The 1999 Phillips 66 Big 12 men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big 12 Conference. It was played from March 4–7 at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. No. 3 seed Kansas defeated 53–37 to win the championship and receive the Big 12's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA tournament.
Seeding The Tournament consisted of a 12 team single-elimination tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye. 1999 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament seeds Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker1 Texas ‡#13–319–132 Missouri #11–520–91–1 vs. KU, 7–3 vs. division3 Kansas #11–523–101–1 vs. MU, 6–4 vs. division4 Oklahoma #11–522–115 10–623–111–0 vs. NU6 Nebraska 10–620–130–1 vs. OSU7 7–920–131–1 vs. CU, 4–6 vs. division 8 7–918–151–1 vs. KSU, 3–7 vs. division 9 Iowa State 6–1015–1510 5–1112–151–1 vs. TT, 4–6 vs. division11 Texas Tech 5–1113–171–1 vs. TAMU, 3–7 vs. division12 0–166–24‡ – 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.Divisions (North/South) used only for tie breaking purposes.
Schedule SessionGameTimeMatchupTelevisionAttendanceFirst Round – Thursday, March 41 1 12:00 PM #8 Colorado 69 vs #9 Iowa State 61 Big 1216,800 2 2:20 PM #5 Oklahoma State 83 vs #12 Baylor 572 3 6:00 PM #7 Kansas State 87 vs #10 Texas A&M 7617,000 4 8:20 PM #6 Nebraska 69 vs #11 Texas Tech 50Quarterfinals – Friday, March 53 5 12:00 PM #1 Texas 82 vs #8 Colorado 76 Big 1217,000 6 2:20 PM #5 Oklahoma State 60 vs #4 Oklahoma 574 7 6:00 PM #7 Kansas State 84 vs #2 Missouri 7418,900 8 8:20 PM #3 Kansas 77 vs #6 Nebraska 53Semifinals – Saturday, March 65 9 1:00 PM #5 Oklahoma State 59 vs #1 Texas 57 Big 1218,900 10 3:20 PM #3 Kansas 69 vs #7 Kansas State 58Final – Sunday, March 76 11 2:00 PM #3 Kansas 53 vs #5 Oklahoma State 37 ESPN18,000 Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed
Bracket
All-Tournament Team Most Outstanding Player – Jeff Boschee, Kansas Player Team Position ClassJeff BoscheeKansasFr.GEric ChenowithKansasSo.CGlendon AlexanderOklahoma StateJr.G/FAdrian PetersonOklahoma StateSr.GChris MihmTexasSo.C
See also 1999 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament 1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
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