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1998 Big 12 men's basketball tournament


FieldValue
Year1998
ConferenceBig 12
DivisionI
GenderMen's
Image
ImageSize200
Teams12
ArenaKemper Arena
CityKansas City, Missouri
Champions[Kansas](1997-98-kansas-jayhawks-men-s-basketball-team)
TitleCount2nd
CoachRoy Williams
CoachCount2nd
MVPPaul Pierce
MVPTeamKansas
Attendance89,200 (overall)
16,800 (championship)
TopScorerPaul Pierce
TopScorerTeamKansas
Points67
TelevisionESPN

16,800 (championship)

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.

SeedSchoolConf.Over.Tiebreaker
1[Kansas](1997-98-kansas-jayhawks-men-s-basketball-team) ‡#15–135–4
2#11–522–72–0 vs. OU
3[Oklahoma](1997-98-oklahoma-sooners-men-s-basketball-team) #11–522–110–2 vs. OSU
4[Nebraska](1997-98-nebraska-cornhuskers-men-s-basketball-team) #10–620–12
58–814–141–0 vs. MU
68–817–150–1 vs. BU
7[Texas Tech](1997-98-texas-tech-red-raiders-men-s-basketball-team)7–913–141–0 vs. KSU
87–917–125–5 vs. division (CU, ISU, KU, MU, NU)
97–913–143–7 vs. division (ISU, KU, KSU, MU, NU)
10[Texas](1997-98-texas-longhorns-men-s-basketball-team)6–1014–17
11[Iowa State](1997-98-iowa-state-cyclones-men-s-basketball-team)5–1112–18
121–157–20
‡ – 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.

Schedule

SessionGameTimeMatchupTelevisionAttendanceFirst Round – Thursday, March 5Quarterfinals – Friday, March 6Semifinals – Saturday, March 7Final – Sunday, March 8
1112:00 PM**#8 Kansas State 75** vs #9 Colorado 61Big 129,300
22:20 PM**#5 Baylor 66** vs #12 Texas A&M 63
236:00 PM**#10 Texas 86** vs #7 Texas Tech 8313,800
48:20 PM**#6 Missouri 74** vs #11 Iowa State 55
3512:00 PM**#1 Kansas 68** vs #8 Kansas State 61Big 1216,800
62:20 PM**#4 Nebraska 65** vs #5 Baylor 46
476:00 PM**#10 Texas 65** vs #2 Oklahoma State 6415,400
88:20 PM**#3 Oklahoma 58** vs #6 Missouri 53
591:00 PM**#1 Kansas 91** vs #4 Nebraska 59Big 1217,100
103:20 PM**#3 Oklahoma 68** vs #10 Texas 55
6112:00 PM**#1 Kansas 72** vs #3 Oklahoma 58ESPN16,800
Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

| RD1-team01=Kansas State | RD1-score01=75 | RD1-seed02=9 | RD1-team02=Colorado | RD1-score02=61 | RD1-seed07=5 | RD1-team07=Baylor | RD1-score07=66 | RD1-seed08=12 | RD1-team08=Texas A&M | RD1-score08=63 | RD1-seed09=10 | RD1-team09=Texas | RD1-score09=86 | RD1-seed10=7 | RD1-team10=Texas Tech | RD1-score10=83 | RD1-seed15=6 | RD1-team15=Missouri | RD1-score15=74 | RD1-seed16=11 | RD1-team16=Iowa State | RD1-score16=55 | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=No. 3 Kansas | RD2-score01=68 | RD2-seed02=8 | RD2-team02=Kansas State | RD2-score02=61 | RD2-seed03=4 | RD2-team03=Nebraska | RD2-score03=75 | RD2-seed04=5 | RD2-team04=Baylor | RD2-score04=46 | RD2-seed05=10 | RD2-team05=Texas | RD2-score05=65 | RD2-seed06=2 | RD2-team06=No. 25 Oklahoma St. | RD2-score06=62 | RD2-seed07=3 | RD2-team07=Oklahoma | RD2-score07=58 | RD2-seed08=6 | RD2-team08=Missouri | RD2-score08=53 | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=No. 3 Kansas | RD3-score01=91 | RD3-seed02=4 | RD3-team02=Nebraska | RD3-score02=59 | RD3-seed03=3 | RD3-team03=Oklahoma | RD3-score03=68 | RD3-seed04=10 | RD3-team04=Texas | RD3-score04=55 | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=No. 3 Kansas | RD4-score01=72 | RD4-seed02=3 | RD4-team02=Oklahoma | RD4-score02=58

All-Tournament Team

Most Outstanding Player – Paul Pierce, Kansas

PlayerTeamPositionClass
Paul PierceKansasJr.F
Raef LaFrentzKansasSr.F
Corey BrewerOklahomaSr.G
Evan WileyOklahomaSr.C
Tyronn LueNebraskaJr.G

References

References

  1. "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book". Big 12 Conference.
  2. "Men's Hoops Seventh Seed at Big 12 Tournament".
  3. "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book". Big 12 Conference.
  4. "1998 Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Box Score". Big 12 Conference.
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