1997 Big 12 men's basketball tournament

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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.[2]

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1997 Big 12 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199697
Teams12
SiteKemper Arena
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsKansas (1st title)
Winning coachRoy Williams (1st title)
MVPPaul Pierce (Kansas)
Attendance114,420 (overall)
19,310 (championship)
Top scorerCorey Brewer (Oklahoma)
(73 points)
TelevisionCBS
1998 
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1996–97 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Kansas151 .938342  .944
No. 24 Colorado115 .6882210  .688
Texas106 .6251812  .600
No. 18 Iowa State106 .625229  .710
Texas Tech106 .625199  .679
Oklahoma97 .5631911  .633
Nebraska79 .4381815  .545
Oklahoma State79 .4381715  .531
Baylor610 .3751812  .600
Missouri511 .3131617  .485
Texas A&M313 .188918  .333
Kansas State313 .1881017  .370
1997 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]
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Seeding

The tournament consisted of a 12 team single-elimination tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye.[3]

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1997 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
1 Kansas ‡# 15–1 34–2
2 Texas # 10–6 18–12
3 Colorado # 11–5 22–10
4 Iowa State # 10–6 22–9 1–0 vs. Texas Tech
5 Texas Tech 10–6 19–9 0–1 vs. Iowa State
6 Oklahoma 9–7 19–11
7 Nebraska 7–9 18–15 1–0 vs. Oklahoma State
8 Oklahoma State 7–9 17–15 0–1 vs. Nebraska
9 Baylor 6–10 18–12
10 Missouri 5–11 16–17
11 Texas A&M 3–13 9–18 1–0 vs. Kansas State
12 Kansas State 3–13 10–17 0–1 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.[3]
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Schedule

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Session Game Time Matchup Television Attendance
First Round – Thursday, March 6
1 1 12:00 PM #8 Oklahoma State 80 vs #9 Baylor 66 Creative Sports 19,100
2 2:20 PM #5 Texas Tech 73 vs #12 Kansas State 57
2 3 6:00 PM #10 Missouri 78 vs #7 Nebraska 72 18,800
4 8:20 PM #6 Oklahoma 67 vs #11 Texas A&M 58
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 7
3 5 12:00 PM #1 Kansas 74 vs #8 Oklahoma State 59 Creative Sports 18,800
6 2:20 PM #4 Iowa State 72 vs #5 Texas Tech 70
4 7 6:00 PM #10 Missouri 80 vs #2 Texas 75 19,100
8 8:20 PM #6 Oklahoma 55 vs #3 Colorado 41
Semifinals – Saturday, March 8
5 9 1:00 PM #1 Kansas 72 vs #4 Iowa State 48 Creative Sports 19,310
10 3:20 PM #10 Missouri 89 vs #6 Oklahoma 80
Final – Sunday, March 9
6 11 12:00 PM #1 Kansas 87 vs #10 Missouri 60 CBS 19,310
Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed[2][4]
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Bracket

First round
Thursday, March 6
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 7
Semifinals
Saturday, March 8
Championship
Sunday, March 9
            
8 Oklahoma State 80
9 Baylor 66
1 No. 1 Kansas 74
8 Oklahoma St. 59
1 No. 1 Kansas 72
4 No. 16 Iowa State 48
4 No. 16 Iowa St 72
5 Texas Tech 70
5 Texas Tech 73
12 Kansas State 57
1 No. 1 Kansas 87
10 Missouri 60
10 Missouri 78
7 Nebraska 72
10 Missouri 80
2 Texas 75
10 Missouri 89
6 Oklahoma 80
6 Oklahoma 55
3 No. 18 Colorado 41
6 Oklahoma 67
11 Texas A&M 58

All-Tournament Team

Most Outstanding PlayerPaul Pierce, Kansas[2]

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Player Team Position Class
Paul Pierce Kansas So. F
Raef LaFrentz Kansas Jr. F
Jacque Vaughn Kansas Sr. G
Jason Sutherland Missouri Sr. G
Corey Brewer Oklahoma Jr. G
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