# 2016 Big 12 men's basketball tournament

The 2016 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 9 to 12, in Kansas City, Missouri at the Sprint Center. Kansas won the tournament for the 10th time and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA tournament.

## Seeding

The Tournament consisted of a 10 team single-elimination tournament with the top 6 seeds receiving a bye. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
2016 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament seeds :
| Seed | School | Conf. | Over. | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Kansas ‡# | 15–3 | 33–5 | |
| 2 | West Virginia # | 13–5 | 26–9 | |
| 3 | Oklahoma # | 12–6 | 29–8 | |
| 4 | Texas # | 11–7 | 20–13 | |
| 5 | Baylor # | 10–8 | 22–12 | 2–0 vs. Iowa State |
| 6 | Iowa State # | 10–8 | 23–12 | 0–2 vs. Baylor |
| 7 | Texas Tech | 9–9 | 19–13 | |
| 8 | Kansas State | 5–13 | 17–16 | |
| 9 | Oklahoma State | 3–15 | 12–20 | |
| 10 | TCU | 2–16 | 12–21 | |
| ‡ – 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 9 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 6:00 pm | #8 Kansas State 75 vs #9 Oklahoma State 71 | ESPNU | 18,972 |
| 1 | 2 | 8:00 pm | #10 TCU 67 vs #7 Texas Tech 62 | ESPNU | 18,972 |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10 ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 11:30 am | #5 Baylor 75 vs #4 Texas 61 | ESPN2 | 18,972 |
| 2 | 4 | 1:30 pm | #1 Kansas 85 vs #8 Kansas State 63 | ESPN2 | 18,972 |
| 3 | 5 | 6:00 pm | #2 West Virginia 86 vs #10 TCU 66 | ESPNU | 18,972 |
| 3 | 6 | 8:00 pm | #3 Oklahoma 79 vs #6 Iowa State 76 | ESPNU | 18,972 |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 11 ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 6:00 pm | #1 Kansas 70 vs #5 Baylor 66 | ESPN2 | 18,972 |
| 4 | 8 | 8:00 pm | #2 West Virginia 69 vs #3 Oklahoma 67 | ESPN2 | 18,972 |
| Final – Saturday, March 12 ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 5:00 pm | #1 Kansas 81 vs #2 West Virginia 71 | ESPN | 19,046 |
| Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed ||||||

## Bracket

| First round Wednesday, March 9 | First round Wednesday, March 9 | First round Wednesday, March 9 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 10 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 10 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 10 | Semifinals Friday, March 11 | Semifinals Friday, March 11 | Semifinals Friday, March 11 | Championship Saturday, March 12 | Championship Saturday, March 12 | Championship Saturday, March 12 |
| | | | 1 | Kansas | 85 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Kansas State | 63 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Kansas State | 75 | 8 | Kansas State | 63 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Oklahoma State | 71 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Oklahoma State | 71 | | | | 1 | Kansas | 70 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Baylor | 66 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Texas | 61 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Baylor | 75 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Kansas | 81 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | West Virginia | 71 |
| | | | 2 | West Virginia | 86 | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | TCU | 66 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Texas Tech | 62 | 10 | TCU | 66 | | | | | | |
| 10 | TCU | 67 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | TCU | 67 | | | | 2 | West Virginia | 69 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Oklahoma | 67 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Oklahoma | 79 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Iowa State | 76 | | | | | | |

## Game summaries
### First round

* ESPNU
* March 9 6:00 PM
* Recap
#8 Kansas State 75, #9 Oklahoma State 71 :
| Scoring by half: 40–23, 35–48 |||
| Pts: Dean Wade 20 Rebs: Edwards 9 Asts: Iwundu, Edwards 4 | Pts: Carroll, Burton 13 Rebs: Leyton Hammonds 7 Asts: Tyree Griffin 10 |
* Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri Attendance: 18,972 Referees: John Higgins, Don Daily, Keith Kimble
* ESPNU
* March 9 8:00 PM
* Recap
#7 Texas Tech 62, #10 TCU 67 :
| Scoring by half: 31–30, 31–37 |||
| Pts: Gray, Smith 13 Rebs: Zach Smith 15 Asts: Devaugntah Williams 5 | Pts: Chauncey Collins 19 Rebs: Vladimir Brodziansky 10 Asts: Malique Trent 4 |
* Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri Attendance: 18,972 Referees: Mike Stuart, Gerry Pollard, Bert Smith

