The 2002 Big 12 Men's Basketball tournament took place in Kansas City, Missouri at Kemper Arena. Oklahoma defeated Kansas 64–55 to win their second Big 12 tournament championship.
Seeding The Tournament consisted of a 12 team single-elimination tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye. 2002 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament seeds Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker1 Kansas ‡#16–033–42 Oklahoma #13–331–53 Texas #10–622–124 #10–623–95 Texas Tech 10–623–96 Missouri 9–724–127 6–1013–168 6–1013–159 5–1115–1410 4–1214–1611 Iowa State 4–1212–1912 3–139–22‡ – 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.
Schedule SessionGameTimeMatchupTelevisionAttendanceFirst Round – Thursday, March 71 1 12:00 PM #9 Colorado 67 vs #8 Nebraska 60 Big 1210,500 2 2:20 PM #5 Texas Tech 80 vs #12 Texas A&M 712 3 6:00 PM #7 Kansas State 74 vs #10 Baylor 73 OT18,848 4 8:35 PM #6 Missouri 79 vs #11 Iowa State 59 ESPN2Quarterfinals – Friday, March 83 5 12:00 PM #1 Kansas 102 vs #9 Colorado 73 Big 1218,848 6 2:20 PM #5 Texas Tech 73 vs #4 Oklahoma State 514 7 6:00 PM #2 Oklahoma 63 vs #7 Kansas State 5218,848 8 8:20 PM #3 Texas 89 vs #6 Missouri 85Semifinals – Saturday, March 95 9 1:00 PM #1 Kansas 90 vs #5 Texas Tech 50 Big 1218,848 10 3:20 PM #2 Oklahoma 67 vs #3 Texas 51Final – Sunday, March 106 11 2:00 PM #2 Oklahoma 64 vs #1 Kansas 55 ESPN18,848 Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed
Bracket
* Indicates overtime game
All-Tournament Team Most Outstanding Player – Hollis Price, Oklahoma Player Team Position ClassHollis PriceOklahomaJr.GNick CollisonKansasJr.FDrew GoodenKansasJr.FAaron McGheeOklahomaSr.FT. J. FordTexasFr.G
See also 2002 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament 2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
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