2000 Big 12 men's basketball tournament explained

Year:	2000
Conference:	Big 12
Division:	I
Gender:	Men's
Teams:	12
Arena:	Kemper Arena
City:	Kansas City, Missouri
Champions:	Iowa State
Titlecount:	1st
Coach:	Larry Eustachy
Coachcount:	1st
Mvp:	Marcus Fizer
Mvpteam:	Iowa State
Attendance:	114,600 (overall) 19,100 (championship)
Topscorer:	Marcus Fizer
Topscorerteam:	Iowa State
Points:	79
Television:	ESPN

The 2000 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 9–12 at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. No. 1 seed Iowa State defeated Oklahoma 70–58^[1] to win the championship and receive the Big 12's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA tournament.

Seeding

The Tournament consisted of a 12 team single-elimination tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye.^[2]

2000 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed	School	Conf.	Over.	Tiebreaker
1	Iowa State ‡#	14–2	32–5
2	Texas #	13–3	24–9
3	Oklahoma #	12–4	27–7
4	#	12–4	27–7
5		11–5	24–10
6		10–6	18–13
7		7–9	18–14
8		4–12	11–19
9		4–12	14–15
10		4–12	8–20
11		3–13	12–16
12		2–14	9–19
‡ – 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.

Schedule

Session	Game	Time	Matchup	Television	Attendance
First Round – Thursday, March 9
1	1	12:00 PM	9 Baylor 63 vs #8 Nebraska 55	Big 12	19,100
	2	2:20 PM	5 Kansas 84 vs #12 Kansas State 60
2	3	6:00 PM	7 Colorado 79 vs #10 Texas A&M 53		19,100
	4	8:20 PM	6 Missouri 80 vs #11 Texas Tech 47
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 10
3	5	12:00 PM	1 Iowa State 76 vs #9 Baylor 64	Big 12	19,100
	6	2:20 PM	4 Oklahoma State 77 vs #5 Kansas 58
4	7	6:00 PM	2 Texas 78 vs #7 Colorado 35		19,100
	8	8:20 PM	3 Oklahoma 84 vs #6 Missouri 80 ^OT
Semifinals – Saturday, March 11
5	9	1:00 PM	1 Iowa State 68 vs #4 Oklahoma State 64	Big 12	19,100
	10	3:20 PM	3 Oklahoma 81 vs #2 Texas 65
Final – Sunday, March 12
6	11	2:00 PM	1 Iowa State 70 vs #3 Oklahoma 58	ESPN	19,100
Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed^[3] ^[4]

Bracket

* Denotes overtime period

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All-Tournament Team

Most Outstanding Player – Marcus Fizer, Iowa State^[3]

Player	Team	Position	Class
Marcus Fizer	Iowa State	Jr.	F
Stevie Johnson	Iowa State	Sr.	F
Jamaal Tinsley	Iowa State	Jr.	G
Eduardo Najera	Oklahoma	Sr.	F
Chris Mihm	Texas	Jr.	C

See also

• 2000 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament
• 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cyclones Storm To Big 12 Title . . March 12, 2000 . March 29, 2020.
2. Book: 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book. 26–30. Big 12 Conference. June 18, 2020.
3. Book: 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book. 83–86. Big 12 Conference. June 19, 2020.
4. Web site: 2000 Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Box Score. Big 12 Conference. June 18, 2020.
5. Web site: Cowboys' Tourney Run Ended By Cyclones . . March 11, 2000 . March 29, 2020.
6. Web site: No. 15 Men's Hoops Advances To Big 12 Championship, 81-65 . . March 11, 2000 . March 29, 2020.
7. Web site: Iowa State Ends Bears' Season With 76-64 Loss . . March 10, 2000 . March 29, 2020.
8. Book: 2019–20 Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Record Book . . 85 . September 25, 2019 . March 29, 2020.