# 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.

## Seeding

The Tournament consisted of a 10 team single-elimination tournament with the top 6 seeds receiving a bye. 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. ||||||||||

## 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.
| 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 |
| 1 | 2 | 8:00 pm | #10 Texas 61 vs #7 Texas Tech 52 | ESPNU | 18,972 |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 9 ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 11:30 am | #4 Iowa State 92 vs #5 Oklahoma State 83 | ESPN2 | 18,972 |
| 2 | 4 | 1:30 pm | #8 TCU 85 vs #1 Kansas 82 | ESPN2 | 18,972 |
| 3 | 5 | 6:00 pm | #2 West Virginia 63 vs #10 Texas 53 | ESPNU | 18,972 |
| 3 | 6 | 8:00 pm | #6 Kansas State 70 vs #3 Baylor 64 | ESPNU | 18,972 |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 10 ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 6:00 pm | #4 Iowa State 84 vs #8 TCU 63 | ESPN2 | 18,972 |
| 4 | 8 | 8:00 pm | #2 West Virginia 51 vs #6 Kansas State 50 | ESPN2 | 18,972 |
| 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 ||||||

## Bracket

| First round Wednesday, March 8 | First round Wednesday, March 8 | First round Wednesday, March 8 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 9 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 9 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 9 | Semifinals Friday, March 10 | Semifinals Friday, March 10 | Semifinals Friday, March 10 | Championship Saturday, March 11 | Championship Saturday, March 11 | Championship Saturday, March 11 |
| | | | 1 | Kansas | 82 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | TCU | 85 | | | | | | |
| 8 | TCU | 82 | 8 | TCU | 85 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 63 | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 53 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Texas | 61 | | | | | | | | | |
| 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
| 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 |