1997 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

The 1997 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was held March 4–8, 1997 at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, MO.[2]

1997 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams12
SiteMunicipal Auditorium
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsColorado (1st title)
Winning coachCeal Barry (1st title)
MVPAndria Jones (Kansas State)
Attendance18,700 (overall)
7,152 (championship)
TelevisionFSN
1996–97 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 11 Kansas142 .875  256  .806
No. 14 Texas124 .750  228  .733
No. 18 Colorado124 .750  239  .719
No. 17 Texas Tech115 .688  209  .690
Kansas State97 .563  1912  .613
Iowa State97 .563  1712  .586
Nebraska88 .500  199  .679
Oklahoma State79 .438  1512  .556
Baylor79 .438  1513  .536
Missouri313 .188  1020  .333
Texas A&M313 .188  918  .333
Oklahoma115 .063  522  .185
1997 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

Number 3 seed Colorado defeated number 5 seed Kansas State 54–44 to win their first championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Tournament.

Seeding

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

1997 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
1 Kansas ‡# 14–2 25–6
2 Texas # 12–4 22–8
3 Colorado # 12–4 23–9
4 Texas Tech # 11–5 20–9
5 Kansas State 9–7 19–12
6 Iowa State 9–7 17–12
7 Nebraska 8–8 19–9
8 Oklahoma State 7–9 15–12
9 Baylor 7–9 15–13
10 Missouri 3–13 10–20
11 Texas A&M 3–13 9–18
12 Oklahoma 1–15 5–22
‡ – 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.[4]

Schedule

Session Game Time Matchup Television Attendance
First Round – Tuesday, March 4
1 1 12:00 pm #9 Baylor 68 vs #8 Oklahoma State 62 1,124
2 2:30 pm #5 Kansas State 81 vs #12 Oklahoma 56
2 3 6:00 pm #7 Nebraska 62 vs #10 Missouri 58 1,768
4 8:30 pm #6 Iowa State 53 vs #11 Texas A&M 41
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 5
3 5 12:00 pm #1 Kansas 66 vs #9 Baylor 54 2,421
6 2:20 pm #5 Kansas State 76 vs #4 Texas Tech 68
4 7 6:00 pm #2 Texas 74 vs #7 Nebraska 68 2,670
8 8:20 pm #3 Colorado 56 vs #6 Iowa State 39
Semifinals – Thursday, March 6
5 9 5:00 pm #5 Kansas State 73 vs #1 Kansas 58 FSN 3,565
10 7:30 pm #3 Colorado 64 vs #2 Texas 50
Final – Saturday, March 8
6 11 7:00 pm #3 Colorado 54 vs #5 Kansas State 44 FSN 7,152
Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed[5][6]

Tournament

  First Round
Tuesday, March 4
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 5
Semifinals
Thursday, March 6
Finals
Saturday, March 8
                                     
       
  1 Kansas 66  
    9 Baylor 54  
8 Oklahoma State 62
9 Baylor 68  
  1 Kansas 58  
  5 Kansas State 73  
       
       
  4 Texas Tech 68
    5 Kansas State 76  
5 Kansas State 81
12 Oklahoma 56  
  5 Kansas State 44
  3 Colorado 55
       
       
  3 Colorado 56
    6 Iowa State 39  
6 Iowa State 53
11 Texas A&M 41  
  3 Colorado 64
  2 Texas 50  
       
       
  2 Texas 74
    7 Nebraska 68  
7 Nebraska 62
10 Missouri 58  

All-Tournament Team

Most Outstanding Player – Andria Jones, Kansas State[7]

Player Team
Andria Jones Kansas State
La Shena Graham Colorado
Brit Jacobson Kansas State
Tamecka Dixon Kansas
Erin Scholz Colorado

See also

References

  1. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. "Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. March 3–6, 2017. p. 29. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  3. "2016-17 Women's Basketball" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 2–3. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  4. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  5. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 57–62. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  6. "1997 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament Box Scores" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  7. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. p. 64. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
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