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
1999 →
1997–98 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Texas Tech 15 1   .938 26 5   .839
No. 24 Iowa State 12 4   .750 25 8   .758
Kansas 11 5   .688 23 9   .719
Nebraska 11 5   .688 23 10   .697
Oklahoma State 10 6   .625 20 11   .645
Baylor 10 6   .625 20 11   .645
Texas 7 9   .438 12 15   .444
Colorado 5 11   .313 12 16   .429
Oklahoma 4 12   .250 8 19   .296
Texas A&M 4 12   .250 9 19   .321
Kansas State 4 12   .250 11 17   .393
Missouri 3 13   .188 11 16   .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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  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 May 5, 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.