2017 Big 12 men's basketball tournament

The 2017 Phillips 66 Big 12 men's basketball tournament was a postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big 12 Conference. It was played from March 8 to 11, in Kansas City, Missouri at the Sprint Center. Iowa State received the conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA tournament with an 80–74 win over West Virginia in the finals.

2017 Big 12 men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2016–17
Teams	10
Site	Sprint Center Kansas City, Missouri
Champions	Iowa State (4th title)
Winning coach	Steve Prohm (1st title)
MVP	Monte Morris (Iowa State)
Attendance	94,934 (overall) 18,972 (championship)
Top scorer	Deonte Burton (Iowa State) (55 points)
Television	ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU
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2016–17 Big 12 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Kansas	16	–	2		.889			31	–	5		.861
No. 13 West Virginia	12	–	6		.667			28	–	9		.757
No. 12 Baylor	12	–	6		.667			27	–	8		.771
No. 16 Iowa State †	12	–	6		.667			24	–	11		.686
Oklahoma State	9	–	9		.500			20	–	13		.606
Kansas State	8	–	10		.444			21	–	14		.600
Texas Tech	6	–	12		.333			18	–	14		.563
TCU	6	–	12		.333			24	–	15		.615
Oklahoma	5	–	13		.278			11	–	20		.355
Texas	4	–	14		.222			11	–	22		.333
† 2017 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll[1]

Seeding

The Tournament consisted of a 10 team single-elimination tournament with the top 6 seeds receiving a bye.^[2] Teams have been seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records.

2017 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed	School	Conf.	Over.	Tiebreaker
1	Kansas ‡#	16–2	31–5
2	West Virginia #	12–6	28–9	3–1 vs. Baylor/Iowa State
3	Baylor #	12–6	27–8	2–2 vs. West Virginia/Iowa State
4	Iowa State #	12–6	24–11	1–3 vs. West Virginia/Baylor
5	Oklahoma State #	9–9	20–13
6	Kansas State #	8–10	21–14
7	Texas Tech	6–12	18–14	1–1 vs. TCU, 0–2 vs Kansas, 1–1 vs. West Virginia
8	TCU	6–12	24–15	1–1 vs. Texas Tech, 0–2 vs. Kansas, 0–2 vs. West Virginia
9	Oklahoma	5–13	11–20
10	Texas	4–14	11–22
‡ – 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.[2]

Schedule

Game times for games 2, 4, 6, and 8 are subject to change because the second game of each session begins 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first game.^[3]

Session	Game	Time	Matchup	Television	Attendance
First Round – Wednesday, March 8
1	1	6:00 pm	#8 TCU 82 vs #9 Oklahoma 63	ESPNU	18,972
	2	8:00 pm	#10 Texas 61 vs #7 Texas Tech 52
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 9
2	3	11:30 am	#4 Iowa State 92 vs #5 Oklahoma State 83	ESPN2	18,972
	4	1:30 pm	#8 TCU 85 vs #1 Kansas 82
3	5	6:00 pm	#2 West Virginia 63 vs #10 Texas 53	ESPNU	18,972
	6	8:00 pm	#6 Kansas State 70 vs #3 Baylor 64
Semifinals – Friday, March 10
4	7	6:00 pm	#4 Iowa State 84 vs #8 TCU 63	ESPN2	18,972
	8	8:00 pm	#2 West Virginia 51 vs #6 Kansas State 50
Final – Saturday, March 11
5	9	5:00 pm	#4 Iowa State 80 vs #2 West Virginia 74	ESPN	18,972
Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed[4][5]

Bracket

	First round Wednesday, March 8					Quarterfinals Thursday, March 9					Semifinals Friday, March 10					Championship Saturday, March 11
						1	Kansas	82
						8	TCU	85
	8	TCU	82
	9	Oklahoma	63
											8	TCU	63
											4	Iowa State	84
						4	Iowa State	92
						5	Oklahoma State	83
																4	Iowa State	80
																2	West Virginia	74
						2	West Virginia	63
						10	Texas	53
	7	Texas Tech	52
	10	Texas	61
											2	West Virginia	51
											6	Kansas State	50
						3	Baylor	64
						6	Kansas State	70

Game summaries

First round

ESPNU

March 8 6:00 PM

Recap

#8 TCU 82, #9 Oklahoma 63
Scoring by half: 44–31, 38–32
Pts: Vladimir Brodziansky 20 Rebs: Kenrich Williams 11 Asts: Alex Robinson 9		Pts: Khadeem Latin 18 Rebs: Khadeem Latin 9 Asts: Darrion Strong–Moore 4

Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri Attendance: 18,972 Referees: Mike Stuart, Joe DeRosa, Doug Sirmons

ESPNU

March 8 8:00 PM

Recap

#7 Texas Tech 52, #10 Texas 61
Scoring by half: 20-26, 41-26
Pts: K. Evans 11 Rebs: N. Stevenson 8 Asts: 2 with 2		Pts: A. Jones 15 Rebs: K. Yancey 6 Asts: A. Jones 4

Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri Referees: Paul Janssen, John Higgins, Ray Natili

Quarterfinals

ESPN2

March 9 11:30 AM

Recap

#4 Iowa State 92, #5 Oklahoma State 83
Scoring by half: 39-36, 53-47
Pts: M. Morris 21 Rebs: 2 with 10 Asts: M. Morris 9		Pts: J. Evans 29 Rebs: M. Solomon 9 Asts: J. Evans 4

Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri Referees: Gerry Pollard, John Higgins, Keith Kimble

ESPN2

March 9 1:30 PM

Recap

#1 Kansas 82, #8 TCU 85
Scoring by half: 42-43, 40-42
Pts: F. Mason III 29 Rebs: L. Lucas 14 Asts: F. Mason III 6 L. Lucas (Kansas) Double double with 13 pts-14 rebs.		Pts: K. Williams 18 Rebs: K. Williams 8 Asts: A. Robinson 7 3rd time the #1 seed lost their first game (2001 & 2009 the others)

Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri Referees: Jeb Hartness, Don Daily, Ray Natili

ESPNU

March 9 6:00 PM

Recap

#2 West Virginia 63, #10 Texas 53
Scoring by half: 39-30, 24-23
Pts: J. Carter 21 Rebs: E. Macon 10 Asts: 2 with 4		Pts: A. Jones 13 Rebs: J. Allen 10 Asts: 2 with 4

Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri Referees: Kipp Kissinger, Marques Pettigrew, Joe DeRosa

ESPNU

March 9 8:00 PM

Recap

#3 Baylor 64, #6 Kansas State 70
Scoring by half: 25-25, 45-39
Pts: A. Freeman 16 Rebs: J. Lual-Acuil Jr. 11 Asts: J. Lindsey 11		Pts: B. Brown 21 Rebs: D.J. Johnson 7 Asts: K. Stokes 5

Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri Referees: Mike Stuart, Paul Janssen, Doug Sirmons

Semifinals

ESPN2

March 10 6:00 PM

Recap

#4 Iowa State 84, #8 TCU 63
Scoring by half: 44-27, 40-36
Pts: D. Burton 22 Rebs: S. Young 9 Asts: D. Burton 4		Pts: 2 with 10 Rebs: K. Williams 8 Asts: 2 with 5

Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri Referees: Joe DeRosa, Doug Sirmons, Don Daily

ESPN2

March 10 8:00 PM

Recap

#2 West Virginia 51, #6 Kansas State 50
Scoring by half: 16-25, 35-25
Pts: E. Ahmad 15 Rebs: 2 with 10 Asts: J. Carter 6		Pts: W. Iwundu 13 Rebs: 3 with 6 Asts: K. Stokes 3

Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri Referees: John Higgins, Kipp Kissinger, Keith Kimble

Championship

ESPN

March 11 5:00 PM

#4 Iowa State 80, #2 West Virginia 74
Scoring by half: 35–29, 45–45
Pts: M. Morris – 17 Rebs: M. Morris – 6 Asts: M. Morris – 3		Pts: J. Carter – 18 Rebs: E. Macon – 6 Asts: E. Ahmad – 6

Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri Attendance: 18,972 Referees: John Higgins, Joe DeRosa, Doug Sirmons

All-Tournament Team

Most Outstanding Player – Monte Morris, Iowa State^[4]

Player	Team	Position	Class
Monte Morris	Iowa State	0	0
Deonte Burton	Iowa State	0	0
Matt Thomas	Iowa State	0	0
Jevon Carter	West Virginia	0	0
Tarik Phillip	West Virginia	0	0

See also

• 2017 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament
• 2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

1. "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
2. "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
3. "2017 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship games information". Big12Sports.com.
4. "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 83–86. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
5. "2017 Big 12 Conference men's basketball tournament Box Score" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 18, 2020.

External links

• Official 2017 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket
• Official website