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Big East–Big 12 Battle

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Big East–Big 12 Battle
ConferenceBig East Conference
Big 12 Conference
LeagueNCAA Division I
Founded2019
Ceased2024
Sports fielded
Most titlesBig 12 Conference (2)
TV partner(s)ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN+, ABC, Fox, and FS1

The Big East–Big 12 Battle was an annual NCAA Division I men's college basketball series in which teams from the Big East Conference faced teams of the Big 12 Conference.[1][2] The series was played from 2019 to 2024.[3] The Big East–Big 12 Battle originally was planned as a four-season competition to be played annually from 2019 through 2022, but on August 1, 2022, the two conferences announced a two-year extension of the series, with games also to be played in 2023 and 2024.[4] On April 10, 2024, Jon Rothstein of College Hoops Today reported that the Big East-Big 12 Battle would not continue past the 2024–25 season.[5]

In 2019, when the Big East consisted of 10 teams, all 10 Big East teams faced one of the 10 Big 12 teams. The Big East expanded to 11 teams when UConn moved from the American Athletic Conference to the Big East for the 2020–2021 season, so from 2020 through 2022 ten of the eleven Big East teams faced one of the Big 12 teams and one Big East team did not participate, although four games scheduled for the 2020 series were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Big 12 added four new schools to the conference in 2023, allowing all 11 Big East teams to participate each season, while three of the 14 Big 12 teams did not. With the Big 12 expanding to 16 teams in 2024, five of its teams sat out the final year of the challenge.[4]

In the 10-game format used from 2019 to 2022, each conference hosted five games each season. In the 11-game format for 2023 and 2024, the Big 12 hosted six games in 2023 and the Big East hosted six in 2024.[4]

The teams in the Big East-Big 12 Battle did not face each other all on the same day. Instead, they played each other over the span of as much as two and a half weeks, with games scheduled in late November and December in some years and solely in December in others. The Big East won the first series 8–2 in 2019, the next three series ended in a tie between the two conferences, and the Big 12 won the 2023 series 7–4 and the 2024 series 6–5. Overall, the Big East won 30 games and the Big 12 won 28.

Big 12 home games aired on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN+, and ABC, while Big East home games aired on Fox and Fox Sports 1.

Conference and team records

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Big East Conference (1–2–3)

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Team Wins Losses DNP Win % Total Attendance
Butler Bulldogs 3 2 1 .600 15,553
Creighton Bluejays 3 3 0 .500 53,348
DePaul Blue Demons 1 2 3 .333 15,239
Georgetown Hoyas 1 5 0 .167 7,910
Marquette Golden Eagles 4 2 0 .667 30,755
Providence Friars 4 2 0 .667 31,901
Seton Hall Pirates 1 4 1 .200 19,272
St. John's Red Storm 3 2 1 .600 22,652
UConn Huskies 2 2 1 .500 20,466
Villanova Wildcats 4 2 0 .667 23,580
Xavier Musketeers 4 2 0 .667 20,932
Overall 30 28 7 .517 273,130

NOTE: UConn moved from the American Athletic Conference to the Big East Conference in 2020.

Big 12 Conference (2–1–3)

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Team Wins Losses DNP Win % Total Attendance
Arizona Wildcats 0 0 1 0
Arizona State Sun Devils 0 0 1 0
Baylor Bears 3 2 1 .600 25,803
BYU Cougars 0 1 1 .000 0
Cincinnati Bearcats 0 1 1 .000 0
Colorado Buffaloes 0 0 1 0
Houston Cougars 2 0 0 1.000 17,507
Iowa State Cyclones 5 0 1 1.000 41,913
Kansas Jayhawks 4 2 0 .667 35,100
Kansas State Wildcats 1 4 1 .200 27,397
Oklahoma Sooners 1 4 0 .200 15,888
Oklahoma State Cowboys 2 4 0 .333 33,531
TCU Horned Frogs 4 2 0 .600 18,814
Texas Longhorns 1 4 0 .200 13,269
Texas Tech Red Raiders 2 3 1 .400 26,114
West Virginia Mountaineers 3 3 0 .500 34,348
UCF Knights 0 0 2 0
Utah Utes 0 0 1 0
Overall 28 30 12 .483 289,684

NOTES: In 2023, Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF moved from the American Athletic Conference to the Big 12 Conference and BYU moved from the West Coast Conference to the Big 12. In 2024, Arizona and Arizona State moved from the Pac-12 Conference to the Big 12 and Oklahoma and Texas moved from the Big 12 to the Southeastern Conference.

