1998 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

The 1998 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was held March 3–7, 1998 at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, MO.[2]

1998 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams12
SiteMunicipal Auditorium
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsTexas Tech (1st title)
Winning coachMarsha Sharp (1st title)
MVPAlicia Thompson (Texas Tech)
Attendance18,774 (overall)
5,800 (championship)
TelevisionMetro Sports, FSN
1997–98 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Texas Tech151 .938  265  .839
No. 24 Iowa State124 .750  258  .758
Kansas115 .688  239  .719
Nebraska115 .688  2310  .697
Oklahoma State106 .625  2011  .645
Baylor106 .625  2011  .645
Texas79 .438  1215  .444
Colorado511 .313  1216  .429
Oklahoma412 .250  819  .296
Texas A&M412 .250  919  .321
Kansas State412 .250  1117  .393
Missouri313 .188  1116  .407
1998 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

Number 1 seed Texas Tech defeated number 3 seed Kansas 71–53 to win their first 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. [3]

1998 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
1 Texas Tech ‡# 15–1 26–5
2 Iowa State # 12–4 25–8
3 Kansas # 11–5 23–9
4 Nebraska # 11–5 23–10
5 Oklahoma State 10–6 20–11
6 Baylor 10–6 20–11
7 Texas 7–9 12–15
8 Colorado 5–11 12–16
9 Oklahoma 4–12 8–19
10 Texas A&M 4–12 9–19
11 Kansas State 4–12 11–17
12 Missouri 3–13 11–16
‡ – 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 3
1 1 12:00 pm #8 Colorado 71 vs #9 Oklahoma 66 1,560
2 2:20 pm #5 Oklahoma State 67 vs #12 Missouri 48
2 3 6:00 pm #10 Texas A&M 98 vs #7 Texas 74 2,162
4 8:20 pm #11 Kansas State 71 vs #6 Baylor 66 OT
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 4
3 5 12:00 pm #1 Texas Tech 80 vs #8 Colorado 49 Metro Sports 1,700
6 2:20 pm #5 Oklahoma State 83 vs #4 Nebraska 69
4 7 6:00 pm #2 Iowa State 88 vs #10 Texas A&M 68 4,052
8 8:20 pm #3 Kansas 50 vs #11 Kansas State 46
Semifinals – Thursday, March 5
5 9 5:00 pm #1 Texas Tech 53 vs #5 Oklahoma State 49 FSN 3,500
10 7:20 pm #3 Kansas 70 vs #2 Iowa State 65
Final – Saturday, March 7
6 11 7:00 pm #1 Texas Tech 71 vs #3 Kansas 53 FSN 5,800
Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed[5][6]

Tournament

  First Round
Tuesday, March 3
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 4
Semifinals
Thursday, March 5
Finals
Saturday, March 7
                                     
       
  1 Texas Tech 84  
    8 Colorado 49  
8 Colorado 71
9 Oklahoma 66  
  1 Texas Tech 53  
  5 Oklahoma State 49  
       
       
  4 Nebraska 69
    5 Oklahoma State 83  
5 Oklahoma State 67
12 Missouri 48  
  1 Texas Tech 71
  3 Kansas 53
       
       
  3 Kansas 50
    11 Kansas State 46  
6 Baylor 66
11 Kansas State 71 (OT)  
  3 Kansas 70
  2 Iowa State 65  
       
       
  2 Iowa State 88
    10 Texas A&M 68  
7 Texas 74
10 Texas A&M 98  

All-Tournament Team

Most Outstanding PlayerAlicia Thompson, Texas Tech[7]

Player Team
Alicia Thompson Texas Tech
Angie Braziel Texas Tech
Stacy Frese Iowa State
Lynn Pride Kansas
Cheri Edwards Oklahoma State

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. "1998 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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