2002 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament

2002 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament
2002 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	12
Site	Municipal Auditorium; Kansas City, Missouri
Champions	Oklahoma (1st title)
Winning coach	Sherri Coale (1st title)
MVP	Stacey Dales (Oklahoma)
Attendance	32,953 (overall); 6,197 (championship)
Television	FSN
	Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournaments ← 2001 2003 →

The 2002 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 5–9, 2002, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, MO.^[2]

2001–02 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Oklahoma †	14	–	2	.875	32	–	4	.889
No. 7 Baylor	12	–	4	.750	27	–	6	.818
No. 12 Colorado	11	–	5	.688	24	–	10	.706
No. 11 Kansas State	11	–	5	.688	26	–	8	.765
No. 14 Texas	10	–	6	.625	22	–	10	.688
No. 10 Iowa State	9	–	7	.563	24	–	9	.727
No. 17 Texas Tech	8	–	8	.500	20	–	12	.625
Oklahoma State	7	–	9	.438	16	–	15	.516
Texas A&M	5	–	11	.313	13	–	16	.448
Missouri	5	–	11	.313	14	–	15	.483
Nebraska	4	–	12	.250	14	–	16	.467
Kansas	0	–	16	.000	5	–	25	.167

† 2002 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll ^[1]

Number 1 seed Oklahoma defeated number 2 seed Baylor 84–69 to win their first championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2002 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.
2002 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament seeds
1	Oklahoma ‡#	14–2	32–4
2	Baylor #	12–4	27–6
3	Colorado #	11–5	24–10
4	Kansas State #	11–5	26–8
5	Texas	10–6	22–10
6	Iowa State	9–7	24–9
7	Texas Tech	8–8	20–12
8	Oklahoma State	7–9	16–15
9	Texas A&M	5–11	13–16
10	Missouri	5–11	14–15
11	Nebraska	4–12	14–16
12	Kansas	0–16	5–25
‡ – 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 5
1	1	12:00 pm	#8 Oklahoma State 92 vs #9 Texas A&M 76		4,652
1	2	2:30 pm	#5 Texas 63 vs #12 Kansas 61		4,652
2	3	6:00 pm	#7 Texas Tech 78 vs #10 Missouri 51		7,126
2	4	8:30 pm	#6 Iowa State 74 vs #11 Nebraska 55		7,126
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 6
3	5	12:00 pm	#1 Oklahoma 87 vs #8 Oklahoma State 56	FSN	4,781
3	6	2:30 pm	#4 Kansas State 79 vs #5 Texas 63		4,781
4	7	6:00 pm	#2 Baylor 75 vs #7 Texas Tech 60		4,715
4	8	8:30 pm	#6 Iowa State 58 vs #3 Colorado 56		4,715
Semifinals – Thursday, March 7
5	9	6:00 pm	#1 Oklahoma 69 vs #4 Kansas State 49	FSN	5,482
5	10	8:30 pm	#2 Baylor 91 vs #6 Iowa State 83	FSN	5,482
Final – Saturday, March 9
6	11	6:00 pm	#1 Oklahoma 84 vs #2 Baylor 69	FSN	6,197
Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed^[5]^[6]

Tournament

First round Tuesday, March 5			Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 6			Semifinals Thursday, March 7			Finals Saturday, March 9

			1	Oklahoma	87

			8	Oklahoma State	56
8	Oklahoma State	92

9	Texas A&M	76
						1	Oklahoma	69

						4	Kansas State	49



			4	Kansas State	79

			5	Texas	63
5	Texas	63

12	Kansas State	61
									1	Oklahoma	84

									2	Baylor	69



			3	Colorado	56

			6	Iowa State	58
6	Iowa State	74

11	Nebraska	55
						6	Iowa State	83

						2	Baylor	91



			2	Baylor	75

			7	Texas Tech	60
7	Texas Tech	78

10	Missouri	51

All-Tournament team

Most Outstanding Player – Stacey Dales, Oklahoma^[7]

Player	Team
Stacey Dales	Oklahoma
Sheila Lambert	Baylor
Dionnah Jackson	Oklahoma
Danielle Crockrom	Baylor
Angie Welle	Iowa State
Kendra Wecker	Kansas 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.
^ "2002 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] "2002 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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