# 1997 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament

The 1997 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 4–8, 1997, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, MO.
Number 3 seed Colorado defeated number 5 seed Kansas State 54–44 to win their first championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA tournament.

## Seeding

The Tournament consisted of a 12 team single-elimination tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye.
1997 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament seeds :
| Seed | School | Conf. | Over. |
| 1 | Kansas ‡# | 14–2 | 25–6 |
| 2 | Texas # | 12–4 | 22–8 |
| 3 | Colorado # | 12–4 | 23–9 |
| 4 | Texas Tech # | 11–5 | 20–9 |
| 5 | Kansas State | 9–7 | 19–12 |
| 6 | Iowa State | 9–7 | 17–12 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 8–8 | 19–9 |
| 8 | Oklahoma State | 7–9 | 15–12 |
| 9 | Baylor | 7–9 | 15–13 |
| 10 | Missouri | 3–13 | 10–20 |
| 11 | Texas A&M | 3–13 | 9–18 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 1–15 | 5–22 |
| ‡ – 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

| Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Television | Attendance |
| First round – Tuesday, March 4 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 12:00 pm | #9 Baylor 68 vs #8 Oklahoma State 62 | | 1,124 |
| 1 | 2 | 2:30 pm | #5 Kansas State 81 vs #12 Oklahoma 56 | | 1,124 |
| 2 | 3 | 6:00 pm | #7 Nebraska 62 vs #10 Missouri 58 | | 1,768 |
| 2 | 4 | 8:30 pm | #6 Iowa State 53 vs #11 Texas A&M 41 | | 1,768 |
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 5 ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 12:00 pm | #1 Kansas 66 vs #9 Baylor 54 | | 2,421 |
| 3 | 6 | 2:20 pm | #5 Kansas State 76 vs #4 Texas Tech 68 | | 2,421 |
| 4 | 7 | 6:00 pm | #2 Texas 74 vs #7 Nebraska 68 | | 2,670 |
| 4 | 8 | 8:20 pm | #3 Colorado 56 vs #6 Iowa State 39 | | 2,670 |
| Semifinals – Thursday, March 6 ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 5:00 pm | #5 Kansas State 73 vs #1 Kansas 58 | FSN | 3,565 |
| 5 | 10 | 7:30 pm | #3 Colorado 64 vs #2 Texas 50 | FSN | 3,565 |
| Final – Saturday, March 8 ||||||
| 6 | 11 | 7:00 pm | #3 Colorado 54 vs #5 Kansas State 44 | FSN | 7,152 |
| Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed ||||||

## Tournament

| First round Tuesday, March 4 | First round Tuesday, March 4 | First round Tuesday, March 4 | Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 5 | Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 5 | Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 5 | Semifinals Thursday, March 6 | Semifinals Thursday, March 6 | Semifinals Thursday, March 6 | Finals Saturday, March 8 | Finals Saturday, March 8 | Finals Saturday, March 8 |
| | | | 1 | Kansas | 66 | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Baylor | 54 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Oklahoma State | 62 | 9 | Baylor | 54 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Baylor | 68 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Baylor | 68 | | | | 1 | Kansas | 58 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Kansas State | 73 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Texas Tech | 68 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Kansas State | 76 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Kansas State | 81 | 5 | Kansas State | 76 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 56 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 56 | | | | | | | 5 | Kansas State | 44 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Colorado | 55 |
| | | | 3 | Colorado | 56 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Iowa State | 39 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Iowa State | 53 | 6 | Iowa State | 39 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Texas A&M | 41 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Texas A&M | 41 | | | | 3 | Colorado | 64 | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Texas | 50 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Texas | 74 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Nebraska | 68 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Nebraska | 62 | 7 | Nebraska | 68 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Missouri | 58 | | | | | | | | | |

## All-Tournament team

Most Outstanding Player – Andria Jones, Kansas State
| Player | Team |
| Andria Jones | Kansas State |
| La Shena Graham | Colorado |
| Brit Jacobson | Kansas State |
| Tamecka Dixon | Kansas |
| Erin Scholz | Colorado |