# 2011 Big 12 men's basketball tournament

The 2011 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship was the 2011 edition of the Big 12 Conference's championship tournament held at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri from March 9 until March 12, 2011. It was won by top-seeded Kansas.

## Seeding

The Tournament consisted of a 12 team single-elimination tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye.
2011 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament seeds :
| Seed | School | Conf. | Over. | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Kansas ‡# | 14–2 | 35–3 | |
| 2 | Texas # | 13–3 | 28–8 | |
| 3 | Texas A&M # | 10–6 | 24–9 | 1–0 vs. KSU |
| 4 | Kansas State # | 10–6 | 23–11 | 0–1 vs.TAMU |
| 5 | Colorado | 8–8 | 24–14 | 1–1 vs. MU, 5–5 vs. division, 0–2 vs. KU, 2–0 vs. KSU |
| 6 | Missouri | 8–8 | 23–11 | 1–1 vs. CU, 5–5 vs. division, 0–2 vs. KU, 1–1 vs. KSU |
| 7 | Baylor | 7–9 | 18–13 | 1–0 vs. NU |
| 8 | Nebraska | 7–9 | 19–13 | 0–1 vs. BU |
| 9 | Oklahoma State | 6–10 | 20–14 | |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 5–11 | 14–18 | 1–1 vs. TT, 3–7 vs. division, 0–2 vs. UT, 0–2 vs. TAMU, 1–1 vs. BU, 1–1 vs. OSU, 0–1 vs. KU, 0–1 vs. KSU, 1–1 vs. CU/MU |
| 11 | Texas Tech | 5–11 | 13–19 | 1–1 vs. OU, 3–7 vs. division, 0–2 vs. UT, 0–2 vs. TAMU, 1–1 vs. BU, 1–1 vs. OSU, 0–1 vs. KU, 0–1 vs. KSU, 0–2 vs. CU/MU |
| 12 | Iowa State | 3–13 | 16–16 | |
| ‡ – 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 | 11:30 am | #9 Oklahoma State 53 vs #8 Nebraska 52 | Big 12 Network | 18,910 |
| 1 | 2 | 2:00 pm | #5 Colorado 77 vs #12 Iowa State 75 | Big 12 Network | 18,910 |
| 2 | 3 | 6:00 pm | #10 Oklahoma 84 vs #7 Baylor 67 | Big 12 Network | 18,910 |
| 2 | 4 | 8:30 pm | #6 Missouri 88 vs #11 Texas Tech 84 | Big 12 Network | 18,910 |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10 ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 11:30 am | #1 Kansas 63 vs #9 Oklahoma State 62 | ESPN2 | 18,910 |
| 3 | 6 | 2:00 pm | #5 Colorado 87 vs #4 Kansas State 75 | Big 12 Network | 18,910 |
| 4 | 7 | 6:00 pm | #2 Texas 74 vs #10 Oklahoma 54 | Big 12 Network | 18,910 |
| 4 | 8 | 8:30 pm | #3 Texas A&M 86 vs #6 Missouri 71 | ESPN2 | 18,910 |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 11 ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 6:00 pm | #1 Kansas 90 vs #5 Colorado 83 | Big 12 Network | 18,910 |
| 5 | 10 | 8:30 pm | #2 Texas 70 vs #3 Texas A&M 58 | Big 12 Network | 18,910 |
| Final – Saturday, March 12 ||||||
| 6 | 11 | 5:00 pm | #1 Kansas 85 vs #2 Texas 73 | ESPN | 18,940 |
| Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed ||||||

## Tournament bracket

| First round March 9 | First round March 9 | First round March 9 | Second round March 10 | Second round March 10 | Second round March 10 | Semifinals March 11 | Semifinals March 11 | Semifinals March 11 | Championship Game March 12 | Championship Game March 12 | Championship Game March 12 |
| | | | 1 | Kansas (#2) | 63 | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Oklahoma State | 62 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Nebraska | 52 | 9 | Oklahoma State | 62 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Oklahoma State | 53 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Oklahoma State | 53 | | | | 1 | Kansas (#2) | 90 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Colorado | 83 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Kansas State (#19) | 75 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Colorado | 87 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Colorado | 77 | 5 | Colorado | 87 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Iowa State | 75 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Iowa State | 75 | | | | | | | 1 | Kansas (#2) | 85 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Texas (#10) | 73 |
| | | | 2 | Texas (#10) | 74 | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Oklahoma | 54 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Baylor | 67 | 10 | Oklahoma | 54 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 84 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 84 | | | | 2 | Texas (#10) | 70 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Texas A&M | 58 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Texas A&M | 86 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Missouri | 71 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Missouri | 88 | 6 | Missouri | 71 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Texas Tech | 84 | | | | | | | | | |
Asterisk denotes game ended in overtime. Rankings reflect AP Poll for week of 3/7/2011.

## All-Tournament Team

Most Outstanding Player – Marcus Morris, Kansas
| Player | Team | Position | Class |
| Marcus Morris | Kansas | Jr. | F |
| Markieff Morris | Kansas | Jr. | F |
| Jordan Hamilton | Texas | So. | F/G |
| Tristan Thompson | Texas | Fr. | F |
| Alec Burks | Colorado | So. | G |