1998 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament

1998 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament
1998 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	12
Site	Municipal Auditorium; Kansas City, Missouri
Champions	Texas Tech (1st title)
Winning coach	Marsha Sharp (1st title)
MVP	Alicia Thompson (Texas Tech)
Attendance	18,774 (overall); 5,800 (championship)
Television	Metro Sports, FSN
	Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournaments ← 1997 1999 →

The 1998 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 3–7, 1998, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, MO.^[2]

1997–98 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Texas Tech †	15	–	1	.938	26	–	5	.839
No. 24 Iowa State	12	–	4	.750	25	–	8	.758
Kansas	11	–	5	.688	23	–	9	.719
Nebraska	11	–	5	.688	23	–	10	.697
Oklahoma State	10	–	6	.625	20	–	11	.645
Baylor	10	–	6	.625	20	–	11	.645
Texas	7	–	9	.438	12	–	15	.444
Colorado	5	–	11	.313	12	–	16	.429
Oklahoma	4	–	12	.250	8	–	19	.296
Texas A&M	4	–	12	.250	9	–	19	.321
Kansas State	4	–	12	.250	11	–	17	.393
Missouri	3	–	13	.188	11	–	16	.407

† 1998 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll ^[1]

Number 1 seed Texas Tech defeated number 3 seed Kansas 71–53 to win their first championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament.

Seeding

The Tournament consisted of a 12 team single-elimination tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye.^[3]

Seed	School	Conf.	Over.
1998 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament seeds
1	Texas Tech ‡#	15–1	26–5
2	Iowa State #	12–4	25–8
3	Kansas #	11–5	23–9
4	Nebraska #	11–5	23–10
5	Oklahoma State	10–6	20–11
6	Baylor	10–6	20–11
7	Texas	7–9	12–15
8	Colorado	5–11	12–16
9	Oklahoma	4–12	8–19
10	Texas A&M	4–12	9–19
11	Kansas State	4–12	11–17
12	Missouri	3–13	11–16
‡ – 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.^[4]

Schedule

Session	Game	Time	Matchup	Television	Attendance
First round – Tuesday, March 3
1	1	12:00 pm	#8 Colorado 71 vs #9 Oklahoma 66		1,560
1	2	2:20 pm	#5 Oklahoma State 67 vs #12 Missouri 48		1,560
2	3	6:00 pm	#10 Texas A&M 98 vs #7 Texas 74		2,162
2	4	8:20 pm	#11 Kansas State 71 vs #6 Baylor 66 ^OT		2,162
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 4
3	5	12:00 pm	#1 Texas Tech 80 vs #8 Colorado 49	Metro Sports	1,700
3	6	2:20 pm	#5 Oklahoma State 83 vs #4 Nebraska 69		1,700
4	7	6:00 pm	#2 Iowa State 88 vs #10 Texas A&M 68		4,052
4	8	8:20 pm	#3 Kansas 50 vs #11 Kansas State 46		4,052
Semifinals – Thursday, March 5
5	9	5:00 pm	#1 Texas Tech 53 vs #5 Oklahoma State 49	FSN	3,500
5	10	7:20 pm	#3 Kansas 70 vs #2 Iowa State 65	FSN	3,500
Final – Saturday, March 7
6	11	7:00 pm	#1 Texas Tech 71 vs #3 Kansas 53	FSN	5,800
Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed^[5]^[6]

Tournament

First round Tuesday, March 3			Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 4			Semifinals Thursday, March 5			Finals Saturday, March 7

			1	Texas Tech	84

			8	Colorado	49
8	Colorado	71

9	Oklahoma	66
						1	Texas Tech	53

						5	Oklahoma State	49



			4	Nebraska	69

			5	Oklahoma State	83
5	Oklahoma State	67

12	Missouri	48
									1	Texas Tech	71

									3	Kansas	53



			3	Kansas	50

			11	Kansas State	46
6	Baylor	66

11	Kansas State	71 (OT)
						3	Kansas	70

						2	Iowa State	65



			2	Iowa State	88

			10	Texas A&M	68
7	Texas	74

10	Texas A&M	98

All-Tournament team

Most Outstanding Player – Alicia Thompson, Texas Tech^[7]

Player	Team
Alicia Thompson	Texas Tech
Angie Braziel	Texas Tech
Stacy Frese	Iowa State
Lynn Pride	Kansas
Cheri Edwards	Oklahoma State

References

^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
^ "Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. March 3–6, 2017. p. 29. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
^ "2016-17 Women's Basketball" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 2–3. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 57–62. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
^ "1998 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament Box Scores" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. p. 64. Retrieved June 14, 2020.

[1] "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.

[2] "Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. March 3–6, 2017. p. 29. Retrieved May 5, 2020.

[3] "2016-17 Women's Basketball" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 2–3. Retrieved December 3, 2019.

[4] "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.

[5] "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 57–62. Retrieved June 15, 2020.

[6] "1998 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament Box Scores" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 16, 2020.

[7] "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. p. 64. Retrieved June 14, 2020.

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