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Who will Texas Tech basketball play in Big 12 Tournament? Seed, time, TV

The Texas Tech basketball team will get an extra day of rest before starting play in the Big 12 Tournament.

The Red Raiders wrapped the regular season Saturday with a 78-68 win over 11th-ranked Baylor. Tech is now 22-9 on the season and closed Big 12 play with an 11-7 record, earning a tie for third overall in the conference standings with Baylor.

Those marks ensures Texas Tech of a double-bye in the conference tournament, which begins Tuesday in the T-Mobile Center at Kansas City, Missouri. Here's what you need to know.

When does Texas Tech basketball play in the Big 12 Tournament?

The Red Raiders are the No. 4 overall seed in the Big 12 Tournament with Baylor having won the tiebreaker. Texas Tech's first game will come at 11:30 a.m. Thursday (either ESPN or ESPN2) with three possible opponents.

BYU, the 5-seed in the field, will play the winner of Tuesday's matchup between 12-seed UCF and 13-seed Oklahoma State. Whichever team wins that 11:30 a.m. game on Wednesday will face the Red Raiders Thursday morning.

What channel is Texas Tech basketball playing on in the Big 12 Tournament?

Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament Schedule

TUESDAY — FIRST ROUND

Game 1: No. 12 UCF (16-14, 7-11) vs. No. 13 Oklahoma State (12-19, 4-14), 11:30 a.m. (ESPN+)

Game 2: No. 11 Cincinnati (18-13, 7-11) vs. No. 14 West Virginia (9-22, 4-14), 2 p.m. (ESPN+)

WEDNESDAY — SECOND ROUND

Game 3: No. 5 BYU vs. Game 1 winner, 11:30 a.m. (ESPN/ESPN2)

Game 4: No. 8 TCU (20-11, 9-9) vs. No. 9 Oklahoma (20-11, 8-10), 2 p.m. (ESPN+)

Game 5: No. 7 Texas (20-11, 9-9) vs. No. 10 Kansas State (18-13, 7-11), 6 p.m. (ESPN+)

Game 6: No. 6 Kansas (22-9, 10-8) vs. Game 2 winner, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPNU)

THURSDAY — QUARTERFINALS

Game 7: No. 4 Texas Tech (22-9, 11-7) vs. Game 3 winner, 11:30 a.m. (ESPN/ESPN2)

Game 8: No. 1 Houston (28-3, 15-3) vs. Game 4 winner, 2 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2)

Game 9: No. 2 Iowa State (24-7, 13-5) vs. Game 5 winner, 6 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2)

Game 10: No. 3 Baylor (22-9, 11-7) vs. Game 6 winner, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2)

FRIDAY — SEMIFINALS

Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 6 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2)

Game 12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2)

SATURDAY — CHAMPIONSHIP

Game 13: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner, 5 p.m. (ESPN)

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This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Texas Tech basketball: Seed finalized for Red Raiders in Big 12 Tournament