The SEC secures the 2022 Big 12/SEC Challenge, winning six games to four. No. 1 Auburn led the winning spree with an 86-68 victory over Oklahoma. Unranked Alabama then made headlines upsetting No. 4 Baylor, 87-78, followed by No. 12 Kentucky’s rout of No. 5 Kansas, 80-62.
The Big 12 showed some life at the end of the night with Texas’ thrilling win over No. 18 Tennessee, 52-51, but the SEC had already won the tournament before tipoff.
The Big 12 is 48-41 all-time now in this challenge. The Big 12 has won four of the nine completed seasons, with the SEC winning thrice and the two conferences tying two times. Thus far, the best result was the Big 12 going 7-3 in both 2013-14 and 2015-16.
Even with the loss on Saturday, Baylor has the best record in the event at 7-2. Last season, the Bears topped Auburn 84-72 — a little more than two months before the Bears made program history and won their first national championship.
The SEC won the event in 2021, going 5-4 thanks to wins from Texas A&M, Florida, Missouri, Tennessee and Mississippi State. The SEC’s win was only the second in the event’s history (2017-18 season). All 10 Big 12 teams and 10 of the 14 SEC teams participate in the event.
2022 Big 12/SEC Challenge scores, results
Saturday, Jan. 29
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TCU 77, No. 19 LSU 68
No. 1 Auburn 86, Oklahoma 68
No. 23 Iowa State 67, Missouri 50
Arkansas 77, West Virginia 68
Alabama 87, No. 4 Baylor 78
Ole Miss 67, Kansas State 56
Florida 81, Oklahoma State 72
No. 12 Kentucky 80, No. 5 Kansas 62
No. 13 Texas Tech 76, Mississippi State 50
Texas 52, No. 18 Tennessee 51
2021 Big 12/SEC Challenge scores, results
Here’s a rundown of the 2021 event, which the SEC won 5-4. The Texas-Kentucky game was canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests with the Wildcats.
No. 24 Oklahoma 66, No. 9 Alabama 61
Texas A&M 68, Kansas State 61
No. 10 Texas Tech 76, LSU 71
Florida 85, No. 11 West Virginia 80
No. 12 Missouri 102, TCU 98 (OT)
No. 2 Baylor 84, Auburn 72
Oklahoma State 81, Arkansas 77
No. 18 Tennessee 80, No. 15 Kansas 61
Mississippi State 95, Iowa State 56
No. 5 Texas at Kentucky | CANCELED
