1990 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1990 Big Eight men's basketball tournament was held March 9–11 at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.[1]

1990 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1989–90
Teams8
Finals siteKemper Arena
Kansas City, MO
ChampionsOklahoma (4th title)
Winning coachBilly Tubbs (3rd title)
MVPShaun Vandiver (Colorado)
TelevisionRaycom Sports (Quarterfinals, Semi-Finals and Championship)
ABC(Championship game)
← 1989
1991 →
1989–90 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 11 Missouri122 .857266 .813
No. 1 Oklahoma113 .786275 .844
No. 5 Kansas113 .786305 .857
Kansas State77 .5001715 .531
Oklahoma State68 .4291714 .548
Iowa State410 .2861018 .357
Nebraska311 .2141018 .357
Colorado212 .1431218 .400
1990 Big Eight tournament winner
As of March 3, 2012
Rankings from AP poll

Second-seeded Oklahoma defeated #8 seed Colorado in the championship game, 92–80, to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA tournament.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Friday, March 9
Semifinals
Saturday, March 10
Championship
Sunday, March 11
         
1#6 Missouri88
8Colorado92
8Colorado82
5Oklahoma State72
4Kansas State78
5Oklahoma State82
8Colorado80
2#1 Oklahoma92
3#2 Kansas118
6Iowa State75
3#2 Kansas77
2#1 Oklahoma95
7Nebraska65
2#1 Oklahoma78

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