*** Big 12 Conference Basketball Tournament ***
(Seeds in Parenthesis)
From The Sports Network
Site: Sprint Center (18,500) -- Kansas City, Missouri
Dates: Thursday, March 13th through Sunday, March 16th
Annual: 12th
Defending Champion: Kansas def. Texas, 88-84 (OT)
Television: ESPN Plus, ESPNU, ESPN2, ESPN (Championship Game)
Thursday, March 13th - Opening Round
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(9) Oklahoma St. vs. (8)Texas Tech, 11:30 p.m.
(12) Colorado vs. (5) Baylor, 2 p.m.
(10) Missouri vs. (7) Nebraska, 6 p.m.
(11) Iowa St. vs. (6) Texas A&M, 8:30 p.m.
Friday, March 14th - Quarterfinal Round
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(9)/(8) vs. (1), 11:30 p.m.
(12)/(5) vs. (4), 2 p.m.
(10)/(7) vs. (2), 6 p.m.
(11)/(6) vs. (3), 8:20 p.m.
Saturday, March 15th - Semifinal Round
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(12)/(5)/(4) vs. (9)/(8)/(1), 1 p.m.
(11)/(6)/(3) vs. (10)/(7)/(2), 3:20 p.m.
Sunday, March 16th - Championship Game
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Final, 2 p.m.
Tournament Titles and Records
School Titles Last Tourney Record
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Kansas 5 2007 22-6
Oklahoma 3 2003 18-8
Oklahoma State 2 2005 15-9
Iowa State 1 2000 7-10
Texas 0 13-11
Missouri 0 12-11
Texas Tech 0 10-11
Kansas State 0 7-11
Colorado 0 6-11
Baylor 0 5-10
Nebraska 0 4-11
Texas A&M 0 1-11
Past Big 12 Tournament Winners, Results and Most Valuable Players
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2007 -- Kansas def. Texas, 88-84 (OT) (Kevin Durant)
2006 -- Kansas def. Texas, 80-68 (Mario Chalmers)
2005 -- Oklahoma State def. Texas Tech, 72-68 (Joey Graham)
2004 -- Oklahoma State def. Texas, 65-49 (Tony Allen)
2003 -- Oklahoma def. Missouri, 49-47 (Hollis Price)
2002 -- Oklahoma def. Kansas, 64-55 (Hollis Price)
2001 -- Oklahoma def. Texas, 54-45 (Nolan Johnson)
2000 -- Iowa State def. Oklahoma, 70-58 (Marcus Fizer)
1999 -- Kansas def. Oklahoma State, 53-37 (Jeff Boschee)
1998 -- Kansas def. Oklahoma, 72-58 (Paul Pierce)
1997 -- Kansas def. Missouri, 87-60 (Paul Pierce)
NOTES:
Winner receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. All times
eastern. This year's tournament will be staged at the brand-new Sprint Center
in Kansas City, Missouri for the first time. The Sprint Center opened in
October, 2007. Last year, the event was held at the Ford Center in Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma for the first time. Kansas captured their fifth Big 12 title
and second in a row, as they defeated Texas in the championship game for the
second straight year, 88-84 in overtime. The Jayhawks were the top seed, while
Texas was seeded third. Kansas has been the top seed six of the previous 11
years. Kansas reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament last year before
losing to UCLA, 68-55. Paul Pierce (1997-98) and Hollis Price (2002-2003) are
the only players to win tournament MVP honors twice. The top four teams receive
byes into the quarterfinals.
02/27 14:13:20 ET
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