Results

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2019 Big East (8–2)

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Date Time Big East team Big 12 team Score Location Television Attendance Leader
Wed., Dec. 4 7:30 PM DePaul Texas Tech 65–60 OT Wintrust ArenaChicago, Illinois FS1 10,387 Big East (1–0)
8:00 PM Georgetown Oklahoma State 81–74 Gallagher-Iba ArenaStillwater, Oklahoma ESPN+ 13,611 Big East (2–0)
Sat., Dec. 7 12:00 PM St. John's West Virginia 70–68 Madison Square GardenNew York, NY FS1 7,281 Big East (3–0)
8:00 PM Marquette Kansas State 65–73 Bramlage ColiseumManhattan, Kansas ESPN2 10,073 Big East (4–0)
Sun., Dec. 8 9:00 PM No. 16 Seton Hall Iowa State 76–66 Hilton ColiseumAmes, Iowa ESPN2 14,269 Big East (4–1)
Tue., Dec. 10 9:00 PM No. 17 Butler No. 11 Baylor 52–53 Ferrell CenterWaco, Texas ESPN2 7,270 Big East (4–2)
Tue., Dec. 17 7:30 PM Creighton Oklahoma 83–73 CHI Health Center OmahaOmaha, Nebraska FS1 17,146 Big East (5–2)
Sat., Dec. 21 7:30 PM No. 18 Villanova No. 1 Kansas 56–55 Wells Fargo CenterPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania FOX 20,706 Big East (6–2)
2:00 PM Providence Texas 70–48 Dunkin Donuts CenterProvidence, Rhode Island FOX 9,876 Big East (7–2)
Sun., Dec. 22 5:00 PM Xavier TCU 59–67 Schollmaier ArenaFort Worth, Texas ESPN2 6,445 Big East (8–2)
WINNERS ARE IN BOLD. HOME TEAM IN ITALICS.
All times Eastern. Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game.

2020 Tied (3–3)

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Date Time Big East team Big 12 team Score Location Television Attendance Leader
Sun., Nov. 29 4:30 PM Seton Hall No. 2 Baylor Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Tue., Dec. 1 7:00 PM Marquette Oklahoma State 70–62 Fiserv ForumMilwaukee, WI FS1 0 Big 12 (1–0)
Thu., Dec. 3 9:00 PM St. John's No. 17 Texas Tech Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Sun., Dec. 6 1:00 pm No. 12 Villanova No. 17 Texas 68–64 Frank Erwin CenterAustin, TX ESPN 2,506 Tie (1–1)
4:30 PM Georgetown No. 11 West Virginia 80–71 McDonough GymnasiumWashington, DC FS1 0 Big 12 (2–1)
5:00 PM DePaul Iowa State Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Tue., Dec. 8 4:00 PM No. 8 Creighton No. 5 Kansas 73–72 Allen FieldhouseLawrence, KS ESPN 2,500 Big 12 (3–1)
Wed., Dec. 9 5:00 PM Providence TCU 79–70 Schollmaier ArenaFort Worth, TX ESPNU 1,620 Big 12 (3–2)
8:00 PM Xavier Oklahoma 99–77 Cintas CenterCincinnati, OH FS1 300 Tie (3–3)
Fri., Dec. 11 3:00 PM Butler Kansas State Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
WINNERS ARE IN BOLD. HOME TEAM IN ITALICS
All times Eastern. Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game. Did not participate: UConn. At all games, fan and press attendance was either limited or prohibited entirely by local health restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

