1997 Big 12 men's basketball tournament


The 1997 Big 12 men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big 12 Conference. It was played from March 6 to 9 in Kansas City, Missouri at Kemper Arena. Kansas won the tournament for the 1st time and received the conference's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA tournament.[2]

1997 Big 12 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1996–97
Teams12
SiteKemper Arena
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsKansas (1st title)
Winning coachRoy Williams (1st title)
MVPPaul Pierce (Kansas)
Attendance114,420 (overall)
19,310 (championship)
Top scorerCorey Brewer (Oklahoma)
(73 points)
TelevisionCBS
1998 →
1996–97 Big 12 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Kansas151 .938342 .944
No. 24 Colorado115 .6882210 .688
Texas106 .6251812 .600
No. 18 Iowa State106 .625229 .710
Texas Tech106 .625199 .679
Oklahoma97 .5631911 .633
Nebraska79 .4381815 .545
Oklahoma State79 .4381715 .531
Baylor610 .3751812 .600
Missouri511 .3131617 .485
Texas A&M313 .188918 .333
Kansas State313 .1881017 .370
1997 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

Seeding

The tournament consisted of a 12 team single-elimination tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye.[3]

1997 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament seeds
SeedSchoolConf.Over.Tiebreaker
1Kansas ‡#15–134–2
2Texas #10–618–12
3Colorado #11–522–10
4Iowa State #10–622–91–0 vs. Texas Tech
5Texas Tech10–619–90–1 vs. Iowa State
6Oklahoma9–719–11
7Nebraska7–918–151–0 vs. Oklahoma State
8Oklahoma State7–917–150–1 vs. Nebraska
9Baylor6–1018–12
10Missouri5–1116–17
11Texas A&M3–139–181–0 vs. Kansas State
12Kansas State3–1310–170–1 vs. Texas A&M
‡ – Big 12 Conference regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.
# – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament.
Overall records include all games played in the Big 12 Conference tournament.[3]

Schedule

SessionGameTimeMatchupTelevisionAttendance
First Round – Thursday, March 6
1112:00 PM#8 Oklahoma State 80 vs #9 Baylor 66Creative Sports19,100
22:20 PM#5 Texas Tech 73 vs #12 Kansas State 57
236:00 PM#10 Missouri 78 vs #7 Nebraska 7218,800
48:20 PM#6 Oklahoma 67 vs #11 Texas A&M 58
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 7
3512:00 PM#1 Kansas 74 vs #8 Oklahoma State 59Creative Sports18,800
62:20 PM#4 Iowa State 72 vs #5 Texas Tech 70
476:00 PM#10 Missouri 80 vs #2 Texas 7519,100
88:20 PM#6 Oklahoma 55 vs #3 Colorado 41
Semifinals – Saturday, March 8
591:00 PM#1 Kansas 72 vs #4 Iowa State 48Creative Sports19,310
103:20 PM#10 Missouri 89 vs #6 Oklahoma 80
Final – Sunday, March 9
61112:00 PM#1 Kansas 87 vs #10 Missouri 60CBS19,310
Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed[2][4]

Bracket

First round
Thursday, March 6
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 7
Semifinals
Saturday, March 8
Championship
Sunday, March 9
            
8Oklahoma State80
9Baylor66
1No. 1 Kansas74
8Oklahoma St.59
1No. 1 Kansas72
4No. 16 Iowa State48
4No. 16 Iowa St72
5Texas Tech70
5Texas Tech73
12Kansas State57
1No. 1 Kansas87
10Missouri60
10Missouri78
7Nebraska72
10Missouri80
2Texas75
10Missouri89
6Oklahoma80
6Oklahoma55
3No. 18 Colorado41
6Oklahoma67
11Texas A&M58

All-Tournament Team

Most Outstanding PlayerPaul Pierce, Kansas[2]

PlayerTeamPositionClass
Paul PierceKansasSo.F
Raef LaFrentzKansasJr.F
Jacque VaughnKansasSr.G
Jason SutherlandMissouriSr.G
Corey BrewerOklahomaJr.G

See also

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