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1997 Big 12 men's basketball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 1997 |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Division | I |
| Gender | Men's |
| Image | |
| ImageSize | 200 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Arena | Kemper Arena |
| City | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Champions | Kansas |
| TitleCount | 1st |
| Coach | Roy Williams |
| CoachCount | 1st |
| MVP | Paul Pierce |
| MVPTeam | Kansas |
| Attendance | 114,420 (overall) |
| 19,310 (championship) | |
| TopScorer | Corey Brewer |
| TopScorerTeam | Oklahoma |
| Points | 73 |
| Television | CBS |
| FirstTournamentEver | yes |
19,310 (championship)
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 Kemper Arena. Kansas won the tournament for the 1st time and received the conference's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA tournament.
Seeding
The tournament consisted of a 12 team single-elimination tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye.
| 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 | 1–0 vs. Texas Tech |
| 5 | Texas Tech | 10–6 | 19–9 | 0–1 vs. Iowa State |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 9–7 | 19–11 | |
| 7 | Nebraska | 7–9 | 18–15 | 1–0 vs. Oklahoma State |
| 8 | 7–9 | 17–15 | 0–1 vs. Nebraska | |
| 9 | 6–10 | 18–12 | ||
| 10 | Missouri | 5–11 | 16–17 | |
| 11 | 3–13 | 9–18 | 1–0 vs. Kansas State | |
| 12 | 3–13 | 10–17 | 0–1 vs. Texas A&M | |
| ‡ – 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. |
Schedule
| Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Television | Attendance | First Round – Thursday, March 6 | Quarterfinals – Friday, March 7 | Semifinals – Saturday, March 8 | Final – Sunday, March 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 12:00 PM | #8 Oklahoma State 80 vs #9 Baylor 66 | Creative Sports | 19,100 | ||||
| 2 | 2:20 PM | #5 Texas Tech 73 vs #12 Kansas State 57 | |||||||
| 2 | 3 | 6:00 PM | #10 Missouri 78 vs #7 Nebraska 72 | 18,800 | |||||
| 4 | 8:20 PM | #6 Oklahoma 67 vs #11 Texas A&M 58 | |||||||
| 3 | 5 | 12:00 PM | #1 Kansas 74 vs #8 Oklahoma State 59 | Creative Sports | 18,800 | ||||
| 6 | 2:20 PM | #4 Iowa State 72 vs #5 Texas Tech 70 | |||||||
| 4 | 7 | 6:00 PM | #10 Missouri 80 vs #2 Texas 75 | 19,100 | |||||
| 8 | 8:20 PM | #6 Oklahoma 55 vs #3 Colorado 41 | |||||||
| 5 | 9 | 1:00 PM | #1 Kansas 72 vs #4 Iowa State 48 | Creative Sports | 19,310 | ||||
| 10 | 3:20 PM | #10 Missouri 89 vs #6 Oklahoma 80 | |||||||
| 6 | 11 | 12:00 PM | #1 Kansas 87 vs #10 Missouri 60 | CBS | 19,310 | ||||
| Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed |
Bracket
| RD1-team01=Oklahoma State | RD1-score01=80 | RD1-seed02=9 | RD1-team02=Baylor | RD1-score02=66 | RD1-seed07=5 | RD1-team07=Texas Tech | RD1-score07=73 | RD1-seed08=12 | RD1-team08=Kansas State | RD1-score08=57 | RD1-seed09=10 | RD1-team09=Missouri | RD1-score09=78 | RD1-seed10=7 | RD1-team10=Nebraska | RD1-score10=72 | RD1-seed15=6 | RD1-team15=Oklahoma | RD1-score15=67 | RD1-seed16=11 | RD1-team16=Texas A&M | RD1-score16=58 | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=No. 1 Kansas | RD2-score01=74 | RD2-seed02=8 | RD2-team02=Oklahoma St. | RD2-score02=59 | RD2-seed03=4 | RD2-team03=No. 16 Iowa St | RD2-score03=72 | RD2-seed04=5 | RD2-team04=Texas Tech | RD2-score04=70 | RD2-seed05=10 | RD2-team05=Missouri | RD2-score05=80 | RD2-seed06=2 | RD2-team06=Texas | RD2-score06=75 | RD2-seed07=6 | RD2-team07=Oklahoma | RD2-score07=55 | RD2-seed08=3 | RD2-team08=No. 18 Colorado | RD2-score08=41 | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=No. 1 Kansas | RD3-score01=72 | RD3-seed02=4 | RD3-team02=No. 16 Iowa State | RD3-score02=48 | RD3-seed03=10 | RD3-team03=Missouri | RD3-score03=89 | RD3-seed04=6 | RD3-team04=Oklahoma | RD3-score04=80 | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=No. 1 Kansas | RD4-score01=87 | RD4-seed02=10 | RD4-team02=Missouri | RD4-score02=60
All-Tournament Team
Most Outstanding Player – Paul Pierce, Kansas
| 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 |
References
References
- "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book". Big 12 Conference.
- "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book". Big 12 Conference.
- "1997 Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Box Score". Big 12 Conference.
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