Matt Norlander is on the Vegas Strip and bouncing back and forth between the two arenas hosting this year's Players Era Championship. He'll be providing frequent updates and insider information throughout each day of the event, so check back in regularly. This is his Monday notebook.

LAS VEGAS — The Big 12 had a really good Monday in Las Vegas.

The league started the day by announcing a landmark five-year deal worth purportedly at least $50 million in revenue with Players Era. I've got a lot more on that further down the story, so be sure to scroll down and scope the details.

Let's open with the on-court stuff from Monday, though. The league went 4-0, albeit with four close games: Baylor beat Creighton (81-74), No. 15 Iowa State won out in a great fight against No. 14 St. John's (83-8

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