2002 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament

2002 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams12
SiteMunicipal Auditorium
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsOklahoma (1st title)
Winning coachSherri Coale (1st title)
MVPStacey Dales (Oklahoma)
Attendance32,953 (overall)
6,197 (championship)
TelevisionFSN
2001–02 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Oklahoma 14 2   .875 32 4   .889
No. 7 Baylor 12 4   .750 27 6   .818
No. 12 Colorado 11 5   .688 24 10   .706
No. 11 Kansas State 11 5   .688 26 8   .765
No. 14 Texas 10 6   .625 22 10   .688
No. 10 Iowa State 9 7   .563 24 9   .727
No. 17 Texas Tech 8 8   .500 20 12   .625
Oklahoma State 7 9   .438 16 15   .516
Texas A&M 5 11   .313 13 16   .448
Missouri 5 11   .313 14 15   .483
Nebraska 4 12   .250 14 16   .467
Kansas 0 16   .000 5 25   .167
† 2002 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

The 2002 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 5–9, 2002, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, MO.[2]

Number 1 seed Oklahoma defeated number 2 seed Baylor 84–69 to win their first championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA tournament.

Seeding

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

2002 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament seeds
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
1 Oklahoma ‡# 14–2 32–4
2 Baylor # 12–4 27–6
3 Colorado # 11–5 24–10
4 Kansas State # 11–5 26–8
5 Texas 10–6 22–10
6 Iowa State 9–7 24–9
7 Texas Tech 8–8 20–12
8 Oklahoma State 7–9 16–15
9 Texas A&M 5–11 13–16
10 Missouri 5–11 14–15
11 Nebraska 4–12 14–16
12 Kansas 0–16 5–25
‡ – 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

Session Game Time Matchup Television Attendance
First round – Tuesday, March 5
1 1 12:00 pm #8 Oklahoma State 92 vs #9 Texas A&M 76 4,652
2 2:30 pm #5 Texas 63 vs #12 Kansas 61
2 3 6:00 pm #7 Texas Tech 78 vs #10 Missouri 51 7,126
4 8:30 pm #6 Iowa State 74 vs #11 Nebraska 55
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 6
3 5 12:00 pm #1 Oklahoma 87 vs #8 Oklahoma State 56 FSN 4,781
6 2:30 pm #4 Kansas State 79 vs #5 Texas 63
4 7 6:00 pm #2 Baylor 75 vs #7 Texas Tech 60 4,715
8 8:30 pm #6 Iowa State 58 vs #3 Colorado 56
Semifinals – Thursday, March 7
5 9 6:00 pm #1 Oklahoma 69 vs #4 Kansas State 49 FSN 5,482
10 8:30 pm #2 Baylor 91 vs #6 Iowa State 83
Final – Saturday, March 9
6 11 6:00 pm #1 Oklahoma 84 vs #2 Baylor 69 FSN 6,197
Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed[5][6]

Tournament

First round
Tuesday, March 5
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 6
Semifinals
Thursday, March 7
Finals
Saturday, March 9
            
1 Oklahoma 87
8 Oklahoma State 56
8 Oklahoma State 92
9 Texas A&M 76
1 Oklahoma 69
4 Kansas State 49
4 Kansas State 79
5 Texas 63
5 Texas 63
12 Kansas State 61
1 Oklahoma 84
2 Baylor 69
3 Colorado 56
6 Iowa State 58
6 Iowa State 74
11 Nebraska 55
6 Iowa State 83
2 Baylor 91
2 Baylor 75
7 Texas Tech 60
7 Texas Tech 78
10 Missouri 51

All-Tournament team

Most Outstanding PlayerStacey Dales, Oklahoma[7]

Player Team
Stacey Dales Oklahoma
Sheila Lambert Baylor
Dionnah Jackson Oklahoma
Danielle Crockrom Baylor
Angie Welle Iowa State
Kendra Wecker Kansas State

See also

References

  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. ^ "2002 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.
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