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Big East–Big 12 Battle

Conference
NCAA Division I
2019
2024
College basketball
Big 12 Conference (2)
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. The series was played from 2019 to 2024. 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. 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.

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.

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.

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.

TeamWinsLossesDNPWin %Total Attendance

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

TeamWinsLossesDNPWin %Total Attendance

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.

DateTimeBig East teamBig 12 teamScoreLocationTelevisionAttendanceLeader
Wed., Dec. 47:30 PMDePaulTexas Tech65–60 OTWintrust Arena • Chicago, IllinoisFS110,387Big East (1–0)
8:00 PMGeorgetownOklahoma State81–74Gallagher-Iba Arena • Stillwater, OklahomaESPN+13,611Big East (2–0)
Sat., Dec. 712:00 PMSt. John'sWest Virginia70–68Madison Square Garden • New York, NYFS17,281Big East (3–0)
8:00 PMMarquetteKansas State65–73Bramlage Coliseum • Manhattan, KansasESPN210,073Big East (4–0)
Sun., Dec. 89:00 PMNo. 16 Seton HallIowa State76–66Hilton Coliseum • Ames, IowaESPN214,269Big East (4–1)
Tue., Dec. 109:00 PMNo. 17 ButlerNo. 11 Baylor52–53Ferrell Center • Waco, TexasESPN27,270Big East (4–2)
Tue., Dec. 177:30 PMCreightonOklahoma83–73CHI Health Center Omaha • Omaha, NebraskaFS117,146Big East (5–2)
Sat., Dec. 217:30 PMNo. 18 VillanovaNo. 1 Kansas56–55Wells Fargo Center • Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaFOX20,706Big East (6–2)
2:00 PMProvidenceTexas70–48Dunkin Donuts Center • Providence, Rhode IslandFOX9,876Big East (7–2)
Sun., Dec. 225:00 PMXavierTCU59–67Schollmaier Arena • Fort Worth, TexasESPN26,445Big East (8–2)
WINNERS ARE IN BOLD. HOME TEAM IN ITALICS. All times Eastern. Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game.
DateTimeBig East teamBig 12 teamScoreLocationTelevisionAttendanceLeader
Sun., Nov. 294:30 PMSeton HallNo. 2 BaylorCanceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Tue., Dec. 17:00 PMMarquetteOklahoma State70–62Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, WIFS10Big 12 (1–0)
Thu., Dec. 39:00 PMSt. John'sNo. 17 Texas TechCanceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Sun., Dec. 61:00 pmNo. 12 VillanovaNo. 17 Texas68–64Frank Erwin Center • Austin, TXESPN2,506Tie (1–1)
4:30 PMGeorgetownNo. 11 West Virginia80–71McDonough Gymnasium • Washington, DCFS10Big 12 (2–1)
5:00 PMDePaulIowa StateCanceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Tue., Dec. 84:00 PMNo. 8 CreightonNo. 5 Kansas73–72Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KSESPN2,500Big 12 (3–1)
Wed., Dec. 95:00 PMProvidenceTCU79–70Schollmaier Arena • Fort Worth, TXESPNU1,620Big 12 (3–2)
8:00 PMXavierOklahoma99–77Cintas Center • Cincinnati, OHFS1300Tie (3–3)
Fri., Dec. 113:00 PMButlerKansas StateCanceled 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.
DateTimeBig East teamBig 12 teamScoreLocationTelevisionAttendanceLeader
Wed., Dec. 18:30 PMProvidenceTexas Tech72–68Dunkin Donuts Center • Providence, Rhode IslandFS110,020Big East (1–0)
Fri., Dec. 37:00 PMSt. John'sNo. 8 Kansas95–75UBS Arena • Elmont, New YorkFS19,769Tie (1–1)
Sat., Dec. 49:00 PMCreightonNo. 19 Iowa State64–58CHI Health Center Omaha • Omaha, NebraskaFS118,294Big 12 (2–1)
Sun., Dec. 55:00 PMXavierOklahoma State77–71Gallagher-Iba Arena • Stillwater, OklahomaESPN213,611Tie (2–2)
Tue., Dec. 79:00 PMButlerOklahoma66–62Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, OklahomaESPN28,654Big East (3–2)
Wed., Dec. 87:00 PMNo. 15 UConnWest Virginia56–53WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, West VirginiaESPN212,045Tie (3–3)
9:00 PMMarquetteKansas State64–63Bramlage Coliseum • Manhattan, KansasESPN27,184Big East (4–3)
Thu., Dec. 96:30 PMNo. 23 Seton HallNo. 7 Texas64–60Prudential Center • Newark, New JerseyFS110,481Big East (5–3)
