Instead, the No. 6-seeded Jayhawks wilted in an 88-77 loss at T-Mobile Center. A prime example came when Kansas trailed by five with 4:06 left. Kansas turned the ball over on two straight possessions and eventually lost another winnable game.

A changing of the guard as this will mark the first Big 12 tournament championship game that does not include an old Big Eight school. UH, the Big 12's back-to-back regular-season champion, is in its second year in the league and Arizona is in its first season.