2017 Big 12 men's basketball tournament


The 2017 Phillips 66 Big 12 men's basketball tournament was a postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big 12 Conference. It was played from March 8 to 11, in Kansas City, Missouri at the Sprint Center. Iowa State received the conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA tournament with an 80–74 win over West Virginia in the finals.

2017 Big 12 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2016–17
Teams10
SiteSprint Center
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsIowa State (4th title)
Winning coachSteve Prohm (1st title)
MVPMonte Morris (Iowa State)
Attendance94,934 (overall)
18,972 (championship)
Top scorerDeonte Burton (Iowa State)
(55 points)
TelevisionESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU
← 2016
2018 →
2016–17 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Kansas 16 2   .889 31 5   .861
No. 13 West Virginia 12 6   .667 28 9   .757
No. 12 Baylor 12 6   .667 27 8   .771
No. 16 Iowa State 12 6   .667 24 11   .686
Oklahoma State 9 9   .500 20 13   .606
Kansas State 8 10   .444 21 14   .600
Texas Tech 6 12   .333 18 14   .563
TCU 6 12   .333 24 15   .615
Oklahoma 5 13   .278 11 20   .355
Texas 4 14   .222 11 22   .333
2017 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

Seeding

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The Tournament consisted of a 10 team single-elimination tournament with the top 6 seeds receiving a bye.[2] Teams have been seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records.

2017 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
1 Kansas ‡# 16–2 31–5
2 West Virginia # 12–6 28–9 3–1 vs. Baylor/Iowa State
3 Baylor # 12–6 27–8 2–2 vs. West Virginia/Iowa State
4 Iowa State # 12–6 24–11 1–3 vs. West Virginia/Baylor
5 Oklahoma State # 9–9 20–13
6 Kansas State # 8–10 21–14
7 Texas Tech 6–12 18–14 1–1 vs. TCU, 0–2 vs Kansas, 1–1 vs. West Virginia
8 TCU 6–12 24–15 1–1 vs. Texas Tech, 0–2 vs. Kansas, 0–2 vs. West Virginia
9 Oklahoma 5–13 11–20
10 Texas 4–14 11–22
‡ – 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.[2]

Schedule

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Game times for games 2, 4, 6, and 8 are subject to change because the second game of each session begins 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first game.[3]

Session Game Time Matchup Television Attendance
First Round – Wednesday, March 8
1 1 6:00 pm #8 TCU 82 vs #9 Oklahoma 63 ESPNU 18,972
2 8:00 pm #10 Texas 61 vs #7 Texas Tech 52
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 9
2 3 11:30 am #4 Iowa State 92 vs #5 Oklahoma State 83 ESPN2 18,972
4 1:30 pm #8 TCU 85 vs #1 Kansas 82
3 5 6:00 pm #2 West Virginia 63 vs #10 Texas 53 ESPNU 18,972
6 8:00 pm #6 Kansas State 70 vs #3 Baylor 64
Semifinals – Friday, March 10
4 7 6:00 pm #4 Iowa State 84 vs #8 TCU 63 ESPN2 18,972
8 8:00 pm #2 West Virginia 51 vs #6 Kansas State 50
Final – Saturday, March 11
5 9 5:00 pm #4 Iowa State 80 vs #2 West Virginia 74 ESPN 18,972
Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed[4][5]

Bracket

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First round
Wednesday, March 8
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 9
Semifinals
Friday, March 10
Championship
Saturday, March 11
            
1 Kansas 82
8 TCU 85
8 TCU 82
9 Oklahoma 63
8 TCU 63
4 Iowa State 84
4 Iowa State 92
5 Oklahoma State 83
4 Iowa State 80
2 West Virginia 74
2 West Virginia 63
10 Texas 53
7 Texas Tech 52
10 Texas 61
2 West Virginia 51
6 Kansas State 50
3 Baylor 64
6 Kansas State 70

