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1997 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams12
SiteMunicipal Auditorium
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsColorado (1st title)
Winning coachCeal Barry (1st title)
MVPAndria Jones (Kansas State)
Attendance18,700 (overall)
7,152 (championship)
TelevisionFSN
1998 →
1996–97 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 Kansas 14 2   .875 25 6   .806
No. 14 Texas 12 4   .750 22 8   .733
No. 18 Colorado 12 4   .750 23 9   .719
No. 17 Texas Tech 11 5   .688 20 9   .690
Kansas State 9 7   .563 19 12   .613
Iowa State 9 7   .563 17 12   .586
Nebraska 8 8   .500 19 9   .679
Oklahoma State 7 9   .438 15 12   .556
Baylor 7 9   .438 15 13   .536
Missouri 3 13   .188 10 20   .333
Texas A&M 3 13   .188 9 18   .333
Oklahoma 1 15   .063 5 22   .185
1997 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

The 1997 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 4–8, 1997, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, MO.[2]

Number 3 seed Colorado defeated number 5 seed Kansas State 54–44 to win their first championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1997 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]

1997 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament seeds
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
1 Kansas ‡# 14–2 25–6
2 Texas # 12–4 22–8
3 Colorado # 12–4 23–9
4 Texas Tech # 11–5 20–9
5 Kansas State 9–7 19–12
6 Iowa State 9–7 17–12
7 Nebraska 8–8 19–9
8 Oklahoma State 7–9 15–12
9 Baylor 7–9 15–13
10 Missouri 3–13 10–20
11 Texas A&M 3–13 9–18
12 Oklahoma 1–15 5–22
‡ – 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 4
1 1 12:00 pm #9 Baylor 68 vs #8 Oklahoma State 62 1,124
2 2:30 pm #5 Kansas State 81 vs #12 Oklahoma 56
2 3 6:00 pm #7 Nebraska 62 vs #10 Missouri 58 1,768
4 8:30 pm #6 Iowa State 53 vs #11 Texas A&M 41
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 5
3 5 12:00 pm #1 Kansas 66 vs #9 Baylor 54 2,421
6 2:20 pm #5 Kansas State 76 vs #4 Texas Tech 68
4 7 6:00 pm #2 Texas 74 vs #7 Nebraska 68 2,670
8 8:20 pm #3 Colorado 56 vs #6 Iowa State 39
Semifinals – Thursday, March 6
5 9 5:00 pm #5 Kansas State 73 vs #1 Kansas 58 FSN 3,565
10 7:30 pm #3 Colorado 64 vs #2 Texas 50
Final – Saturday, March 8
6 11 7:00 pm #3 Colorado 54 vs #5 Kansas State 44 FSN 7,152
Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed[5][6]

Tournament

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First round
Tuesday, March 4
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 5
Semifinals
Thursday, March 6
Finals
Saturday, March 8
            
1 Kansas 66
9 Baylor 54
8 Oklahoma State 62
9 Baylor 68
1 Kansas 58
5 Kansas State 73
4 Texas Tech 68
5 Kansas State 76
5 Kansas State 81
12 Oklahoma 56
5 Kansas State 44
3 Colorado 55
3 Colorado 56
6 Iowa State 39
6 Iowa State 53
11 Texas A&M 41
3 Colorado 64
2 Texas 50
2 Texas 74
7 Nebraska 68
7 Nebraska 62
10 Missouri 58

All-Tournament team

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Most Outstanding Player – Andria Jones, Kansas State[7]

Player Team
Andria Jones Kansas State
La Shena Graham Colorado
Brit Jacobson Kansas State
Tamecka Dixon Kansas
Erin Scholz 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. 29. 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. ^ "1997 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.