1998 Big 12 men's basketball tournament


The 1998 Big 12 men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big 12 Conference. It was played from March 5 to 8, in Kansas City, Missouri at Kemper Arena. Number 1 seed Kansas defeated 3 seed Oklahoma 72–58 to win the championship and receive the conference’s automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament.

1998 Big 12 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1997–98
Teams12
SiteKemper Arena
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsKansas (2nd title)
Winning coachRoy Williams (2nd title)
MVPPaul Pierce (Kansas)
Attendance89,200 (overall)
16,800 (championship)
Top scorerPaul Pierce (Kansas)
(67 points)
TelevisionESPN
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1997–98 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Kansas 15 1   .938 35 4   .897
Oklahoma State 11 5   .688 22 7   .759
Oklahoma 11 5   .688 22 11   .667
Nebraska 10 6   .625 20 12   .625
Baylor 8 8   .500 14 14   .500
Missouri 8 8   .500 17 15   .531
Texas Tech 7 9   .438 13 14   .481
Kansas State 7 9   .438 17 12   .586
Colorado 7 9   .438 13 14   .481
Texas 6 10   .375 14 17   .452
Iowa State 5 11   .313 12 18   .400
Texas A&M 1 15   .063 7 20   .259
1998 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

Seeding

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The Tournament consisted of a 12 team single-elimination tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye.[2]

1998 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
1 Kansas ‡# 15–1 35–4
2 Oklahoma State # 11–5 22–7 2–0 vs. OU
3 Oklahoma # 11–5 22–11 0–2 vs. OSU
4 Nebraska # 10–6 20–12
5 Baylor 8–8 14–14 1–0 vs. MU
6 Missouri 8–8 17–15 0–1 vs. BU
7 Texas Tech 7–9 13–14 1–0 vs. KSU[3]
8 Kansas State 7–9 17–12 5–5 vs. division (CU, ISU, KU, MU, NU)
9 Colorado 7–9 13–14 3–7 vs. division (ISU, KU, KSU, MU, NU)
10 Texas 6–10 14–17
11 Iowa State 5–11 12–18
12 Texas A&M 1–15 7–20
‡ – 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

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Session Game Time Matchup Television Attendance
First Round – Thursday, March 5
1 1 12:00 PM #8 Kansas State 75 vs #9 Colorado 61 Big 12 9,300
2 2:20 PM #5 Baylor 66 vs #12 Texas A&M 63
2 3 6:00 PM #10 Texas 86 vs #7 Texas Tech 83 13,800
4 8:20 PM #6 Missouri 74 vs #11 Iowa State 55
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 6
3 5 12:00 PM #1 Kansas 68 vs #8 Kansas State 61 Big 12 16,800
6 2:20 PM #4 Nebraska 65 vs #5 Baylor 46
4 7 6:00 PM #10 Texas 65 vs #2 Oklahoma State 64 15,400
8 8:20 PM #3 Oklahoma 58 vs #6 Missouri 53
Semifinals – Saturday, March 7
5 9 1:00 PM #1 Kansas 91 vs #4 Nebraska 59 Big 12 17,100
10 3:20 PM #3 Oklahoma 68 vs #10 Texas 55
Final – Sunday, March 8
6 11 2:00 PM #1 Kansas 72 vs #3 Oklahoma 58 ESPN 16,800
Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed[4][5]

Bracket

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First round Second round Semifinals Finals
            
8 Kansas State 75
9 Colorado 61
1 No. 3 Kansas 68
8 Kansas State 61
1 No. 3 Kansas 91
4 Nebraska 59
4 Nebraska 75
5 Baylor 46
5 Baylor 66
12 Texas A&M 63
1 No. 3 Kansas 72
3 Oklahoma 58
10 Texas 86
7 Texas Tech 83
10 Texas 65
2 No. 25 Oklahoma St. 62
3 Oklahoma 68
10 Texas 55
3 Oklahoma 58
6 Missouri 53
6 Missouri 74
11 Iowa State 55

All-Tournament Team

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Most Outstanding PlayerPaul Pierce, Kansas[4]

Player Team Position Class
Paul Pierce Kansas Jr. F
Raef LaFrentz Kansas Sr. F
Corey Brewer Oklahoma Sr. G
Evan Wiley Oklahoma Sr. C
Tyronn Lue Nebraska Jr. G

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020 – via Amazon S3.
  3. ^ "Men's Hoops Seventh Seed at Big 12 Tournament". Texas Tech Red Raiders. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 83–86. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  5. ^ "1998 Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Box Score" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 18, 2020.