### Quarterfinals

* ESPN2
* March 10 11:30 AM
* Recap
#4 Texas 61, #5 Baylor 75 :
| Scoring by half: 27–38, 34–37 |||
| Pts: Connor Lammert 15 Rebs: Kerwin Roach 5 Asts: Isaiah Taylor 9 | Pts: Taurean Prince 24 Rebs: Taurean Prince 13 Asts: Taurean Prince 4 |
* Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri Attendance: 18,972 Referees: Kipp Kissinger, Joe DeRosa, Doug Sirmons
* ESPN2
* March 10 1:30 PM
* Recap
#1 Kansas 85, #8 Kansas State 63 :
| Scoring by half: 45–30, 40–33 |||
| Pts: Perry Ellis 21 Rebs: Perry Ellis 6 Asts: Devonte' Graham 8 | Pts: Justin Edwards 23 Rebs: Justin Edwards 10 Asts: Wesley Iwundu 4 |
* Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri Attendance: 18,972 Referees: Mike Stuart, Gerry Pollard, Bert Smith
* ESPNU
* March 10 6:00 PM
* Recap
#2 West Virginia 86, #10 TCU 66 :
| Scoring by half: 47–36, 39–30 |||
| Pts: Devin Williams 18 Rebs: Devin Williams 13 Asts: Three tied 3 | Pts: Chauncey Collins 18 Rebs: JD Miller 8 Asts: Malique Trent 4 |
* Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri Attendance: 18,972 Referees: Paul Janssen, Keith Kimble, Mark Whitehead
* ESPNU
* March 10 8:00 PM
* Recap
#3 Oklahoma 79, #6 Iowa State 76 :
| Scoring by half: 35–29, 44–47 |||
| Pts: Buddy Hield 39 Rebs: Ryan Spangler 12 Asts: Isaiah Cousins 5 | Pts: Georges Niang 31 Rebs: McKay, Burton 9 Asts: Georges Niang 5 |
* Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri Attendance: 18,972 Referees: Tom Eades, John Higgens, Don Daily

### Semifinals

* ESPN2
* March 11 6:00 PM
* Recap
#1 Kansas 70, #5 Baylor 66 :
| Scoring by half: 21–23, 49–43 |||
| Pts: Perry Ellis 20 Rebs: Lucas, Bragg Jr. 7 Asts: Devonte' Graham 8 | Pts: Al Freeman 14 Rebs: Rico Gathers 9 Asts: Al Freeman 3 |
* Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri Attendance: 18,972 Referees: Kipp Kissinger, Keith Kimble, Mark Whitehead
* ESPN2
* March 11 8:00 PM
* Recap
#2 West Virginia 69, #3 Oklahoma 67 :
| Scoring by half: 30–29, 39–38 |||
| Pts: Jevon Carter 26 Rebs: Devin Williams 11 Asts: Holton, Miles Jr. 3 | Pts: Isaiah Cousins 15 Rebs: Khadeem Lattin 8 Asts: Isaiah Cousins 4 |
* Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri Attendance: 18,972 Referees: John Higgins, Don Daily, Doug Sirmons

### Championship

* ESPN
* March 12 5:00 PM
* Recap
#1 Kansas 81, #2 West Virginia 71 :
| Scoring by half: 33–34, 48–37 |||
| Pts: Devonte' Graham 27 Rebs: Landen Lucas 7 Asts: Frank Mason III 7 | Pts: Devin Williams 31 Rebs: Devin Williams 10 Asts: Jevon Carter 4 |
* Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri Attendance: 19,046 Referees: Tom Eades, Doug Sirmons, Mark Whitehead

## All-Tournament Team

Most Outstanding Player – Devonte’ Graham, Kansas
| Player | Team | Position | Class |
| Devonte’ Graham | Kansas | So. | G |
| Perry Ellis | Kansas | Sr. | G |
| Buddy Hield | Oklahoma | Sr. | G |
| Devin Williams | West Virginia | Jr. | F |
| Georges Niang | Iowa State | Sr. | F |