 (8-10 Big 12) following a decisive 57-49 win over its in-state rival, the 10-seed Oklahoma Sooners, in the first-round on March 8. Boynton and the Pokes have won two straight games heading into this matchup against Texas.
Here’s a look at the TV/streaming information and game time as the two-seed Texas gets set to face the seven-seed Oklahoma State in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Men’s Tournament at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, MO, on March 9, with the tip-off time set for 6 p.m. CT.
How to watch Texas basketball vs. Oklahoma State
TV: ESPN2
Live Stream: WatchESPN App
Radio/Audio Stream: Longhorn Radio Network
Game time: 6 p.m. CT
Live stats: StatBroadcast
All of the games during the Big 12 Men’s Tournament at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, MO, this week will be broadcast live on the ESPN family of networks. Following the conclusion of the first round of action in the Big 12 Men’s Tournament on March 8, the remainder of the games for the next few days will all be carried on ESPN/ESPN2.
According to Texassports.com, Rich Hollenberg, Chris Spatola, and Kris Budden will call the game between Texas and Oklahoma State on ESPN2 on March 9.
Texas vs. Oklahoma State preview
Texas has controlled the recent series history against Oklahoma State on the hardwood. That is especially the case when these two teams have met in the last couple of decades in the postseason.
In seven meetings all-time in the conference tournament between Texas and Oklahoma State, the Longhorns own the edge with a record of 5-2. Texas has also won the last three meetings in the postseason against the Pokes.
Texas is 5-2 all-time and has won three in a row, in the Big 12 Tournament against Oklahoma State. That includes the 2021 Big 12 Men's Tournament Final where the Longhorns won 91-86 over the Pokes.
— Hook'em Headlines (@HookemHeadlines) March 9, 2023
The last time that these two teams met in the postseason was back in 2021 when the Longhorns topped the Pokes to win the Big 12 Tournament crown.
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The opening odds for this Big 12 Men’s Tournament quarterfinal matchup between Texas and Oklahoma State on March 9 favored Texas by a margin of a little more than five points. Texas is also favored to beat Oklahoma State by both Kenpom and the ESPN Basketball Power Index.