# 2005 Big 12 men's basketball tournament

The 2005 Big 12 men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big 12 Conference. It was played from March 10 to 13 in Kansas City, Missouri at Kemper Arena. Oklahoma State won the tournament for the 2nd time and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA tournament.

## Seeding

The Tournament consisted of a 12 team single-elimination tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye.
2005 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament seeds :
| Seed | School | Conf. | Over. |
| 1 | Oklahoma ‡# | 12–4 | 25–8 |
| 2 | Kansas c# | 12–4 | 23–7 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State # | 11–5 | 26–7 |
| 4 | Texas Tech # | 10–6 | 22–11 |
| 5 | Iowa State | 9–7 | 19–12 |
| 6 | Texas | 9–7 | 20–11 |
| 7 | Texas A&M | 8–8 | 21–10 |
| 8 | Missouri | 7–9 | 16–17 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 7–9 | 14–14 |
| 10 | Kansas State | 6–10 | 17–12 |
| 11 | Colorado | 4–12 | 14–16 |
| 12 | Baylor | 1–15 | 9–19 |
| ‡ – Big 12 Conference regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed. c – Big 12 Conference regular season co-champion, not 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 – Thursday, March 10 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 11:30 am | #8 Missouri 70 vs #9 Nebraska 67 | ESPNU | 18,268 |
| 1 | 2 | 2:00 pm | #5 Iowa State 77 vs #12 Baylor 57 | ESPNU | 18,268 |
| 2 | 3 | 6:00 pm | #10 Kansas State 68 vs #7 Texas A&M 62 | ESPNU | 18,268 |
| 2 | 5 | 11:30 am | #1 Oklahoma 83 vs #8 Missouri 79 | ESPNU | 18,268 |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 11 ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 11:30 am | #1 Oklahoma 83 vs #8 Missouri 79 | ESPNU | 18,268 |
| 3 | 6 | 2:00 pm | #4 Texas Tech 64 vs #5 Iowa State 56 | ESPNU | 18,268 |
| 4 | 7 | 6:00 pm | #2 Kansas 80 vs #10 Kansas State 67 | ESPNU | 18,268 |
| 4 | 8 | 8:20 pm | #3 Oklahoma State 87 vs #11 Colorado 85 | ESPNU | 18,268 |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 12 ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 1:00 pm | #4 Texas Tech 69 vs #1 Oklahoma 63 | ESPN2 | 18,268 |
| 5 | 10 | 3:20 pm | #3 Oklahoma State 78 vs #2 Kansas 75 | ESPN2 | 18,268 |
| Final – Sunday, March 13 ||||||
| 6 | 11 | 2:00 pm | #3 Oklahoma State 72 vs #4 Texas Tech 68 | ESPN | 18,268 |
| Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed ||||||

## Bracket

| First Round Thursday, March 10 | First Round Thursday, March 10 | First Round Thursday, March 10 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 11 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 11 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 11 | Semifinals Saturday, March 12 | Semifinals Saturday, March 12 | Semifinals Saturday, March 12 | Finals Sunday, March 13 | Finals Sunday, March 13 | Finals Sunday, March 13 |
| 8 | Missouri | 70 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Nebraska | 67 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Nebraska | 67 | 8 | Missouri | 79 | | | | | | |
| | | | 1 | #17 Oklahoma | 83 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | #17 Oklahoma | 63 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Texas Tech | 69 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Iowa St | 56 | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Texas Tech | 64 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Iowa St | 77 | 4 | Texas Tech | 64 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Baylor | 57 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Baylor | 57 | | | | | | | 4 | Texas Tech | 68 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | #10 Oklahoma St | 72 |
| 6 | Texas | 69 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | #10 Oklahoma St | 72 |
| 11 | Colorado | 81 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Colorado | 81 | 11 | Colorado | 85 | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | #10 Oklahoma St | 87 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | #10 Oklahoma St | 78 | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | #9 Kansas | 75 | | | |
| | | | 2 | #9 Kansas | 80 | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Kansas St | 67 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Texas A&M | 62 | 10 | Kansas St | 67 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Kansas St | 68 | | | | | | | | | |

## All-Tournament Team

Most Outstanding Player – Joey Graham, Oklahoma State
| Player | Team | Position | Class |
| Joey Graham | Oklahoma State | Sr. | F |
| John Lucas | Oklahoma State | Sr. | G |
| Linas Kleiza | Missouri | So. | F |
| Wayne Simien | Kansas | Sr. | F |
| Ronald Ross | Texas Tech | Sr. | G |