2019 Big 12 men's basketball tournament


The 2019 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 13 to 16, in Kansas City, Missouri at the Sprint Center.[2] No. 5 seed Iowa State defeated Kansas 78–66 to win the championship and receive the Big 12’s automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA tournament. It was Iowa State's fourth Big 12 title in the last six years. They also became the first team lower than a four seed to win the tournament.[3]

2019 Big 12 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2018–19
Teams10
SiteSprint Center
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsIowa State (5th title)
Winning coachSteve Prohm (2nd title)
MVPMarial Shayok (Iowa State)
Attendance94,847 (overall)
19,066 (championship)
Top scorerDedric Lawson (Kansas)
(58 points)
TelevisionESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU
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2018–19 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 Kansas State 14 4   .778 25 9   .735
No. 2 Texas Tech 14 4   .778 31 7   .816
No. 16 Kansas 12 6   .667 26 10   .722
Baylor 10 8   .556 20 14   .588
No. 25 Iowa State 9 9   .500 23 12   .657
Texas 8 10   .444 21 16   .568
Oklahoma 7 11   .389 20 14   .588
TCU 7 11   .389 23 14   .622
Oklahoma State 5 13   .278 12 20   .375
West Virginia 4 14   .222 15 21   .417
2019 Big 12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Seeding

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The Tournament consisted of a 10 team single-elimination tournament with the top 6 seeds receiving a bye.[4] Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

2019 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
1 Kansas State ‡# 14–4 25–9 1–1 vs. Texas Tech / 1–1 vs. Kansas / 2–0 vs Baylor
2 Texas Tech c# 14–4 31–7 1–1 vs. Kansas State / 1–1 vs. Kansas / 1–1 vs Baylor
3 Kansas # 12–6 26–10
4 Baylor # 10–8 20–14
5 Iowa State # 9–9 23–12
6 Texas # 8–10 21–16
7 Oklahoma 7–11 20–14 2–0 vs. TCU
8 TCU 7–11 23–14 0–2 vs. Oklahoma
9 Oklahoma State 5–13 12–20
10 West Virginia 4–14 15–21
‡ – Big 12 Conference regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.
c – Big 12 Conference regular season co-champion, not 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 – Wednesday, March 13
1 1 6:00 pm No. 8 TCU 73 vs No. 9 Oklahoma State 70 ESPNU 18,858
2 8:00 pm No. 10 West Virginia 72 vs No. 7 Oklahoma 71
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 14
2 3 11:30 am No. 5 Iowa State 83 vs No. 4 Baylor 66 ESPN2 18,930
4 2:00 pm No. 1 Kansas State 70 vs No. 8 TCU 61
3 5 6:00 pm No. 10 West Virginia 79 vs No. 2 Texas Tech 74 18,927
6 8:30 pm No. 3 Kansas 65 vs No. 6 Texas 57
Semifinals – Friday, March 15
4 7 6:00 pm No. 5 Iowa State 63 vs No. 1 Kansas State 59 ESPN2 19,066
8 8:30 pm No. 3 Kansas 88 vs No. 10 West Virginia 74
Championship – Saturday, March 16
5 9 5:00 pm No. 5 Iowa State 78 vs No. 3 Kansas 66 ESPN 19,066
Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed[5][6]

Bracket

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First round
Wednesday, March 13
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 14
Semifinals
Friday, March 15
Championship
Saturday, March 16
            
1 Kansas State 70
8 TCU 61
8 TCU 73
9 Oklahoma State 70
1 Kansas State 59
5 Iowa State 63
4 Baylor 66
5 Iowa State 83
5 Iowa State 78
3 Kansas 66
2 Texas Tech 74
10 West Virginia 79
7 Oklahoma 71
10 West Virginia 72
10 West Virginia 74
3 Kansas 88
3 Kansas 65
6 Texas 57

All-Tournament Team

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Lindell Wigginton

'Most Outstanding PlayerMarial Shayok, Iowa State[5]

Player Team Position Class
Marial Shayok Iowa State 0 0
Michael Jacobson Iowa State 0 0
Lindell Wigginton Iowa State 0 0
Devon Dotson Kansas 0 0
Dedric Lawson Kansas 0 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "BIG 12 MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP". SprintCenter.com.
  3. ^ "2019 Big 12 Tournament bracket, scores: Iowa State claims title in win over Kansas". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 83–86. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  6. ^ "2019 Big 12 Conference men's basketball tournament Box Score" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 18, 2020.