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2008 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 2008 |
| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
| Division | I |
| Gender | Women's |
| ImageSize | 200 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Arena | Municipal Auditorium |
| City | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Champions | |
| TitleCount | 1st |
| Coach | Gary Blair |
| CoachCount | 1st |
| MVP | Takia Starks |
| MVPTeam | Texas A&M |
| Attendance | 24,190 (overall) |
| 4,420 (championship) | |
| Points | 1,442 |
| Television | Metro Sports, FSN |
4,420 (championship)
The 2008 Big 12 Conference women's basketball championship, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2008 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship, is the 2008 edition of the Big 12 Conference's championship tournament. The tournament was held at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri between March 11–13 and on March 15, 2008. Texas A&M University won their first Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament championship beating Oklahoma State University, 64–59.
Kansas City-based Metro Sports televised the first round of the tournament while Fox Sports Net televised the second, semifinal, and final round of the tournament.
Seeding
| Seed | School | Conf. | Over. | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ‡# | 13–3 | 22–10 | |
| 2 | # | 12–4 | 25–7 | |
| 3 | # | 11–5 | 27–8 | |
| 4 | # | 11–5 | 29–8 | |
| 5 | 11–5 | 22–9 | ||
| 6 | 9–7 | 21–12 | ||
| 7 | 7–9 | 22–13 | ||
| 8 | 7–9 | 21–13 | ||
| 9 | 5–11 | 19–15 | ||
| 10 | 4–12 | 17–16 | ||
| 11 | 4–12 | 17–16 | ||
| 12 | 2–14 | 10–21 | ||
| ‡ – 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
| Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Television | Attendance | First Round – Tuesday, March 11 | Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 12 | Semifinals – Thursday, March 13 | Final – Saturday, March 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 12:00 pm | #8 76 vs #9 50 | Metro Sports | 3,344 | ||||
| 2 | 2:30 pm | #12 70 vs #5 64 OT | |||||||
| 2 | 3 | 6:00 pm | #7 75 vs #10 63 | 3,974 | |||||
| 4 | 8:30 pm | #11 73 vs #6 67 | |||||||
| 3 | 5 | 12:00 pm | #8 Iowa State 66 vs #1 65 OT | FSN | 4,326 | ||||
| 6 | 2:30 pm | #4 65 vs #12 Missouri 39 | |||||||
| 4 | 7 | 6:00 pm | #7 Texas 76 vs #2 61 | 3,363 | |||||
| 8 | 8:30 pm | #3 82 vs #11 Kansas 62 | |||||||
| 5 | 9 | 6:00 pm | #4 Texas A&M 65 vs #8 Iowa State 53 | FSN | 4,763 | ||||
| 10 | 8:30 pm | #3 Oklahoma State 75 vs #7 Texas 72 | |||||||
| 6 | 11 | 6:00 pm | #4 Texas A&M 64 vs #3 Oklahoma State 59 | FSN | 4,420 | ||||
| Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed |
Tournament bracket
(March 12) (March 13) (March 15)
| RD1-seed03=8 | RD1-team03=Iowa State | RD1-score03=76 | RD1-seed04=9 | RD1-team04=Colorado | RD1-score04=50
| RD1-seed07=5 | RD1-team07=Oklahoma | RD1-score07=64 | RD1-seed08=12 | RD1-team08=Missouri (OT) | RD1-score08=70
| RD1-seed11=7 | RD1-team11=Texas | RD1-score11=75 | RD1-seed12=10 | RD1-team12=Texas Tech | RD1-score12=63
| RD1-seed15=6 | RD1-team15=Nebraska | RD1-score15=67 | RD1-seed16=11 | RD1-team16=Kansas | RD1-score16=72
| RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=Kansas State | RD2-score01=65 | RD2-seed02=8 | RD2-team02=Iowa State (OT) | RD2-score02=66
| RD2-seed03=4 | RD2-team03=Texas A&M | RD2-score03=65 | RD2-seed04=12 | RD2-team04=Missouri | RD2-score04=39
| RD2-seed05=2 | RD2-team05=Baylor | RD2-score05=61 | RD2-seed06=7 | RD2-team06=Texas | RD2-score06=76
| RD2-seed07=3 | RD2-team07=Oklahoma State | RD2-score07=82 | RD2-seed08=11 | RD2-team08=Kansas | RD2-score08=62
| RD3-seed01=8 | RD3-team01=Iowa State | RD3-score01=53 | RD3-seed02=4 | RD3-team02=Texas A&M | RD3-score02=65
| RD3-seed03=7 | RD3-team03=Texas | RD3-score03=72 | RD3-seed04=3 | RD3-team04=Oklahoma State | RD3-score04=75
| RD4-seed01=4 | RD4-team01=Texas A&M | RD4-score01=64 | RD4-seed02=3 | RD4-team02=Oklahoma State | RD4-score02=59
All-Tournament Team
Most Outstanding Player – Takia Starks, Texas A&M
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Takia Starks | Texas A&M |
| Heather Ezell | Iowa State |
| Andrea Riley | Oklahoma State |
| Danielle Green | Oklahoma State |
| A’Quonesia Franklin | Texas A&M |
References
References
- "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book". Big 12 Conference.
- "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book". Big 12 Conference.
- "2008 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament Box Scores". Big 12 Conference.
- "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book". Big 12 Conference.
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