# 2009 Big 12 men's basketball tournament

The 2009 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship was the 13th edition of the Big 12 Conference's championship tournament held at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City from March 11 until March 14, 2009. The University of Missouri Tigers defeated the Baylor University Bears 73–60 in the championship game to claim their first Big 12 Tournament title for Mizzou.

## Seeding

The Tournament consisted of a 12 team single-elimination tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye.
2009 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament seeds :
| Seed | School | Conf. | Over. |
| 1 | Kansas ‡# | 14–2 | 27–8 |
| 2 | Oklahoma # | 13–3 | 30–6 |
| 3 | Missouri # | 12–4 | 31–7 |
| 4 | Kansas State # | 9–7 | 22–12 |
| 5 | Texas | 9–7 | 23–12 |
| 6 | Texas A&M | 9–7 | 24–10 |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | 9–7 | 23–12 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 8–8 | 18–13 |
| 9 | Baylor | 5–11 | 24–15 |
| 10 | Iowa State | 4–12 | 15–17 |
| 11 | Texas Tech | 3–13 | 14–19 |
| 12 | Colorado | 1–15 | 9–22 |
| ‡ – 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. ||||||||||

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Television | Attendance |
| First Round – Wednesday, March 11 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 11:30 am | #9 Baylor 65 vs #8 Nebraska 49 | Big 12 Network | 15,413 |
| 1 | 2 | 2:00 pm | #5 Texas 67 vs #12 Colorado 56 | Big 12 Network | 15,413 |
| 2 | 3 | 6:00 pm | #7 Oklahoma State 81 vs #10 Iowa State 67 | Big 12 Network | 15,580 |
| 2 | 5 | 11:30 am | #11 Texas Tech 88 vs #6 Texas A&M 83 | Big 12 Network | 15,580 |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12 ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 11:30 am | #9 Baylor 71 vs #1 Kansas 64 | ESPN2 | 14,909 |
| 3 | 6 | 2:00 pm | #5 Texas 61 vs #4 Kansas State 58 | Big 12 Network | 14,909 |
| 4 | 7 | 6:00 pm | #7 Oklahoma State 71 vs #2 Oklahoma 70 | Big 12 Network | 16,786 |
| 4 | 8 | 8:30 pm | #3 Missouri 81 vs #11 Texas Tech 60 | ESPN2 | 16,786 |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 13 ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 6:00 pm | #9 Baylor 76 vs #5 Texas 70 | Big 12 Network | 16,605 |
| 5 | 10 | 8:30 pm | #3 Missouri 67 vs #7 Oklahoma State 59 | Big 12 Network | 16,605 |
| Final – Saturday, March 14 ||||||
| 6 | 11 | 5:00 pm | #3 Missouri 73 vs #9 Baylor 60 | ESPN | 15,321 |
| Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed ||||||

## Tournament bracket

| First Round Wednesday, March 11 | First Round Wednesday, March 11 | First Round Wednesday, March 11 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 12 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 12 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 12 | Semifinals Friday, March 13 | Semifinals Friday, March 13 | Semifinals Friday, March 13 | Finals Saturday, March 14 | Finals Saturday, March 14 | Finals Saturday, March 14 |
| | | | 1 | #11 Kansas | 64 | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Baylor | 71 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Nebraska | 49 | 9 | Baylor | 71 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Baylor | 65 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Baylor | 65 | | | | 9 | Baylor | 76 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Texas | 70 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Kansas State | 58 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Texas | 61 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Texas | 67 | 5 | Texas | 61 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Colorado | 56 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Colorado | 56 | | | | | | | 9 | Baylor | 60 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | #14 Missouri | 73 |
| | | | 2 | #6 Oklahoma | 70 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Oklahoma State | 71 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | 81 | 7 | Oklahoma State | 71 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Iowa State | 67 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Iowa State | 67 | | | | 7 | Oklahoma State | 59 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | #14 Missouri | 67 | | | |
| | | | 3 | #14 Missouri | 81 | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Texas Tech | 60 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Texas A&M | 83 | 11 | Texas Tech | 60 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Texas Tech | 88 | | | | | | | | | |

## All-Tournament Team

Most Outstanding Player – DeMarre Carroll, Missouri
| Player | Team | Position | Class |
| DeMarre Carroll | Missouri | Sr. | F |
| Kevin Rogers | Baylor | Sr. | F |
| Zaire Taylor | Missouri | Jr. | G |
| Dexter Pittman | Texas | Jr. | C |
| Mike Singletary | Texas Tech | So. | F |