# 2010 Big 12 men's basketball tournament

The 2010 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship was the 2010 edition of the Big 12 Conference's championship tournament held at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri from March 10 until March 13, 2010. It was won by top-seeded Kansas. The all-tournament team consisted of Kansas' Sherron Collins and Cole Aldrich, Kansas State's Jacob Pullen and Denis Clemente, and Texas A&M's Donald Sloan.

## Seeding

The Tournament consisted of a 12 team single-elimination tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye.
2010 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament seeds :
| Seed | School | Conf. | Over. | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Kansas ‡# | 15–1 | 33–3 | |
| 2 | Kansas State # | 11–5 | 29–8 | 1–0 vs. BU |
| 3 | Baylor # | 11–5 | 28–8 | 1–1 vs. TAMU, 8–2 vs. division, 0–1 vs. BU |
| 4 | Texas A&M # | 11–5 | 24–10 | 1–1 vs. BU, 7–3 vs. division |
| 5 | Missouri | 10–6 | 23–11 | |
| 6 | Texas | 9–7 | 24–10 | 2–0 vs. OSU |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | 9–7 | 22–11 | 0–2 vs. UT |
| 8 | Colorado | 6–10 | 15–16 | |
| 9 | Texas Tech | 4–12 | 19–16 | 2–0 vs. OU |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 4–12 | 13–18 | 0–2 vs. TT |
| 11 | Iowa State | 4–12 | 15–17 | 0–2 vs. TT/OU |
| 12 | Nebraska | 2–14 | 15–18 | |
| ‡ – 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 10 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 11:30 am | #9 Texas Tech 82 vs #8 Colorado 67 | Big 12 Network | 18,879 |
| 1 | 2 | 2:00 pm | #12 Nebraska 75 vs #5 Missouri 60 | Big 12 Network | 18,879 |
| 2 | 3 | 6:00 pm | #7 Oklahoma State 81 vs #10 Oklahoma 67 | Big 12 Network | 18,879 |
| 2 | 5 | 11:30 am | #1 Kansas 80 vs #9 Texas Tech 68 | Big 12 Network | 18,879 |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 11 ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 11:30 am | #1 Kansas 80 vs #9 Texas Tech 68 | ESPN2 | 18,879 |
| 3 | 6 | 2:00 pm | #4 Texas A&M 70 vs #12 Nebraska 64 | Big 12 Network | 18,879 |
| 4 | 7 | 6:00 pm | #2 Kansas State 83 vs #7 Oklahoma State 64 | Big 12 Network | 18,879 |
| 4 | 8 | 8:30 pm | #3 Baylor 86 vs #6 Texas 67 | ESPN2 | 18,879 |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 12 ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 6:00 pm | #1 Kansas 79 vs #4 Texas A&M 66 | Big 12 Network | 18,879 |
| 5 | 10 | 8:30 pm | #2 Kansas State 82 vs #3 Baylor 75 | Big 12 Network | 18,879 |
| Final – Saturday, March 13 ||||||
| 6 | 11 | 5:00 pm | #1 Kansas 72 vs #2 Kansas State 64 | ESPN | 19,003 |
| Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed ||||||

## Tournament bracket

| First Round Wednesday, March 10 | First Round Wednesday, March 10 | First Round Wednesday, March 10 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 11 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 11 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 11 | Semifinals Friday, March 12 | Semifinals Friday, March 12 | Semifinals Friday, March 12 | Finals Saturday, March 13 | Finals Saturday, March 13 | Finals Saturday, March 13 |
| | | | 1 | Kansas (#1) | 80 | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Texas Tech | 68 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Colorado | 67 | 9 | Texas Tech | 68 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Texas Tech | 82 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Texas Tech | 82 | | | | 1 | Kansas (#1) | 79 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Texas A&M (#23) | 66 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Texas A&M (#23) | 70 | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | Nebraska | 64 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Missouri | 60 | 12 | Nebraska | 64 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Nebraska | 75 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Nebraska | 75 | | | | | | | 1 | Kansas (#1) | 72 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Kansas State (#9) | 64 |
| | | | 3 | Baylor (#21) | 86 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Texas | 67 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Texas | 82 | 6 | Texas | 67 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Iowa State | 75 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Iowa State | 75 | | | | 3 | Baylor (#21) | 75 | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Kansas State (#9) | 82 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Kansas State (#9) | 83 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Oklahoma State | 64 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | 81 | 7 | Oklahoma State | 64 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 67 | | | | | | | | | |
Asterisk denotes game ended in overtime. Rankings reflect AP Poll for the week of 3/8/2010.

## All-Tournament Team

Most Outstanding Player – Sherron Collins, Kansas
| Player | Team | Position | Class |
| Sherron Collins | Kansas | Sr. | G |
| Cole Aldrich | Kansas | Jr. | C |
| Denis Clemente | Kansas State | Sr. | G |
| Jacob Pullen | Kansas State | Jr. | G |
| Donald Sloan | Texas A&M | Sr. | G |