2021 Tied (5–5)

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Date Time Big East team Big 12 team Score Location Television Attendance Leader
Wed., Dec. 1 8:30 PM Providence Texas Tech 72–68 Dunkin Donuts CenterProvidence, Rhode Island FS1 10,020 Big East (1–0)
Fri., Dec. 3 7:00 PM St. John's No. 8 Kansas 95–75 UBS ArenaElmont, New York FS1 9,769 Tie (1–1)
Sat., Dec. 4 9:00 PM Creighton No. 19 Iowa State 64–58 CHI Health Center OmahaOmaha, Nebraska FS1 18,294 Big 12 (2–1)
Sun., Dec. 5 5:00 PM Xavier Oklahoma State 77–71 Gallagher-Iba ArenaStillwater, Oklahoma ESPN2 13,611 Tie (2–2)
Tue., Dec. 7 9:00 PM Butler Oklahoma 66–62 Lloyd Noble CenterNorman, Oklahoma ESPN2 8,654 Big East (3–2)
Wed., Dec. 8 7:00 PM No. 15 UConn West Virginia 56–53 WVU ColiseumMorgantown, West Virginia ESPN2 12,045 Tie (3–3)
9:00 PM Marquette Kansas State 64–63 Bramlage ColiseumManhattan, Kansas ESPN2 7,184 Big East (4–3)
Thu., Dec. 9 6:30 PM No. 23 Seton Hall No. 7 Texas 64–60 Prudential CenterNewark, New Jersey FS1 10,481 Big East (5–3)
Sun., Dec. 12 3:00 PM No. 6 Villanova No. 2 Baylor 57–36 Ferrell CenterWaco, Texas ABC 10,264 Big East (5–4)
Sat., Dec. 18 2:10 PM Georgetown TCU 80–73 Capital One ArenaWashington, D.C. FS1 5,053 Tie (5–5)
WINNERS ARE IN BOLD. HOME TEAM IN ITALICS.
All times Eastern. Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game. Did not participate: DePaul

2022 Tied (5–5)

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Date Time Big East team Big 12 team Score Location Television Attendance Leader
Tue., Nov. 29 8:30 PM Marquette No. 6 Baylor 96–70 Fiserv ForumMilwaukee, WI FS1 14,022 Big East (1–0)
Wed., Nov. 30 6:30 PM Butler Kansas State 76–64 Hinkle FieldhouseIndianapolis, IN FS1 7,660 Big East (2–0)
8:00 PM Providence TCU 75–62 Schollmaier ArenaFort Worth, TX ESPN+ 5,593 Big East (2–1)
8:00 PM Georgetown Texas Tech 79–65 United Supermarkets ArenaLubbock, TX ESPN+ 14,649 Tie (2–2)
Thu., Dec. 1 6:30 PM No. 8 UConn Oklahoma State 74–64 Harry A. Gampel PavilionStorrs, CT FS1 10,167 Big East (3–2)
7:00 PM No. 7 Creighton No. 2 Texas 72–67 Moody CenterAustin, TX ESPN 10,763 Tie (3–3)
9:00 PM Seton Hall No. 9 Kansas 91–65 Allen FieldhouseLawrence, KS ESPN 16,300 Big 12 (4–3)
Sat., Dec. 3 12:30 PM Villanova Oklahoma 70–66 Wells Fargo CenterPhiladelphia, PA CBS 17,079 Tie (4–4)
6:30 PM Xavier West Virginia 84–74 Cintas CenterCincinnati, Ohio FS1 10,460 Big East (5–4)
Sun., Dec. 4 3:00 PM St. John's No. 23 Iowa State 71–60 Hilton ColiseumAmes, Iowa ESPN2 13,377 Tie (5–5)
WINNERS ARE IN BOLD. HOME TEAM IN ITALICS.
All times Eastern. Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game. Did not participate: DePaul

2023 Big 12 (7–4)

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Date[6] Time Big East team Big 12 team Score Location Television Attendance Leader
Thu., Nov. 30 6:30 PM Butler Texas Tech 103–95OT Hinkle FieldhouseIndianapolis, IN FS1 7,893 Big East (1–0)
9:00 PM No. 15 Creighton Oklahoma State 79–65 Gallagher-Iba ArenaStillwater, Oklahoma ESPN2 6,309 Big East (2–0)
Fri., Dec. 1 6:30 PM Xavier No. 6 Houston 66–60 Cintas CenterCincinnati, Ohio FS1 10,472 Big East (2–1)
7:00 PM St. John's West Virginia 79–73 WVU ColiseumMorgantown, West Virginia ESPN2 10,781 Big East (3–1)
8:30 PM DePaul Iowa State 99–80 Wintrust ArenaChicago FS1 4,852 Big East (3–2)
9:00 PM No. 4 UConn No. 5 Kansas 69–65 Allen FieldhouseLawrence, KS ESPN2 16,300 Tie (3–3)
Sat., Dec. 2 5:37 PM Georgetown TCU 84–83 Capital One ArenaWashington, D.C. FS1 7,910 Big 12 (4–3)
Tue., Dec. 5 7:00 PM Providence No. 19 Oklahoma 72–51 Lloyd Noble CenterNorman, Oklahoma ESPNU 7,234 Big 12 (5–3)
7:00 PM Villanova Kansas State 72–71OT Bramlage ColiseumManhattan, Kansas ESPN2 10,140 Big 12 (6–3)
9:00 PM Seton Hall No. 6 Baylor 78–60 Ferrell CenterWaco, Texas ESPN2 8,269 Big 12 (7–3)
Wed, Dec. 6 7:00 PM No. 8 Marquette No. 12 Texas 86–65 Fiserv ForumMilwaukee, WI FS1 16,733 Big 12 (7–4)
WINNERS ARE IN BOLD. HOME TEAM IN ITALICS.
All times Eastern. Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game. Did not participate: BYU, Cincinnati, UCF

2024 Big 12 (6–5)

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Date[7] Time Big East team Big 12 team Score Location Television Attendance Leader
Tue., Dec. 3 6:30 PM Villanova No. 14 Cincinnati 68–60 Finneran PavilionVillanova, PA FS1 6,501 Big East (1–0)
8:30 PM Providence BYU 83–64 Amica Mutual PavilionProvidence, RI FS1 12,005 Big East (2–0)
Wed., Dec. 4 6:30 PM No. 25 UConn No. 15 Baylor 76–72 Gampel PavilionStorrs, CT FS1 10,299 Big East (3–0)
7:00 PM No. 5 Marquette No. 6 Iowa State 81–70 Hilton ColiseumAmes, IA ESPN+ 14,267 Big East (3–1)
8:30 PM Creighton No. 1 Kansas 76–63 CHI Health Center OmahaOmaha, NE FS1 17,908 Big East (4–1)
9:00 PM DePaul Texas Tech 76–62 United Supermarkets ArenaLubbock, TX ESPNU 11,465 Big East (4–2)
Thu., Dec. 5 8:00 PM Xavier TCU 76–72 Schollmaier ArenaFort Worth, TX ESPN+ 5,156 Big East (4–3)
Fri., Dec. 6 7:00 PM Georgetown West Virginia 73–60 WVU ColiseumMorgantown, WV ESPN2 11,522 Tied (4–4)
Sat., Dec. 7 11:30 AM St. John's Kansas State 88–71 Carnesecca ArenaJamaica, NY Fox 5,602 Big East (5–4)
5:30 PM Butler No. 17 Houston 79–51 Fertitta CenterHouston, TX ESPN2 7,035 Tied (5–5)
Sun., Dec. 8 12:00 PM Seton Hall Oklahoma State 85–76 Prudential CenterNewark, NJ FS1 8,791 Big 12 (6–5)
WINNERS ARE IN BOLD. HOME TEAM IN ITALICS.
All times Eastern. Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game. Did not participate: Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, UCF, Utah

References

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  1. ^ N/A, N/A (April 4, 2019). "Matchups Revealed for 2019-20 Big 12/BIG EAST Scheduling Alliance". Big12sports.com. The Big XII Conference. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  2. ^ N/A, N/A (April 4, 2019). "Matchups Revealed for 2019-20 BIG EAST/Big 12 Scheduling Alliance". Bigeast.com. The Big East Conference. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  3. ^ "BIG EAST, Big 12 Announce Four-Year Men's Basketball Scheduling Series Annual 10-Game Series Will Start in 2019-20". Bigeast.com. October 24, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c Anonymous, "BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle Extended Two Years," bigeast.com, August 1, 2022 Accessed July 15, 2023
  5. ^ Rothstein, Jon. "Big East-Big 12 Battle will be not played after 2024-25 season". College Hoops Today. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Matchups set for 2023 Big East-Big 12 Battle".
  7. ^ "Matchups set for 2024 Big East-Big 12 Battle".