1977 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament

Inaugural men's basketball tournament August 2023 March 2026 1977 Big Eight Conference I Men's yes 200px 8 Campus Sites Campus Arenas Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Kansas State 1st Jack Hartman 1st Mike Evans Kansas State The 1977 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 1–4 at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.1976-77 Big 8 Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-8/1977.html April 28, 2016 This was the inaugural edition of the tournament. Kansas State defeated Missouri in the championship game, 72–67 (in overtime), to take home their first Big 8 men's basketball tournament. The Wildcats, in turn, received a bid to the 1977 NCAA tournament. Kansas State was the only Big 8 team to qualify for 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, March 1 SemifinalsThursday, March 3 ChampionshipFriday, March 4 1 Kansas State 97 8 Iowa State 62 5 1976 men Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska 58 4 Kansas 61 3 1976 men Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma 68 6 1976 men Colorado Buffaloes Colorado 56 7 1976 men Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State 74 2 Missouri 92 1 Kansas State 80 4 Kansas 67 3 Oklahoma 72 2 Missouri 90 1 Kansas State 72* 2 Missouri 67 References Tournament Category:Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament