1997 Big 12 men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1997 Big 12 I Men's 200 12 Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Kansas 1st Roy Williams 1st Paul Pierce Kansas 114,420 (overall)19,310 (championship) Corey Brewer Oklahoma 73 CBS yes 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.https://s3.amazonaws.com/big12sports.com/documents/2019/9/25/19_20_MBB_Record_Book_small_file_.pdf 83–86 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book Big 12 Conference PDF June 19, 2020 Seeding The tournament consisted of a 12 team single-elimination tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye.https://s3.amazonaws.com/big12sports.com/documents/2019/9/25/19_20_MBB_Record_Book_small_file_.pdf 26–30 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book Big 12 Conference PDF June 18, 2020 1997 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament seeds Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker1 Kansas ‡#15–134–22 Texas #10–618–123 Colorado #11–522–104 Iowa State #10–622–91–0 vs. Texas Tech5 Texas Tech 10–619–90–1 vs. Iowa State6 Oklahoma 9–719–117 Nebraska 7–918–151–0 vs. Oklahoma State8 1996 men Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State 7–917–150–1 vs. Nebraska9 1996 men Baylor Bears Baylor 6–1018–1210 Missouri 5–1116–1711 1996 men Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M 3–139–181–0 vs. Kansas State12 1996 men Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State 3–1310–170–1 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 SessionGameTimeMatchupTelevisionAttendanceFirst Round – Thursday, March 61 1 12:00 PM #8 Oklahoma State 80 vs #9 Baylor 66 Creative Sports19,100 2 2:20 PM #5 Texas Tech 73 vs #12 Kansas State 572 3 6:00 PM #10 Missouri 78 vs #7 Nebraska 7218,800 4 8:20 PM #6 Oklahoma 67 vs #11 Texas A&M 58Quarterfinals – Friday, March 73 5 12:00 PM #1 Kansas 74 vs #8 Oklahoma State 59 Creative Sports18,800 6 2:20 PM #4 Iowa State 72 vs #5 Texas Tech 704 7 6:00 PM #10 Missouri 80 vs #2 Texas 7519,100 8 8:20 PM #6 Oklahoma 55 vs #3 Colorado 41Semifinals – Saturday, March 85 9 1:00 PM #1 Kansas 72 vs #4 Iowa State 48 Creative Sports19,310 10 3:20 PM #10 Missouri 89 vs #6 Oklahoma 80Final – Sunday, March 96 11 12:00 PM #1 Kansas 87 vs #10 Missouri 60 CBS19,310 Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seedhttps://s3.amazonaws.com/big12sports.com/documents/2019/9/25/19_20_MBB_Record_Book_small_file_.pdf 83–86 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book Big 12 Conference PDF June 19, 2020https://static.big12sports.com/custompages/pdfs/alltimeresults/MBB/1996-97.pdf 1997 Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Box Score Big 12 Conference PDF June 18, 2020 Bracket First roundThursday, March 6 QuarterfinalsFriday, March 7 SemifinalsSaturday, March 8 ChampionshipSunday, March 9 8 Oklahoma State 80 9 Baylor 66 5 Texas Tech 73 12 Kansas State 57 10 Missouri 78 7 Nebraska 72 6 Oklahoma 67 11 Texas A&M 58 1 No. 1 Kansas 74 8 Oklahoma St. 59 4 No. 16 Iowa St 72 5 Texas Tech 70 10 Missouri 80 2 Texas 75 6 Oklahoma 55 3 No. 18 Colorado 41 1 No. 1 Kansas 72 4 No. 16 Iowa State 48 10 Missouri 89 6 Oklahoma 80 1 No. 1 Kansas 87 10 Missouri 60 All-Tournament Team Most Outstanding Player – Paul Pierce, Kansas Player Team Position ClassPaul PierceKansasSo.FRaef LaFrentzKansasJr.FJacque VaughnKansasSr.GJason SutherlandMissouriSr.GCorey BrewerOklahomaJr.G See also 1997 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament 1997 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References expanded Category:Big 12 men's basketball tournament Tournament Big 12 men's basketball tournament Big 12 men's basketball tournament Category:College sports tournaments in Missouri