1982 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1982 Big Eight men's basketball tournament was held March 2–6 at a combination of on-campus gymnasiums and Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.[2]

1982 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1981–82
Teams8
First round siteCampus Sites
Campus Arenas
Finals siteKemper Arena
Kansas City, MO
ChampionsMissouri (2nd title)
Winning coachNorm Stewart (2nd title)
MVPRicky Frazier (Missouri)
← 1981
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1981–82 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Missouri 12 2   .857 27 4   .871
Kansas State 10 4   .714 23 8   .742
Oklahoma 8 6   .571 22 11   .667
Nebraska 7 7   .500 16 12   .571
Oklahoma State 7 7   .500 15 12   .556
Iowa State 5 9   .357 10 17   .370
Kansas 4 10   .286 13 14   .481
Colorado 3 11   .214 11 16   .407
1982 Big Eight tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Top-seeded Missouri defeated Oklahoma in the championship game, 68–63, to win their second Big Eight men's basketball tournament.

The Tigers, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1982 NCAA tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow Big Eight member Kansas State, who earned an at-large bid.

Format

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All eight of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with all teams placed and paired in the initial quarterfinal round.

All first-round games were played on the home court of the higher-seeded team. The semifinals and championship game, in turn, were played at a neutral site at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 2
Semifinals
Friday, March 5
Championship
Saturday, March 6
         
1 #5 Missouri 72
8 Colorado 60
1 #5 Missouri 58
4 Nebraska 53
5 Oklahoma State 49
4 Nebraska 60
1 #5 Missouri 68
3 Oklahoma 63
3 Oklahoma 71
6 Iowa State 67
3 Oklahoma 68
2 #17 Kansas State 62
7 Kansas 62
2 #17 Kansas State 74

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1981-82 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1981-82 Big 8 Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2016.