2003 Big 12 men's basketball tournament


The 2003 Big 12 men's basketball tournament was played at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, making it the first time the tournament was ever played outside Kansas City.

2003 Big 12 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2002–03
Teams12
SiteAmerican Airlines Center
Dallas, Texas
ChampionsOklahoma (3rd title)
Winning coachKelvin Sampson (3rd title)
MVPHollis Price (Oklahoma)
Attendance94,800 (overall)
19,100 (championship)
Top scorerAndre Emmett (Texas Tech)
(72 points)
TelevisionESPN
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2004 →
2002–03 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Kansas 14 2   .875 30 8   .789
No. 5 Texas 13 3   .813 26 7   .788
No. 3 Oklahoma 12 4   .750 27 7   .794
Oklahoma State 10 6   .625 22 10   .688
No. 24 Missouri 9 7   .563 22 11   .667
Colorado 9 7   .563 20 12   .625
Texas Tech 6 10   .375 22 13   .629
Texas A&M 6 10   .375 14 14   .500
Iowa State 5 11   .313 17 14   .548
Baylor 5 11   .313 14 14   .500
Kansas State 4 12   .250 13 17   .433
Nebraska 3 13   .188 11 19   .367
2003 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

Seeding

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The Tournament consisted of a 12 team single-elimination tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye.[1]

2003 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
1 Kansas ‡# 14–2 30–8
2 Texas # 13–3 26–7
3 Oklahoma # 12–4 27–7
4 Oklahoma State # 10–6 22–10
5 Missouri 9–7 22–11
6 Colorado 9–7 20–12
7 Texas Tech 6–10 22–13
8 Texas A&M 6–10 14–14
9 Iowa State 5–11 17–14
10 Baylor 5–11 14–14
11 Kansas State 4–12 13–17
12 Nebraska 3–13 11–19
‡ – 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.[1]

Schedule

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Session Game Time Matchup Television Attendance
First Round – Thursday, March 13
1 1 12:00 pm #9 Iowa State 97 vs #8 Texas A&M 70 Big 12 9,100
2 2:20 pm #5 Missouri 70 vs #12 Nebraska 61
2 3 6:00 pm #7 Texas Tech 68 vs #10 Baylor 65 12,200
4 8:30 pm #6 Colorado 77 vs #11 Kansas State 76 ESPN2
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 14
3 5 12:00 pm #1 Kansas 89 vs #9 Iowa State 74 Big 12 16,200
6 2:20 pm #5 Missouri 60 vs #4 Oklahoma State 58
4 7 6:00 pm #7 Texas Tech 92 vs #2 Texas 81 19,100
8 8:30 pm #3 Oklahoma 74 vs #6 Colorado 59
Semifinals – Saturday, March 15
5 9 1:00 pm #5 Missouri 68 vs #1 Kansas 63 Big 12/ESPN2 19,100
10 3:20 pm #3 Oklahoma 67 vs #7 Texas Tech 60 OT
Final – Sunday, March 16
6 11 2:00 pm #3 Oklahoma 49 vs #5 Missouri 47 ESPN 19,100
Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed[2][3]

Bracket

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First Round
Thursday, March 13
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 14
Semifinals
Saturday, March 15
Finals
Sunday, March 16
            
8 Texas A&M 70
9 Iowa St 97
9 Iowa St 74
1 #4 Kansas 89
1 #4 Kansas 63
5 Missouri 68
5 Missouri 60
4 #23 Oklahoma St 58
5 Missouri 70
12 Nebraska 61
5 Missouri 47
3 #6 Oklahoma 49
6 Colorado 77
11 Kansas State 76
6 Colorado 59
3 #6 Oklahoma 74
3 #6 Oklahoma 67*
7 Texas Tech 60
2 #3 Texas 81
7 Texas Tech 92
7 Texas Tech 68
10 Baylor 65

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* Indicates overtime game

All-Tournament Team

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Most Outstanding PlayerHollis Price, Oklahoma[2]

Player Team Position Class
Hollis Price Oklahoma Sr. G
Quannas White Oklahoma Sr. G
Arthur Johnson Missouri Jr. C
Rickey Paulding Missouri Jr. F
Andre Emmett Texas Tech Jr. G

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 83–86. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  3. ^ "2003 Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Box Score" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 18, 2020.