1983 Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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1983 Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1982–83
Teams8
First round siteCampus Sites
Campus Arenas
Finals siteKemper Arena
Kansas City, MO
ChampionsOklahoma State (1st title)
Winning coachPaul Hansen (1st title)
MVPLeroy Combs (Oklahoma State)
← 1982
1984 →
1982–83 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Missouri 12 – 2   .857 26 – 8   .765
Oklahoma 10 – 4   .714 24 – 9   .727
No. 19 Oklahoma State † 9 – 5   .643 24 – 7   .774
Nebraska 9 – 5   .643 22 – 10   .688
Iowa State 5 – 9   .357 13 – 15   .464
Kansas State 4 – 10   .286 12 – 16   .429
Kansas 4 – 10   .286 13 – 16   .448
Colorado 3 – 11   .214 13 – 15   .464
† 1983 Big Eight Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1983 Big Eight Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 10–12 at a combination of on-campus gymnasiums and the Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.[1]

Number 3 seed Oklahoma State defeated top-seeded Missouri in the championship game, 93–92 in double overtime, to win their first Big Eight men's basketball tournament.

The Cowboys received an automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA Tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow Big Eight members Missouri and Oklahoma, 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 10 		Semifinals
Friday, March 11 		Championship
Saturday, March 12
         
1 #12 Missouri 88
8 Colorado 73
1 #12 Missouri 69
4 Nebraska 63
5 Iowa State 71
4 Nebraska 94
1 #12 Missouri 92
3 Oklahoma State 93**
3 Oklahoma State 75
6 Kansas State 61
3 Oklahoma State 90
7 Kansas 83
7 Kansas 87
2 #19 Oklahoma 77

References[]

  1. ^ "1982-83 Big 8 Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
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