2005 Big 12 men's basketball tournament

The 2005 Big 12 men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big 12 Conference. It was played from March 10 to 13 in Kansas City, Missouri at Kemper Arena. Oklahoma State won the tournament for the 2nd time and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA tournament.^[2]

2005 Big 12 men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2004–05
Teams	12
Site	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Champions	Oklahoma State (2nd title)
Winning coach	Eddie Sutton (2nd title)
MVP	Joey Graham (Oklahoma State)
Attendance	109,608 (overall) 18,268 (championship)
Top scorer	Joey Graham (Oklahoma State) (65 points)
Television	ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU
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2004–05 Big 12 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 17 Oklahoma	12	–	4		.750			25	–	8		.758
No. 12 Kansas	12	–	4		.750			23	–	7		.767
No. 6 Oklahoma State †	11	–	5		.688			26	–	7		.788
No. 24 Texas Tech	10	–	6		.625			22	–	11		.667
Iowa State	9	–	7		.563			19	–	12		.613
Texas	9	–	7		.563			20	–	11		.645
Texas A&M	8	–	8		.500			21	–	10		.677
Missouri	7	–	9		.438			16	–	17		.485
Nebraska	7	–	9		.438			14	–	14		.500
Kansas State	6	–	10		.375			17	–	12		.586
Colorado	4	–	12		.250			14	–	16		.467
Baylor	1	–	15		.063			9	–	19		.321
† 2005 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll [1]

Seeding

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

2005 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed	School	Conf.	Over.	Tiebreaker
1	Oklahoma ‡#	12–4	25–8
2	Kansas c#	12–4	23–7
3	Oklahoma State #	11–5	26–7
4	Texas Tech #	10–6	22–11
5	Iowa State	9–7	19–12
6	Texas	9–7	20–11
7	Texas A&M	8–8	21–10
8	Missouri	7–9	16–17
9	Nebraska	7–9	14–14
10	Kansas State	6–10	17–12
11	Colorado	4–12	14–16
12	Baylor	1–15	9–19
‡ – Big 12 Conference regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed. c – Big 12 Conference regular season co-champion, not tournament No. 1 seed. # – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament. Overall records include all games played in the Big 12 Conference tournament.[3]

Schedule

Session	Game	Time	Matchup	Television	Attendance
First Round – Thursday, March 10
1	1	11:30 am	#8 Missouri 70 vs #9 Nebraska 67	ESPNU	18,268
	2	2:00 pm	#5 Iowa State 77 vs #12 Baylor 57
2	3	6:00 pm	#10 Kansas State 68 vs #7 Texas A&M 62		18,268
	5	11:30 am	#1 Oklahoma 83 vs #8 Missouri 79
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 11
3	5	11:30 am	#1 Oklahoma 83 vs #8 Missouri 79	ESPNU	18,268
	6	2:00 pm	#4 Texas Tech 64 vs #5 Iowa State 56
4	7	6:00 pm	#2 Kansas 80 vs #10 Kansas State 67		18,268
	8	8:20 pm	#3 Oklahoma State 87 vs #11 Colorado 85
Semifinals – Saturday, March 12
5	9	1:00 pm	#4 Texas Tech 69 vs #1 Oklahoma 63	ESPN2	18,268
	10	3:20 pm	#3 Oklahoma State 78 vs #2 Kansas 75
Final – Sunday, March 13
6	11	2:00 pm	#3 Oklahoma State 72 vs #4 Texas Tech 68	ESPN	18,268
Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed[2][4]

Bracket

	First Round Thursday, March 10					Quarterfinals Friday, March 11					Semifinals Saturday, March 12					Finals Sunday, March 13
	8	Missouri	70
	9	Nebraska	67
						8	Missouri	79
						1	#17 Oklahoma	83
											1	#17 Oklahoma	63
											4	Texas Tech	69
						5	Iowa St	56
						4	Texas Tech	64
	5	Iowa St	77
	12	Baylor	57
																4	Texas Tech	68
																3	#10 Oklahoma St	72
	6	Texas	69
	11	Colorado	81
						11	Colorado	85
						3	#10 Oklahoma St	87
											3	#10 Oklahoma St	78
											2	#9 Kansas	75
						2	#9 Kansas	80
						10	Kansas St	67
	7	Texas A&M	62
	10	Kansas St	68

All-Tournament Team

Most Outstanding Player – Joey Graham, Oklahoma State^[2]

Player	Team	Position	Class
Joey Graham	Oklahoma State	Sr.	F
John Lucas	Oklahoma State	Sr.	G
Linas Kleiza	Missouri	So.	F
Wayne Simien	Kansas	Sr.	F
Ronald Ross	Texas Tech	Sr.	G

See also

• 2005 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament
• 2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2004–05 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. 83–86. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
3. "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
4. "2005 Big 12 Conference men's basketball tournament Box Score" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 18, 2020.

External links

• Official 2005 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket