2003 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2003 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 11–15, 2003, at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas.[2]

2003 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams12
SiteReunion Arena
Dallas, Texas
ChampionsTexas (1st title)
Winning coachJody Conradt (1st title)
MVPStacy Stephens (Texas)
Attendance35,619 (overall)
10,717 (championship)
TelevisionFSN
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2004 →
2002–03 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Texas 15 1   .938 29 6   .829
No. 8 Kansas State 14 2   .875 29 5   .853
No. 7 Texas Tech 13 3   .813 29 6   .829
Colorado 11 5   .688 24 8   .750
Oklahoma 9 7   .563 19 13   .594
Missouri 9 7   .563 17 14   .548
Baylor 8 8   .500 24 11   .686
Iowa State 7 9   .438 12 16   .429
Kansas 3 13   .188 11 18   .379
Texas A&M 3 13   .188 10 18   .357
Oklahoma State 3 13   .188 8 21   .276
Nebraska 1 15   .063 8 20   .286
2003 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

Number 1 seed Texas defeated number 3 seed Texas Tech 67–57 to win their first championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA tournament.

Seeding

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

2003 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament seeds
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
1 Texas ‡# 15–1 29–6
2 Kansas State # 14–2 29–5
3 Texas Tech # 13–3 29–6
4 Colorado # 11–5 24–8
5 Oklahoma 9–7 19–13
6 Missouri 9–7 17–14
7 Baylor 8–8 24–11
8 Iowa State 7–9 12–16
9 Kansas 3–13 11–18
10 Texas A&M 3–13 10–18
11 Oklahoma State 3–13 8–21
12 Nebraska 1–15 8–20
‡ – 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.[4]

Schedule

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Session Game Time Matchup Television Attendance
First round – Tuesday, March 11
1 1 12:00 pm #9 Kansas 63 vs #8 Iowa State 60 3,061
2 2:30 pm #5 Oklahoma 71 vs #12 Nebraska 51
2 3 6:00 pm #7 Baylor 80 vs #10 Texas A&M 61 3,045
4 8:30 pm #11 Oklahoma State 56 vs #6 Missouri 54
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 12
3 5 12:00 pm #1 Texas 87 vs #9 Kansas 56 FSN 6,405
6 2:30 pm #4 Colorado 73 vs #5 Oklahoma 68
4 7 6:00 pm #2 Kansas State 77 vs #7 Baylor 60 5,735
8 8:30 pm #3 Texas Tech 75 vs #11 Oklahoma State 52
Semifinals – Thursday, March 13
5 9 6:00 pm #1 Texas 62 vs #4 Colorado 47 FSN 6,656
10 8:30 pm #3 Texas Tech 71 vs #2 Kansas State 65
Final – Saturday, March 15
6 11 6:00 pm #1 Texas 67 vs #3 Texas Tech 57 FSN 10,717
Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed[5][6]

Tournament

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First round
Tuesday, March 11
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 12
Semifinals
Thursday, March 13
Finals
Saturday, March 15
            
1 Texas 87
9 Kansas 56
8 Iowa State 60
9 Kansas 63
1 Texas 62
4 Colorado 47
4 Colorado 73
5 Oklahoma 68
5 Oklahoma 71
12 Nebraska 51
1 Texas 67
3 Texas Tech 57
3 Texas Tech 75
11 Oklahoma State 52
6 Missouri 54
11 Oklahoma State 56
3 Texas Tech 71
2 Kansas State 65
2 Kansas State 77
7 Baylor 60
7 Baylor 80
10 Texas A&M 61

All-Tournament team

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Most Outstanding Player – Stacy Stephens, Texas[7]

Player Team
Stacy Stephens Texas
Heather Schreiber Texas
Plenette Pierson Texas Tech
Jia Perkins Texas Tech
Tera Bjorklund Colorado

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. March 3–6, 2017. p. 30. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  3. ^ "2016-17 Women's Basketball" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 2–3. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  5. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 57–62. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  6. ^ "2003 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament Box Scores" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  7. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. p. 64. Retrieved June 14, 2020.