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1997 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament
The 1997 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 4–8, 1997, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, MO.
| 1997 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament |
|---|
| Division I |
| 12 |
| Municipal AuditoriumKansas City, Missouri |
| Colorado (1st title) |
| Ceal Barry (1st title) |
| Andria Jones (Kansas State) |
| 18,700 (overall)7,152 (championship) |
| FSN |
| Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournaments |
The 1997 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 4–8, 1997, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, MO.
Number 3 seed Colorado defeated number 5 seed Kansas State 54–44 to win their first championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA tournament.
The Tournament consisted of a 12 team single-elimination tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye.
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament seeds | ||||
| 1 | Kansas ‡# | 14–2 | 25–6 | |
| 2 | Texas # | 12–4 | 22–8 | |
| 3 | Colorado # | 12–4 | 23–9 | |
| 4 | Texas Tech # | 11–5 | 20–9 | |
| 5 | Kansas State | 9–7 | 19–12 | |
| 6 | Iowa State | 9–7 | 17–12 | |
| 7 | Nebraska | 8–8 | 19–9 | |
| 8 | Oklahoma State | 7–9 | 15–12 | |
| 9 | Baylor | 7–9 | 15–13 | |
| 10 | Missouri | 3–13 | 10–20 | |
| 11 | Texas A&M | 3–13 | 9–18 | |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 1–15 | 5–22 | |
| ‡ – 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. |
| Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Television | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 12:00 pm | #9 Baylor 68 vs #8 Oklahoma State 62 | 1,124 | |
| 2 | 2:30 pm | #5 Kansas State 81 vs #12 Oklahoma 56 | |||
| 2 | 3 | 6:00 pm | #7 Nebraska 62 vs #10 Missouri 58 | 1,768 | |
| 4 | 8:30 pm | #6 Iowa State 53 vs #11 Texas A&M 41 | |||
| 3 | 5 | 12:00 pm | #1 Kansas 66 vs #9 Baylor 54 | 2,421 | |
| 6 | 2:20 pm | #5 Kansas State 76 vs #4 Texas Tech 68 | |||
| 4 | 7 | 6:00 pm | #2 Texas 74 vs #7 Nebraska 68 | 2,670 | |
| 8 | 8:20 pm | #3 Colorado 56 vs #6 Iowa State 39 | |||
| 5 | 9 | 5:00 pm | #5 Kansas State 73 vs #1 Kansas 58 | FSN | 3,565 |
| 10 | 7:30 pm | #3 Colorado 64 vs #2 Texas 50 | |||
| 6 | 11 | 7:00 pm | #3 Colorado 54 vs #5 Kansas State 44 | FSN | 7,152 |
| Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed |
Most Outstanding Player – Andria Jones, Kansas State
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Andria Jones | Kansas State |
| La Shena Graham | Colorado |
| Brit Jacobson | Kansas State |
| Tamecka Dixon | Kansas |
| Erin Scholz | Colorado |
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