Game summaries

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First round

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March 8
6:00 PM
#8 TCU 82, #9 Oklahoma 63
Scoring by half: 44–31, 38–32
Pts: Vladimir Brodziansky 20
Rebs: Kenrich Williams 11
Asts: Alex Robinson 9
Pts: Khadeem Latin 18
Rebs: Khadeem Latin 9
Asts: Darrion Strong–Moore 4
Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 18,972
Referees: Mike Stuart, Joe DeRosa, Doug Sirmons
March 8
8:00 PM
#7 Texas Tech 52, #10 Texas 61
Scoring by half: 20-26, 41-26
Pts: K. Evans 11
Rebs: N. Stevenson 8
Asts: 2 with 2
Pts: A. Jones 15
Rebs: K. Yancey 6
Asts: A. Jones 4
Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Referees: Paul Janssen, John Higgins, Ray Natili

Quarterfinals

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March 9
11:30 AM
#4 Iowa State 92, #5 Oklahoma State 83
Scoring by half: 39-36, 53-47
Pts: M. Morris 21
Rebs: 2 with 10
Asts: M. Morris 9
Pts: J. Evans 29
Rebs: M. Solomon 9
Asts: J. Evans 4
Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Referees: Gerry Pollard, John Higgins, Keith Kimble
March 9
1:30 PM
#1 Kansas 82, #8 TCU 85
Scoring by half: 42-43, 40-42
Pts: F. Mason III 29
Rebs: L. Lucas 14
Asts: F. Mason III 6
L. Lucas (Kansas) Double double with 13 pts-14 rebs.
Pts: K. Williams 18
Rebs: K. Williams 8
Asts: A. Robinson 7
3rd time the #1 seed lost their first game (2001 & 2009 the others)
Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Referees: Jeb Hartness, Don Daily, Ray Natili
March 9
6:00 PM
#2 West Virginia 63, #10 Texas 53
Scoring by half: 39-30, 24-23
Pts: J. Carter 21
Rebs: E. Macon 10
Asts: 2 with 4
Pts: A. Jones 13
Rebs: J. Allen 10
Asts: 2 with 4
Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Referees: Kipp Kissinger, Marques Pettigrew, Joe DeRosa
March 9
8:00 PM
#3 Baylor 64, #6 Kansas State 70
Scoring by half: 25-25, 45-39
Pts: A. Freeman 16
Rebs: J. Lual-Acuil Jr. 11
Asts: J. Lindsey 11
Pts: B. Brown 21
Rebs: D.J. Johnson 7
Asts: K. Stokes 5
Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Referees: Mike Stuart, Paul Janssen, Doug Sirmons

Semifinals

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March 10
6:00 PM
#4 Iowa State 84, #8 TCU 63
Scoring by half: 44-27, 40-36
Pts: D. Burton 22
Rebs: S. Young 9
Asts: D. Burton 4
Pts: 2 with 10
Rebs: K. Williams 8
Asts: 2 with 5
Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Referees: Joe DeRosa, Doug Sirmons, Don Daily
March 10
8:00 PM
#2 West Virginia 51, #6 Kansas State 50
Scoring by half: 16-25, 35-25
Pts: E. Ahmad 15
Rebs: 2 with 10
Asts: J. Carter 6
Pts: W. Iwundu 13
Rebs: 3 with 6
Asts: K. Stokes 3
Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Referees: John Higgins, Kipp Kissinger, Keith Kimble

Championship

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March 11
5:00 PM
#4 Iowa State 80, #2 West Virginia 74
Scoring by half: 35–29, 45–45
Pts: M. Morris – 17
Rebs: M. Morris – 6
Asts: M. Morris – 3
Pts: J. Carter – 18
Rebs: E. Macon – 6
Asts: E. Ahmad – 6
Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 18,972
Referees: John Higgins, Joe DeRosa, Doug Sirmons

All-Tournament Team

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Most Outstanding PlayerMonte Morris, Iowa State[4]

Player Team Position Class
Monte Morris Iowa State 0 0
Deonte Burton Iowa State 0 0
Matt Thomas Iowa State 0 0
Jevon Carter West Virginia 0 0
Tarik Phillip West Virginia 0 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "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. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  3. ^ "2017 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship games information". Big12Sports.com.
  4. ^ a b "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 83–86. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  5. ^ "2017 Big 12 Conference men's basketball tournament Box Score" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
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