1978 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament

1978 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1977–78
Teams	8
First round site	Campus Sites Campus Arenas
Finals site	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
Champions	Missouri (1st title)
Winning coach	Norm Stewart (1st title)
MVP	Stan Ray (Missouri)
Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournaments

The 1978 Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held February 28–March 4 at a combination of on-campus gymnasiums and the Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.

Seventh-seeded Missouri upset defending champions Kansas State in the championship game, 71–68 (in double overtime), to capture their first Big Eight men's basketball tournament.

The Tigers, in turn, received a bid to the 1978 NCAA Tournament. They were joined in the tournament by the Big 8's regular season champion, Kansas, who earned at-large bid.

Format

All eight of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with all teams beginning play in the initial quarterfinal round.

All first round games were played on the home court of the higher-seeded team. The semifinals and championship game, in turn, were played at a neutral site at the Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Tuesday, February 28					Semifinals Friday, March 3					Championship Saturday, March 4
	1	Kansas	82
	8	Colorado	66
						1	Kansas	76
						4	Kansas State	87
	5	Oklahoma	44
	4	Kansas State	52
											4	Kansas State	68
											7	Missouri	71**
	3	Nebraska	71
	6	Oklahoma State	63
						3	Nebraska	58
						7	Missouri	61
	7	Missouri	65
	2	Iowa State	63