1985 Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1985 Big Eight Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 5–7 at a combination of on-campus gymnasiums and the Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.[1]

1985 Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198485
Teams8
First round siteCampus Sites
Campus Arenas
Finals siteKemper Arena
Kansas City, MO
ChampionsOklahoma (2nd title)
Winning coachBilly Tubbs (1st title)
MVPWayman Tisdale (Oklahoma)
1984–85 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Oklahoma131 .929  316  .838
No. 13 Kansas113 .786  268  .765
Iowa State77 .500  2113  .618
Missouri77 .500  1814  .563
Kansas State59 .357  1414  .500
Colorado59 .357  1117  .393
Nebraska59 .357  1614  .533
Oklahoma State311 .214  1216  .429
1985 Big Eight Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Top-seeded Oklahoma defeated #3 seed Iowa State in the championship game, 73–71, to win the Big Eight men's basketball tournament.

The Sooners received an automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA Tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow Big Eight members Iowa State and Kansas, who earned at-large bids.

Format

All eight of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with all teams placed and paired in the initial quarterfinal round.

All first-round games were played on the home court of the higher-seeded team. The semifinals and championship game were played at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 5
Semifinals
Friday, March 6
Championship
Saturday, March 7
         
1 Oklahoma 116
8 Oklahoma State 91
1 Oklahoma 104
4 Missouri 84
5 Kansas State 50
4 Missouri 68
1 Oklahoma 73
3 Iowa State 71
3 Iowa State 76
6 Colorado 52
3 Iowa State 75
2 Kansas 59
7 Nebraska 69
2 Kansas 74

References

  1. "1984-85 Big 8 Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
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