2008 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

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2008 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams12
SiteMunicipal Auditorium
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsTexas A&M (1st title)
Winning coachGary Blair (1st title)
MVPTakia Starks (Texas A&M)
Attendance24,190 (overall)
4,420 (championship)
TelevisionMetro Sports, FSN
← 2007
2009 →
2007–08 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Kansas State 13 – 3   .813 22 – 10   .688
No. 12 Baylor 12 – 4   .750 25 – 7   .781
No. 13 Oklahoma State 11 – 5   .688 27 – 8   .771
No. 8 Texas A&M † 11 – 5   .688 29 – 8   .784
No. 14 Oklahoma 11 – 5   .688 22 – 9   .710
Nebraska 9 – 7   .563 21 – 12   .636
Texas 7 – 9   .438 22 – 13   .629
Iowa State 7 – 9   .438 21 – 13   .618
Colorado 5 – 11   .313 19 – 15   .559
Texas Tech 4 – 12   .250 17 – 16   .515
Kansas 4 – 12   .250 17 – 16   .515
Missouri 2 – 14   .125 10 – 21   .323
† 2008 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

The 2008 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Championship, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2008 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship, is the 2008 edition of the Big 12 Conference's championship tournament. The tournament was held at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri between March 11–13 and on March 15, 2008. Texas A&M University won their first Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament championship beating Oklahoma State University, 64–59.

Kansas City-based Metro Sports televised the first round of the tournament while Fox Sports Net televised the second, semifinal, and final round of the tournament.

Seeding[]

2008 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
1 Kansas State ‡# 13–3 22–10
2 Baylor # 12–4 25–7
3 Oklahoma State # 11–5 27–8
4 Texas A&M # 11–5 29–8
5 Oklahoma 11–5 22–9
6 Nebraska 9–7 21–12
7 Texas 7–9 22–13
8 Iowa State 7–9 21–13
9 Colorado 5–11 19–15
10 Texas Tech 4–12 17–16
11 Kansas 4–12 17–16
12 Missouri 2–14 10–21
‡ – 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.[2]

Schedule[]

Session Game Time Matchup Television Attendance
First Round – Tuesday, March 11
1 1 12:00 pm #8 Iowa State 76 vs #9 Colorado 50 Metro Sports 3,344
2 2:30 pm #12 Missouri 70 vs #5 Oklahoma 64 OT
2 3 6:00 pm #7 Texas 75 vs #10 Texas Tech 63 3,974
4 8:30 pm #11 Kansas 73 vs #6 Nebraska 67
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 12
3 5 12:00 pm #8 Iowa State 66 vs #1 Kansas State 65 OT FSN 4,326
6 2:30 pm #4 Texas A&M 65 vs #12 Missouri 39
4 7 6:00 pm #7 Texas 76 vs #2 Baylor 61 3,363
8 8:30 pm #3 Oklahoma State 82 vs #11 Kansas 62
Semifinals – Thursday, March 13
5 9 6:00 pm #4 Texas A&M 65 vs #8 Iowa State 53 FSN 4,763
10 8:30 pm #3 Oklahoma State 75 vs #7 Texas 72
Final – Saturday, March 15
6 11 6:00 pm #4 Texas A&M 64 vs #3 Oklahoma State 59 FSN 4,420
Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed[3][4]

Tournament bracket[]

First Round
(March 11) 		Second Round
(March 12) 		Semifinals
(March 13) 		Finals
(March 15)
            
1 Kansas State 65
8 Iowa State (OT) 66
8 Iowa State 76
9 Colorado 50
8 Iowa State 53
4 Texas A&M 65
4 Texas A&M 65
12 Missouri 39
5 Oklahoma 64
12 Missouri (OT) 70
4 Texas A&M 64
3 Oklahoma State 59
2 Baylor 61
7 Texas 76
7 Texas 75
10 Texas Tech 63
7 Texas 72
3 Oklahoma State 75
3 Oklahoma State 82
11 Kansas 62
6 Nebraska 67
11 Kansas 72

All-Tournament Team[]

Most Outstanding Player – Takia Starks, Texas A&M[5]

Player Team
Takia Starks Texas A&M
Heather Ezell Iowa State
Andrea Riley Oklahoma State
Danielle Green Oklahoma State
A’Quonesia Franklin Texas A&M

See also[]

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  3. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 57–62. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  4. ^ "2008 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament Box Scores" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  5. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. p. 64. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
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