Kansas State Wildcats guard Tess Hill (34) defends the ball against the Oklahoma State Cowgirls during the Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals Friday, March 6, 2026, at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Tess Heal hit two free throws with 1.3 seconds left and No. 12 seed Kansas State put together an impressive rally for the second straight day to record a 74-73 win over No. 4 seed Oklahoma State in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 women’s tournament on Friday in Kansas City, Missouri.
Jordan Speiser hit five 3-pointers and scored a career-high 21 points for the Wildcats (18-16), who became the lowest seed in tournament history and advanced to the semifinals where they will meet top seed TCU on Saturday. Nastja Claessens added 15 points for Kansas State, which sealed the win with a 9-0 second-half explosion a day after scoring the final 21 points of the game against fifth-seeded Texas Tech.
Oklahoma State’s Haleigh Timmer tied the game with a 3-pointer with 4.5 seconds left. Teammate Staleee Heard fouled Heal in the backcourt about 70 feet from the basket, and Heal sank his first shot before intentionally missing his second shot and preventing the Cowboys from getting away with their last shot.
Hurd had 18 points and eight rebounds and Jayden Wooten had 16 points for Oklahoma State (23-9). Teamer scored 13 points and Amari Whiting added 12 points and 10 rebounds.
No. 10 TCU 63, BYU 46
Marta Suarez had 17 points, eight rebounds and three steals and Taylor Bigby added 13 points to help the Horned Frogs record a wire-to-wire win over the ninth-seeded Cougars.
Olivia Miles contributed 10 points, 10 rebounds and six assists for TCU (28-4), which made 17 of 18 free throw attempts. The Horned Frogs had nine blocked shots and eight steals and led by as many as 20 points.
Delaney Gibb had 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists, but BYU (22-11) was held to just 6 of 22 shooting. The Cougars shot 27 percent from the field and were 5 of 28 from 3-point range.
–Field level media
