2002 Big 12 men's basketball tournament

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.^[2]

2002 Big 12 men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2001–02
Teams	12
Site	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Champions	Oklahoma (2nd title)
Winning coach	Kelvin Sampson (2nd title)
MVP	Hollis Price (Oklahoma)
Attendance	104,740 (overall) 18,848 (championship)
Top scorer	Drew Gooden (Kansas) (56 points)
Television	ESPN
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2001–02 Big 12 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Kansas	16	–	0		1.000			33	–	4		.892
No. 3 Oklahoma †	13	–	3		.813			31	–	5		.861
Texas	10	–	6		.625			22	–	12		.647
No. 20 Oklahoma State	10	–	6		.625			23	–	9		.719
Texas Tech	10	–	6		.625			23	–	9		.719
Missouri	9	–	7		.563			24	–	12		.667
Kansas State	6	–	10		.375			13	–	16		.448
Nebraska	6	–	10		.375			13	–	15		.464
Colorado	5	–	11		.313			15	–	14		.517
Baylor	4	–	12		.250			14	–	16		.467
Iowa State	4	–	12		.250			12	–	19		.387
Texas A&M	3	–	13		.188			9	–	22		.290
† 2002 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll [1]

Seeding

The Tournament consisted of a 12 team single-elimination tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye.^[3]

2002 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed	School	Conf.	Over.	Tiebreaker
1	Kansas ‡#	16–0	33–4
2	Oklahoma #	13–3	31–5
3	Texas #	10–6	22–12
4	Oklahoma State #	10–6	23–9
5	Texas Tech	10–6	23–9
6	Missouri	9–7	24–12
7	Kansas State	6–10	13–16
8	Nebraska	6–10	13–15
9	Colorado	5–11	15–14
10	Baylor	4–12	14–16
11	Iowa State	4–12	12–19
12	Texas A&M	3–13	9–22
‡ – 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.[3]

Schedule

Session	Game	Time	Matchup	Television	Attendance
First Round – Thursday, March 7
1	1	12:00 PM	#9 Colorado 67 vs #8 Nebraska 60	Big 12	10,500
	2	2:20 PM	#5 Texas Tech 80 vs #12 Texas A&M 71
2	3	6:00 PM	#7 Kansas State 74 vs #10 Baylor 73 OT		18,848
	4	8:35 PM	#6 Missouri 79 vs #11 Iowa State 59	ESPN2
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 8
3	5	12:00 PM	#1 Kansas 102 vs #9 Colorado 73	Big 12	18,848
	6	2:20 PM	#5 Texas Tech 73 vs #4 Oklahoma State 51
4	7	6:00 PM	#2 Oklahoma 63 vs #7 Kansas State 52		18,848
	8	8:20 PM	#3 Texas 89 vs #6 Missouri 85
Semifinals – Saturday, March 9
5	9	1:00 PM	#1 Kansas 90 vs #5 Texas Tech 50	Big 12	18,848
	10	3:20 PM	#2 Oklahoma 67 vs #3 Texas 51
Final – Sunday, March 10
6	11	2:00 PM	#2 Oklahoma 64 vs #1 Kansas 55	ESPN	18,848
Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed[4][2]

Bracket

	First Round Thursday, March 3					Quarterfinals Friday, March 8					Semifinals Saturday, March 9					Finals Sunday, March 10
	8	Nebraska	60
	9	Colorado	67
						9	Colorado	73
						1	#1 Kansas	102
											1	#1 Kansas	90
											5	Texas Tech	50
						5	Texas Tech	73
						4	#14 Oklahoma St	51
	5	Texas Tech	80
	12	Texas A&M	71
																1	#1 Kansas	55
																2	#4 Oklahoma	64
	6	Missouri	79
	11	Iowa St	59
						6	Missouri	85
						3	Texas	89
											3	Texas	51
											2	#4 Oklahoma	67
						2	#4 Oklahoma	63
						7	Kansas St	52
	7	Kansas St	74*
	10	Baylor	73

* Indicates overtime game^[5]

All-Tournament Team

Most Outstanding Player – Hollis Price, Oklahoma^[4]

Player	Team	Position	Class
Hollis Price	Oklahoma	Jr.	G
Nick Collison	Kansas	Jr.	F
Drew Gooden	Kansas	Jr.	F
Aaron McGhee	Oklahoma	Sr.	F
T. J. Ford	Texas	Fr.	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