2001 Big 12 men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big 12 Conference . It was played from March 8 to 11 in Kansas City, Missouri at Kemper Arena . Oklahoma won the tournament for the 1st time and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA tournament .[ 2] [ 3]
Seeding
The Tournament consisted of a 12 team single-elimination tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye.[ 1]
Schedule
Session
Game
Time
Matchup
Television
Attendance
First Round – Thursday, March 8
1
1
12:00 PM
#8 Baylor 86 vs #9 Colorado 84 OT
Big 12
19,100
2
2:20 PM
#5 Oklahoma St 71 vs #12 Texas Tech 59
2
3
6:00 PM
#10 Kansas State 62 vs #7 Nebraska 58
6,200
4
8:20 PM
#6 Missouri 77 vs #11 Texas A&M 62
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 9
3
5
12:00 PM
#8 Baylor 62 vs #1 Iowa State 49
Big 12
17,600
6
2:20 PM
#4 Texas 55 vs #5 Oklahoma State 54
4
7
6:00 PM
#2 Kansas 94 vs #10 Kansas State 63
18,000
8
8:20 PM
#3 Oklahoma 67 vs #6 Missouri 65
Semifinals – Saturday, March 10
5
9
1:00 PM
#4 Texas 76 vs #8 Baylor 62
Big 12
19,100
10
3:20 PM
#3 Oklahoma 62 vs #2 Kansas 57
Final – Sunday, March 11
6
11
2:00 PM
#3 Oklahoma 54 vs #4 Texas 45
ESPN
11,500
Game times in CT . #-Rankings denote tournament seed [ 2] [ 4]
Bracket
First round
Second round
Semifinals
Finals
1
No. 7 Iowa State
49
8
Baylor
62
8
Baylor
86*
9
Colorado
84
8
Baylor
62
4
No. 20 Texas
76
4
No. 20 Texas
55
5
Oklahoma St
54
5
Oklahoma State
71
12
Texas Tech
59
4
No. 20 Texas
45
3
No. 16 Oklahoma
54
2
No. 9 Kansas
94
10
Kansas St
63
7
Nebraska
58
10
Kansas State
62
2
No. 9 Kansas
57
3
No. 16 Oklahoma
62
3
No. 16 Oklahoma
67
6
Missouri
65
6
Missouri
77
11
Texas A&M
62
* Indicates overtime game
All-Tournament Team
Most Outstanding Player – Nolan Johnson, Oklahoma [ 2]
See also
References
^ a b c 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF) . Big 12 Conference. pp. 26– 30. Retrieved June 18, 2020 .^ a b c "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF) . Big 12 Conference. pp. 83– 86. Retrieved June 19, 2020 .^ #16 Oklahoma vs. #22 Texas - 2001 Big 12 tournament championship - Part 8 , retrieved October 5, 2015 , Kelvin Sampson's Oklahoma Sooners would get the biggest win of his coaching career winning the 2001 Big 12 tournament championship. Led by Hollis Price, Daryan Selvy, and Nolan Johnson, OU would storm back erasing an 18 point deficit to win 54-45. ^ "2001 Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Box Score" (PDF) . Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 18, 2020 .
