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 the 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
Season199697
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
1996–97 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Kansas151 .938  342  .944
No. 24 Colorado115 .688  2210  .688
Texas106 .625  1812  .600
No. 18 Iowa State106 .625  229  .710
Texas Tech106 .625  199  .679
Oklahoma97 .563  1911  .633
Nebraska79 .438  1815  .545
Oklahoma State79 .438  1715  .531
Baylor610 .375  1812  .600
Missouri511 .313  1617  .485
Texas A&M313 .188  918  .333
Kansas State313 .188  1017  .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.[1]

1997 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
1 Kansas ‡# 15–1 34–2
2 Texas # 10–6 18–12
3 Colorado # 11–5 22–10
4 Iowa State # 10–6 22–9
5 Texas Tech 10–6 19–9
6 Oklahoma 9–7 19–11
7 Nebraska 7–9 18–15
8 Oklahoma State 7–9 17–15
9 Baylor 6–10 18–12
10 Missouri 5–11 16–17
11 Texas A&M 3–13 9–18
12 Kansas State 3–13 10–17
‡ – 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.[1]

Schedule

Session Game Time Matchup Television Attendance
First Round – Thursday, March 6
1 1 #8 Oklahoma State 80 vs #9 Baylor 66 19,100
2 #5 Texas Tech 73 vs #12 Kansas State 57
2 3 #10 Missouri 78 vs #7 Nebraska 72 18,800
4 #6 Oklahoma 67 vs #11 Texas A&M 58
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 7
3 5 #1 Kansas 74 vs #8 Oklahoma State 59 18,800
6 #4 Iowa State 72 vs #5 Texas Tech 70
4 7 #10 Missouri 80 vs #2 Texas 75 19,100
8 #6 Oklahoma 55 vs #3 Colorado 41
Semifinals – Saturday, March 8
5 9 #1 Kansas 72 vs #4 Iowa State 48 19,310
10 #10 Missouri 89 vs #6 Oklahoma 80
Final – Sunday, March 9
6 11 #1 Kansas 87 vs #10 Missouri 60 CBS 19,310
Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed[2][3]

Bracket

  First round
Thursday, March 6
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 7
Semifinals
Saturday, March 8
Championship
Sunday, March 9
                                     
8 Oklahoma State 80  
9 Baylor 66  
  1 No. 1 Kansas 74  
    8 Oklahoma St. 59  
     
       
  1 No. 1 Kansas 72  
  4 No. 16 Iowa State 48  
       
       
  4 No. 16 Iowa St 72
    5 Texas Tech 70  
5 Texas Tech 73
12 Kansas State 57  
  1 No. 1 Kansas 87
  10 Missouri 60
10 Missouri 78  
7 Nebraska 72  
  10 Missouri 80
    2 Texas 75  
     
       
  10 Missouri 89
  6 Oklahoma 80  
       
       
  6 Oklahoma 55
    3 No. 18 Colorado 41  
6 Oklahoma 67
11 Texas A&M 58  

All-Tournament Team

Most Outstanding PlayerPaul Pierce, Kansas[2]

Player Team Position Class
Paul Pierce Kansas So. F
Raef LaFrentz Kansas Jr. F
Jacque Vaughn Kansas Sr. G
Jason Sutherland Missouri Sr. G
Corey Brewer Oklahoma Jr. G

See also

References

  1. "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 83–86. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  3. "1997 Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Box Score" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
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