1978 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1978 Big Eight Conference I Men's 200px 8 Campus Sites Campus Arenas Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Missouri 1st Norm Stewart 1st Stan Ray Missouri The 1978 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 28–March 4 at a combination of on-campus gymnasiums and Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.1977-78 Big 8 Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-8/1978.html April 30, 2016 Seventh-seeded Missouri upset defending champions 1977 men Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State in the championship game, 71–68 (in double overtime), to capture their first Big Eight men's basketball tournament. The Tigers, in turn, received a bid to the 1978 NCAA tournament. They were joined in the tournament by the Big 8's regular season champion, Kansas, who earned at-large bid. Format All eight of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with all teams beginning play in the initial quarterfinal round. All first round games were played on the home court of the higher-seeded team. The semifinals and championship game, in turn, were played at a neutral site at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. Bracket QuarterfinalsTuesday, February 28 SemifinalsFriday, March 3 ChampionshipSaturday, March 4 1 Kansas 82 8 1977 men Colorado Buffaloes Colorado 66 5 1977 men Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma 44 4 1977 men Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State 52 3 1977 men Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska 71 6 1977 none Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State 63 7 Missouri 65 2 Iowa State 63 1 Kansas 76 4 Kansas State 87 3 Nebraska 58 7 Missouri 61 4 Kansas State 68 7 Missouri 71** References Tournament Category:Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament