The Colorado Buffaloes is taking on the Houston Cougars in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 basketball tournament. Houston's star forward J'Wan Roberts left the second half with a sprained ankle.

The No. 2 Houston Cougars face the Colorado Buffaloes in the Big 12 Tournament. Thursday's game is the second meeting of the season between the two teams.

Houston pummeled BYU on both ends of the court. But over the past few weeks, with the obvious exception of Houston’s Cougars, BYU’s Cougars have been the hottest team in the Big 12 Conference. Now, two teams riding long winning streaks collide Friday night in Kansas City in the first of two Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship semifinal contests.

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