Sun., Dec. 123:00 PMNo. 6 VillanovaNo. 2 Baylor57–36Ferrell Center • Waco, TexasABC10,264Big East (5–4)
Sat., Dec. 182:10 PMGeorgetownTCU80–73Capital One Arena • Washington, D.C.FS15,053Tie (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
DateTimeBig East teamBig 12 teamScoreLocationTelevisionAttendanceLeader
Tue., Nov. 298:30 PMMarquetteNo. 6 Baylor96–70Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, WIFS114,022Big East (1–0)
Wed., Nov. 306:30 PMButlerKansas State76–64Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, INFS17,660Big East (2–0)
8:00 PMProvidenceTCU75–62Schollmaier Arena • Fort Worth, TXESPN+5,593Big East (2–1)
8:00 PMGeorgetownTexas Tech79–65United Supermarkets Arena • Lubbock, TXESPN+14,649Tie (2–2)
Thu., Dec. 16:30 PMNo. 8 UConnOklahoma State74–64Harry A. Gampel Pavilion • Storrs, CTFS110,167Big East (3–2)
7:00 PMNo. 7 CreightonNo. 2 Texas72–67Moody Center • Austin, TXESPN10,763Tie (3–3)
9:00 PMSeton HallNo. 9 Kansas91–65Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KSESPN16,300Big 12 (4–3)
Sat., Dec. 312:30 PMVillanovaOklahoma70–66Wells Fargo Center • Philadelphia, PACBS17,079Tie (4–4)
6:30 PMXavierWest Virginia84–74Cintas Center • Cincinnati, OhioFS110,460Big East (5–4)
Sun., Dec. 43:00 PMSt. John'sNo. 23 Iowa State71–60Hilton Coliseum • Ames, IowaESPN213,377Tie (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
DateTimeBig East teamBig 12 teamScoreLocationTelevisionAttendanceLeader
Thu., Nov. 306:30 PMButlerTexas Tech103–95OTHinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, INFS17,893Big East (1–0)
9:00 PMNo. 15 CreightonOklahoma State79–65Gallagher-Iba Arena • Stillwater, OklahomaESPN26,309Big East (2–0)
Fri., Dec. 16:30 PMXavierNo. 6 Houston66–60Cintas Center • Cincinnati, OhioFS110,472Big East (2–1)
7:00 PMSt. John'sWest Virginia79–73WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, West VirginiaESPN210,781Big East (3–1)
8:30 PMDePaulIowa State99–80Wintrust Arena • ChicagoFS14,852Big East (3–2)
9:00 PMNo. 4 UConnNo. 5 Kansas69–65Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KSESPN216,300Tie (3–3)
Sat., Dec. 25:37 PMGeorgetownTCU84–83Capital One Arena • Washington, D.C.FS17,910Big 12 (4–3)
Tue., Dec. 57:00 PMProvidenceNo. 19 Oklahoma72–51Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, OklahomaESPNU7,234Big 12 (5–3)
7:00 PMVillanovaKansas State72–71OTBramlage Coliseum • Manhattan, KansasESPN210,140Big 12 (6–3)
9:00 PMSeton HallNo. 6 Baylor78–60Ferrell Center • Waco, TexasESPN28,269Big 12 (7–3)
Wed, Dec. 67:00 PMNo. 8 MarquetteNo. 12 Texas86–65Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, WIFS116,733Big 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
DateTimeBig East teamBig 12 teamScoreLocationTelevisionAttendanceLeader
Tue., Dec. 36:30 PMVillanovaNo. 14 Cincinnati68–60Finneran Pavilion • Villanova, PAFS16,501Big East (1–0)
8:30 PMProvidenceBYU83–64Amica Mutual Pavilion • Providence, RIFS112,005Big East (2–0)
Wed., Dec. 46:30 PMNo. 25 UConnNo. 15 Baylor76–72Gampel Pavilion • Storrs, CTFS110,299Big East (3–0)
7:00 PMNo. 5 MarquetteNo. 6 Iowa State81–70Hilton Coliseum • Ames, IAESPN+14,267Big East (3–1)
8:30 PMCreightonNo. 1 Kansas76–63CHI Health Center Omaha • Omaha, NEFS117,908Big East (4–1)
9:00 PMDePaulTexas Tech76–62United Supermarkets Arena • Lubbock, TXESPNU11,465Big East (4–2)
Thu., Dec. 58:00 PMXavierTCU76–72Schollmaier Arena • Fort Worth, TXESPN+5,156Big East (4–3)
Fri., Dec. 67:00 PMGeorgetownWest Virginia73–60WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WVESPN211,522Tied (4–4)
Sat., Dec. 711:30 AMSt. John'sKansas State88–71Carnesecca Arena • Jamaica, NYFox5,602Big East (5–4)
5:30 PMButlerNo. 17 Houston79–51Fertitta Center • Houston, TXESPN27,035Tied (5–5)
Sun., Dec. 812:00 PMSeton HallOklahoma State85–76Prudential Center • Newark, NJFS18,791Big 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
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