2010 Big 12 men's basketball tournament

The 2010 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship was the 2010 edition of the Big 12 Conference's championship tournament held at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri from March 10 until March 13, 2010. It was won by top-seeded Kansas. The all-tournament team consisted of Kansas' Sherron Collins and Cole Aldrich, Kansas State's Jacob Pullen and Denis Clemente, and Texas A&M's Donald Sloan.[2]

2010 Big 12 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2009–10
Teams12
SiteSprint Center
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsKansas (7th title)
Winning coachBill Self (4th title)
MVPSherron Collins (Kansas)
Attendance113,398 (overall)
19,003 (championship)
Top scorerJacob Pullen (Kansas State)
(58 points)
TelevisionESPN, Big 12 Network, ESPN2
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2009–10 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Kansas 15 1   .938 33 3   .917
No. 7 Kansas State 11 5   .688 29 8   .784
No. 19 Baylor 11 5   .688 28 8   .778
No. 23 Texas A&M 11 5   .688 24 10   .706
Missouri 10 6   .625 23 11   .676
Texas 9 7   .563 24 10   .706
Oklahoma State 9 7   .563 22 11   .667
Colorado 6 10   .375 15 16   .484
Texas Tech 4 12   .250 19 16   .543
Iowa State 4 12   .250 15 17   .469
Oklahoma 4 12   .250 13 18   .419
Nebraska 2 14   .125 15 18   .455
2010 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

Seeding

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

2010 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
1 Kansas ‡# 15–1 33–3
2 Kansas State # 11–5 29–8 1–0 vs. BU
3 Baylor # 11–5 28–8 1–1 vs. TAMU, 8–2 vs. division, 0–1 vs. BU
4 Texas A&M # 11–5 24–10 1–1 vs. BU, 7–3 vs. division
5 Missouri 10–6 23–11
6 Texas 9–7 24–10 2–0 vs. OSU
7 Oklahoma State 9–7 22–11 0–2 vs. UT
8 Colorado 6–10 15–16
9 Texas Tech 4–12 19–16 2–0 vs. OU
10 Oklahoma 4–12 13–18 0–2 vs. TT
11 Iowa State 4–12 15–17 0–2 vs. TT/OU
12 Nebraska 2–14 15–18
‡ – 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

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Session Game Time Matchup Television Attendance
First Round – Wednesday, March 10
1 1 11:30 am #9 Texas Tech 82 vs #8 Colorado 67 Big 12 Network 18,879
2 2:00 pm #12 Nebraska 75 vs #5 Missouri 60
2 3 6:00 pm #7 Oklahoma State 81 vs #10 Oklahoma 67 18,879
5 11:30 am #1 Kansas 80 vs #9 Texas Tech 68
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 11
3 5 11:30 am #1 Kansas 80 vs #9 Texas Tech 68 ESPN2 18,879
6 2:00 pm #4 Texas A&M 70 vs #12 Nebraska 64 Big 12 Network
4 7 6:00 pm #2 Kansas State 83 vs #7 Oklahoma State 64 18,879
8 8:30 pm #3 Baylor 86 vs #6 Texas 67 ESPN2
Semifinals – Friday, March 12
5 9 6:00 pm #1 Kansas 79 vs #4 Texas A&M 66 Big 12 Network 18,879
10 8:30 pm #2 Kansas State 82 vs #3 Baylor 75
Final – Saturday, March 13
6 11 5:00 pm #1 Kansas 72 vs #2 Kansas State 64 ESPN 19,003
Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed[4][5]

Tournament bracket

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First Round
Wednesday, March 10
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 11
Semifinals
Friday, March 12
Finals
Saturday, March 13
            
1 Kansas (#1) 80
9 Texas Tech 68
8 Colorado 67
9 Texas Tech 82
1 Kansas (#1) 79
4 Texas A&M (#23) 66
4 Texas A&M (#23) 70
12 Nebraska 64
5 Missouri 60
12 Nebraska 75
1 Kansas (#1) 72
2 Kansas State (#9) 64
3 Baylor (#21) 86
6 Texas 67
6 Texas 82
11 Iowa State 75
3 Baylor (#21) 75
2 Kansas State (#9) 82
2 Kansas State (#9) 83
7 Oklahoma State 64
7 Oklahoma State 81
10 Oklahoma 67

Asterisk denotes game ended in overtime.
Rankings reflect AP Poll for the week of 3/8/2010.

All-Tournament Team

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Most Outstanding PlayerSherron Collins, Kansas[4]

Player Team Position Class
Sherron Collins Kansas Sr. G
Cole Aldrich Kansas Jr. C
Denis Clemente Kansas State Sr. G
Jacob Pullen Kansas State Jr. G
Donald Sloan Texas A&M Sr. G

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 all-tournament team, KansasCity.com, March 14, 2010.
  3. ^ a b "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 83–86. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  5. ^ "2010 Big 12 Conference men's basketball tournament Box Score" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
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