1997 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament

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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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Kansas † 15 – 1   .938 34 – 2   .944
No. 24 Colorado 11 – 5   .688 22 – 10   .688
Texas 10 – 6   .625 18 – 12   .600
No. 18 Iowa State 10 – 6   .625 22 – 9   .710
Texas Tech 10 – 6   .625 19 – 9   .679
Oklahoma 9 – 7   .563 19 – 11   .633
Nebraska 7 – 9   .438 18 – 15   .545
Oklahoma State 7 – 9   .438 17 – 15   .531
Baylor 6 – 10   .375 18 – 12   .600
Missouri 5 – 11   .313 16 – 17   .485
Texas A&M 3 – 13   .188 9 – 18   .333
Kansas State 3 – 13   .188 10 – 17   .370
† 1997 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

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]

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 Player – Paul 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. ^ a b c "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "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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