2003 Big 12 men's basketball tournament

The 2003 Big 12 men's basketball tournament was played at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, making it the first time the tournament was ever played outside Kansas City.

2003 Big 12 men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2002–03
Teams	12
Site	American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas
Champions	Oklahoma (3rd title)
Winning coach	Kelvin Sampson (3rd title)
MVP	Hollis Price (Oklahoma)
Attendance	94,800 (overall) 19,100 (championship)
Top scorer	Andre Emmett (Texas Tech) (72 points)
Television	ESPN
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2002–03 Big 12 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 6 Kansas	14	–	2		.875			30	–	8		.789
No. 5 Texas	13	–	3		.813			26	–	7		.788
No. 3 Oklahoma †	12	–	4		.750			27	–	7		.794
Oklahoma State	10	–	6		.625			22	–	10		.688
No. 24 Missouri	9	–	7		.563			22	–	11		.667
Colorado	9	–	7		.563			20	–	12		.625
Texas Tech	6	–	10		.375			22	–	13		.629
Texas A&M	6	–	10		.375			14	–	14		.500
Iowa State	5	–	11		.313			17	–	14		.548
Baylor	5	–	11		.313			14	–	14		.500
Kansas State	4	–	12		.250			13	–	17		.433
Nebraska	3	–	13		.188			11	–	19		.367
† 2003 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.^[1]

2003 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed	School	Conf.	Over.	Tiebreaker
1	Kansas ‡#	14–2	30–8
2	Texas #	13–3	26–7
3	Oklahoma #	12–4	27–7
4	Oklahoma State #	10–6	22–10
5	Missouri	9–7	22–11
6	Colorado	9–7	20–12
7	Texas Tech	6–10	22–13
8	Texas A&M	6–10	14–14
9	Iowa State	5–11	17–14
10	Baylor	5–11	14–14
11	Kansas State	4–12	13–17
12	Nebraska	3–13	11–19
‡ – 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.[1]

Schedule

Session	Game	Time	Matchup	Television	Attendance
First Round – Thursday, March 13
1	1	12:00 pm	#9 Iowa State 97 vs #8 Texas A&M 70	Big 12	9,100
	2	2:20 pm	#5 Missouri 70 vs #12 Nebraska 61
2	3	6:00 pm	#7 Texas Tech 68 vs #10 Baylor 65		12,200
	4	8:30 pm	#6 Colorado 77 vs #11 Kansas State 76	ESPN2
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 14
3	5	12:00 pm	#1 Kansas 89 vs #9 Iowa State 74	Big 12	16,200
	6	2:20 pm	#5 Missouri 60 vs #4 Oklahoma State 58
4	7	6:00 pm	#7 Texas Tech 92 vs #2 Texas 81		19,100
	8	8:30 pm	#3 Oklahoma 74 vs #6 Colorado 59
Semifinals – Saturday, March 15
5	9	1:00 pm	#5 Missouri 68 vs #1 Kansas 63	Big 12/ESPN2	19,100
	10	3:20 pm	#3 Oklahoma 67 vs #7 Texas Tech 60 OT
Final – Sunday, March 16
6	11	2:00 pm	#3 Oklahoma 49 vs #5 Missouri 47	ESPN	19,100
Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed[2][3]

Bracket

	First Round Thursday, March 13					Quarterfinals Friday, March 14					Semifinals Saturday, March 15					Finals Sunday, March 16
	8	Texas A&M	70
	9	Iowa St	97
						9	Iowa St	74
						1	#4 Kansas	89
											1	#4 Kansas	63
											5	Missouri	68
						5	Missouri	60
						4	#23 Oklahoma St	58
	5	Missouri	70
	12	Nebraska	61
																5	Missouri	47
																3	#6 Oklahoma	49
	6	Colorado	77
	11	Kansas State	76
						6	Colorado	59
						3	#6 Oklahoma	74
											3	#6 Oklahoma	67*
											7	Texas Tech	60
						2	#3 Texas	81
						7	Texas Tech	92
	7	Texas Tech	68
	10	Baylor	65

* Indicates overtime game

All-Tournament Team

Most Outstanding Player – Hollis Price, Oklahoma^[2]

Player	Team	Position	Class
Hollis Price	Oklahoma	Sr.	G
Quannas White	Oklahoma	Sr.	G
Arthur Johnson	Missouri	Jr.	C
Rickey Paulding	Missouri	Jr.	F
Andre Emmett	Texas Tech	Jr.	G

See also

• 2003 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament
• 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings