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 Texas Wins First Big 12 Championship Title (Photo: B12)
Texas Wins First Big 12 Championship Title - Mar 14, 2021 
Matt Coleman III (6'2''-G-98) scored a career-high 30 points, Jericho Sims (6'10''-F-98) added a career-best 21 and No. 13 Texas was poised at the foul line down the stretch in beating No. 12 Oklahoma State 91-86 on Saturday night to give the Longhorns their first Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship title.Kai Jones (6'11''-F-01) and Andrew Jones (6'4''-G-97) added 13 points apiece for third-seeded Texas (19-7), which edged No. 20 Texas Tech in the quarterfinals before advancing to the finals when Kansas had to withdraw due to a positive COVID-19 test. The title was the first for the Longhorns in seven frustrating appearances in the Big 12 championship game, and their first conference tournament trophy since winning the old Southwest Conference title in 1995. Cade Cunningham (6'8''-G-01) had 29 points for the fifth-seeded Cowboys (20-8), including a pair of 3-pointers in the final minute, the last getting them within 89-86 with 6 seconds to go. Oklahoma State (21-8) quickly fouled Andrew Jones and he made two free throws to clinch the game. Isaac Likekele (6'5''-G-00) added 13 points and Kalib Boone (6'9''-F-00) had 12 for the Cowboys, who were making their first finals appearance since 2009 but whose legs appeared tired after beating West Virginia and Baylor in consecutive days. The Longhorns certainly appeared fresh. They seemed to track down every loose ball, were quicker in transition and spent most of the first 20 minutes above the rim with a series of alley-oop dunks. Sims and Kai Jones did most of the damage with their size advantage inside, but the Texas backcourt that was so good in the quarterfinals provided plenty of balance. They helped the Longhorns stretch a 29-25 lead into a 43-33 advantage over the final five minutes of the first half. It didn't help Oklahoma State's cause that it went 0 for 9 from beyond the arc. Cunningham finally hit the Cowboys' first 3-pointer in the opening minutes of the second half, and the All-Big 12 forward kept pouring it on. Cunningham added another moments later as Oklahoma State whittled an 11-point lead to 52-48. And when Texas stretched the lead again, he fed Anderson with a nifty pass to get within 66-59 with 8 minutes to go. Turnovers began to set in, though. Cowboys forward Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe soon fouled out, and Anderson joined him on the bench when he picked up his fifth foul with Texas clinging to an 81-75 lead and 1:16 to go. Of course it would be Coleman that would help put the game away. After hitting the go-ahead foul shots with 1.8 seconds left in a 67-66 quarterfinal win over No. 20 Texas Tech, the senior guard calmly made two more to give the Longhorns an 83-75 lead with 1:15 to go in the championship. The Longhorns held on from there for their seventh win over a Top 25 opponent this season. Big 12 Tournament Final: Texas - Oklahoma State 91-86 Big 12 Tournament Semifinals: Texas - Kansas *cancelled Oklahoma State - Baylor 83-74 Courtesy of big12sports.com All-Big 12 Awards 2021 - Mar 14, 2021
All-Tournament MVP:  Matt Coleman III (6'2''-G-98) of TexasPlayer of the Year: Cade Cunningham (6'8''-G-01) of OK StateDefensive Player of the Year: Davion Mitchell (6'1''-G-98) of BaylorFreshman of the Year: Cade Cunningham (6'8''-G-01) of OK StateNewcomer of the Year: Mac McClung (6'2''-G-00) of Texas TechMost Improved Player of the Year: David McCormack (6'10''-F-99) of KansasSixth Man of the Year:  Kai Jones (6'11''-F-01) of TexasCoach of the Year: Scott Drew of Baylor
1st Team Jared Butler (6'3''-G-99) of Baylor Davion Mitchell (6'1''-G-98) of Baylor Austin Reaves (6'5''-G-98) of Oklahoma Cade Cunningham (6'8''-G-01) of OK State Derek Culver (6'10''-F-98) of WVU
2nd Team Marcus Garrett (6'5''-G-98) of Kansas David McCormack (6'10''-F-99) of Kansas Andrew Jones (6'4''-G-97) of Texas Mac McClung (6'2''-G-00) of Texas Tech Miles McBride (6'2''-G-00) of WVU
3rd Team Macio Teague (6'3''-G-97) of Baylor Rasir Bolton (6'3''-G-99) of Iowa St. RJ Nembhard (6'5''-G-99) of TCU Matt Coleman III (6'2''-G-98) of Texas Courtney Ramey (6'3''-G-99) of Texas Terrence Shannon Jr. (6'6''-G) of Texas TechHonorable Mention Mark Vital (6'5''-G/F-96) of Baylor Jalen Coleman-Lands (6'4''-G-96) of Iowa St. Ochai Agbaji (6'5''-G-00) of Kansas Christian Braun (6'6''-G-01) of Kansas Mike McGuirl (6'2''-G-98) of Kansas St. De'Vion Harmon (6'1''-G-01) of Oklahoma Isaac Likekele (6'5''-G-00) of OK State Mike Miles (6'2''-G) of TCU Greg Brown III (6'9''-F-01) of Texas Kai Jones (6'11''-F-01) of Texas Jericho Sims (6'10''-F-98) of Texas Kyler Edwards (6'4''-G) of Texas Tech Kevin McCullar (6'6''-G) of Texas Tech Sean McNeil (6'3''-G) of WVU Taz Sherman (6'1''-PG) of WVU
All-Defensive Team Jared Butler (6'3''-G-99) of Baylor Davion Mitchell (6'1''-G-98) of Baylor Mark Vital (6'5''-G/F-96) of Baylor Marcus Garrett (6'5''-G-98) of Kansas Gabe Osabuohien (6'8''-F-98) of WVU
All-Freshman Team Jalen Wilson (6'8''-F-00) of Kansas Cade Cunningham (6'8''-G-01) of OK State Mike Miles (6'2''-G) of TCU Greg Brown III (6'9''-F-01) of Texas Jalen Bridges (6'7''-F) of WVU
All-Newcomer Team  Jonathan Tchatchoua (6'8''-F-99) of Baylor Jalen Wilson (6'8''-F-00) of Kansas Greg Brown III (6'9''-F-01) of Texas Cade Cunningham (6'8''-G-01) of OK State Mac McClung (6'2''-G-00) of Texas Tech
All-Tournament Team Macio Teague (6'3''-G-97) of Baylor Avery Anderson III (6'3''-G-00) of OK State Cade Cunningham (6'8''-G-01) of OK State Jericho Sims (6'10''-F-98) of Texas Matt Coleman III (6'2''-G-98) of Texas |
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