1998 Big 12 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199798
Teams12
SiteKemper Arena
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsKansas (2nd title)
Winning coachRoy Williams (2nd title)
MVPPaul Pierce (Kansas)
Attendance89,200 (overall)
16,800 (championship)
Top scorerPaul Pierce (Kansas)
(67 points)
TelevisionESPN
1997–98 Big 12 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Kansas151 .938354  .897
Oklahoma State115 .688227  .759
Oklahoma115 .6882211  .667
Nebraska106 .6252012  .625
Baylor88 .5001414  .500
Missouri88 .5001715  .531
Texas Tech79 .4381314  .481
Kansas State79 .4381712  .586
Colorado79 .4381314  .481
Texas610 .3751417  .452
Iowa State511 .3131218  .400
Texas A&M115 .063720  .259
1998 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

The 1998 Big 12 men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big 12 Conference. It was played from March 5 to 8, in Kansas City, Missouri at Kemper Arena. Number 1 seed Kansas defeated 3 seed Oklahoma 72–58 to win the championship and receive the conference’s automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament.

Seeding

The Tournament consisted of a 12 team single-elimination tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye.[2]

1998 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
1 Kansas ‡# 15–1 35–4
2 Oklahoma State # 11–5 22–7 2–0 vs. OU
3 Oklahoma # 11–5 22–11 0–2 vs. OSU
4 Nebraska # 10–6 20–12
5 Baylor 8–8 14–14 1–0 vs. MU
6 Missouri 8–8 17–15 0–1 vs. BU
7 Texas Tech 7–9 13–14 1–0 vs. KSU[3]
8 Kansas State 7–9 17–12 5–5 vs. division (CU, ISU, KU, MU, NU)
9 Colorado 7–9 13–14 3–7 vs. division (ISU, KU, KSU, MU, NU)
10 Texas 6–10 14–17
11 Iowa State 5–11 12–18
12 Texas A&M 1–15 7–20
‡ – 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.[2]

Schedule

Session Game Time Matchup Television Attendance
First Round – Thursday, March 5
1 1 12:00 PM #8 Kansas State 75 vs #9 Colorado 61 Big 12 9,300
2 2:20 PM #5 Baylor 66 vs #12 Texas A&M 63
2 3 6:00 PM #10 Texas 86 vs #7 Texas Tech 83 13,800
4 8:20 PM #6 Missouri 74 vs #11 Iowa State 55
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 6
3 5 12:00 PM #1 Kansas 68 vs #8 Kansas State 61 Big 12 16,800
6 2:20 PM #4 Nebraska 65 vs #5 Baylor 46
4 7 6:00 PM #10 Texas 65 vs #2 Oklahoma State 64 15,400
8 8:20 PM #3 Oklahoma 58 vs #6 Missouri 53
Semifinals – Saturday, March 7
5 9 1:00 PM #1 Kansas 91 vs #4 Nebraska 59 Big 12 17,100
10 3:20 PM #3 Oklahoma 68 vs #10 Texas 55
Final – Sunday, March 8
6 11 2:00 PM #1 Kansas 72 vs #3 Oklahoma 58 ESPN 16,800
Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed[4][5]

Bracket

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
            
8 Kansas State 75
9 Colorado 61
1 No. 3 Kansas 68
8 Kansas State 61
1 No. 3 Kansas 91
4 Nebraska 59
4 Nebraska 75
5 Baylor 46
5 Baylor 66
12 Texas A&M 63
1 No. 3 Kansas 72
3 Oklahoma 58
10 Texas 86
7 Texas Tech 83
10 Texas 65
2 No. 25 Oklahoma St. 62
3 Oklahoma 68
10 Texas 55
3 Oklahoma 58
6 Missouri 53
6 Missouri 74
11 Iowa State 55

All-Tournament Team

Most Outstanding PlayerPaul Pierce, Kansas[4]

Player Team Position Class
Paul Pierce Kansas Jr. F
Raef LaFrentz Kansas Sr. F
Corey Brewer Oklahoma Sr. G
Evan Wiley Oklahoma Sr. C
Tyronn Lue Nebraska Jr. G

See also

References

  1. 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020 via Amazon S3.
  3. "Men's Hoops Seventh Seed at Big 12 Tournament". Texas Tech Red Raiders. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 83–86. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  5. "1998 Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Box Score" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
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