1979 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1979 Big Eight Conference I Men's 200px 8 Campus Sites Campus Arenas Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Oklahoma 1st Dave Bliss 1st Al Beal Oklahoma The 1979 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 27–March 3 at a combination of on-campus gymnasiums and Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.1978-79 Big 8 Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-8/1979.html April 30, 2016 Top-seeded Oklahoma defeated Kansas in the championship game, 80–65, to capture their first Big Eight men's basketball tournament. The Sooners, in turn, received a bid to the 1979 NCAA tournament. No other Big 8 members were invited to the tournament. 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 27 SemifinalsFriday, March 2 ChampionshipSaturday, March 3 1 Oklahoma 77 8 1978 men Colorado Buffaloes Colorado 57 5 1978 men Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska 60 4 1978 men Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State 61** 3 Kansas 91 6 Iowa State 70 7 1978 men Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State 70 2 1978 men Missouri Tigers Missouri 92 1 Oklahoma 72 4 Kansas State 68 3 Kansas 76 2 Missouri 73 1 Oklahoma 80 3 Kansas 65 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