The 2000 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 9–12 at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. No. 1 seed Iowa State defeated Oklahoma 70–58 to win the championship and receive the Big 12's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA tournament.

Seeding The Tournament consisted of a 12 team single-elimination tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye. 2000 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament seeds Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker1 Iowa State ‡#14–232–52 Texas #13–324–93 Oklahoma #12–427–74 #12–427–75 Kansas 11–524–106 Missouri 10–618–137 7–918–148 Nebraska 4–1211–199 4–1214–1510 4–128–2011 Texas Tech 3–1312–1612 2–149–19‡ – 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.

Schedule SessionGameTimeMatchupTelevisionAttendanceFirst Round – Thursday, March 91 1 12:00 PM #9 Baylor 63 vs #8 Nebraska 55 Big 1219,100 2 2:20 PM #5 Kansas 84 vs #12 Kansas State 602 3 6:00 PM #7 Colorado 79 vs #10 Texas A&M 5319,100 4 8:20 PM #6 Missouri 80 vs #11 Texas Tech 47Quarterfinals – Friday, March 103 5 12:00 PM #1 Iowa State 76 vs #9 Baylor 64 Big 1219,100 6 2:20 PM #4 Oklahoma State 77 vs #5 Kansas 584 7 6:00 PM #2 Texas 78 vs #7 Colorado 3519,100 8 8:20 PM #3 Oklahoma 84 vs #6 Missouri 80 OTSemifinals – Saturday, March 115 9 1:00 PM #1 Iowa State 68 vs #4 Oklahoma State 64 Big 1219,100 10 3:20 PM #3 Oklahoma 81 vs #2 Texas 65Final – Sunday, March 126 11 2:00 PM #1 Iowa State 70 vs #3 Oklahoma 58 ESPN19,100 Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

* Denotes overtime period

All-Tournament Team Most Outstanding Player – Marcus Fizer, Iowa State Player Team Position ClassMarcus FizerIowa StateJr.FStevie JohnsonIowa StateSr.FJamaal TinsleyIowa StateJr.GEduardo NajeraOklahomaSr.FChris MihmTexasJr.C

See also 2000 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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