2002 Big 12 men's basketball tournament


The 2002 Big 12 Men's Basketball tournament took place in Kansas City, Missouri at Kemper Arena. Oklahoma defeated Kansas 64–55 to win their second Big 12 tournament championship.[2]

2002 Big 12 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2001–02
Teams12
SiteKemper Arena
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsOklahoma (2nd title)
Winning coachKelvin Sampson (2nd title)
MVPHollis Price (Oklahoma)
Attendance104,740 (overall)
18,848 (championship)
Top scorerDrew Gooden (Kansas)
(56 points)
TelevisionESPN
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2003 →
2001–02 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Kansas 16 0   1.000 33 4   .892
No. 3 Oklahoma 13 3   .813 31 5   .861
Texas 10 6   .625 22 12   .647
No. 20 Oklahoma State 10 6   .625 23 9   .719
Texas Tech 10 6   .625 23 9   .719
Missouri 9 7   .563 24 12   .667
Kansas State 6 10   .375 13 16   .448
Nebraska 6 10   .375 13 15   .464
Colorado 5 11   .313 15 14   .517
Baylor 4 12   .250 14 16   .467
Iowa State 4 12   .250 12 19   .387
Texas A&M 3 13   .188 9 22   .290
2002 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.[3]

2002 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
1 Kansas ‡# 16–0 33–4
2 Oklahoma # 13–3 31–5
3 Texas # 10–6 22–12
4 Oklahoma State # 10–6 23–9
5 Texas Tech 10–6 23–9
6 Missouri 9–7 24–12
7 Kansas State 6–10 13–16
8 Nebraska 6–10 13–15
9 Colorado 5–11 15–14
10 Baylor 4–12 14–16
11 Iowa State 4–12 12–19
12 Texas A&M 3–13 9–22
‡ – 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.[3]

Schedule

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Session Game Time Matchup Television Attendance
First Round – Thursday, March 7
1 1 12:00 PM #9 Colorado 67 vs #8 Nebraska 60 Big 12 10,500
2 2:20 PM #5 Texas Tech 80 vs #12 Texas A&M 71
2 3 6:00 PM #7 Kansas State 74 vs #10 Baylor 73 OT 18,848
4 8:35 PM #6 Missouri 79 vs #11 Iowa State 59 ESPN2
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 8
3 5 12:00 PM #1 Kansas 102 vs #9 Colorado 73 Big 12 18,848
6 2:20 PM #5 Texas Tech 73 vs #4 Oklahoma State 51
4 7 6:00 PM #2 Oklahoma 63 vs #7 Kansas State 52 18,848
8 8:20 PM #3 Texas 89 vs #6 Missouri 85
Semifinals – Saturday, March 9
5 9 1:00 PM #1 Kansas 90 vs #5 Texas Tech 50 Big 12 18,848
10 3:20 PM #2 Oklahoma 67 vs #3 Texas 51
Final – Sunday, March 10
6 11 2:00 PM #2 Oklahoma 64 vs #1 Kansas 55 ESPN 18,848
Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed[4][2]

Bracket

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First Round
Thursday, March 3
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 8
Semifinals
Saturday, March 9
Finals
Sunday, March 10
            
8 Nebraska 60
9 Colorado 67
9 Colorado 73
1 #1 Kansas 102
1 #1 Kansas 90
5 Texas Tech 50
5 Texas Tech 73
4 #14 Oklahoma St 51
5 Texas Tech 80
12 Texas A&M 71
1 #1 Kansas 55
2 #4 Oklahoma 64
6 Missouri 79
11 Iowa St 59
6 Missouri 85
3 Texas 89
3 Texas 51
2 #4 Oklahoma 67
2 #4 Oklahoma 63
7 Kansas St 52
7 Kansas St 74*
10 Baylor 73

* Indicates overtime game[5]

All-Tournament Team

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Most Outstanding PlayerHollis Price, Oklahoma[4]

Player Team Position Class
Hollis Price Oklahoma Jr. G
Nick Collison Kansas Jr. F
Drew Gooden Kansas Jr. F
Aaron McGhee Oklahoma Sr. F
T. J. Ford Texas Fr. 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 "2002 Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Box Score" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 83–86. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2007. Retrieved March 10, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)