# 2004 Big 12 men's basketball tournament

The 2004 Big 12 men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big 12 Conference. It was played from March 11 to 14 in Dallas, Texas at the American Airlines Center. Oklahoma State won the tournament for the 1st time and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA tournament.

## Seeding

The Tournament consisted of a 12 team single-elimination tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye.
2004 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament seeds :
| Seed | School | Conf. | Over. |
| 1 | Oklahoma State ‡# | 14–2 | 31–4 |
| 2 | Texas # | 12–4 | 25–8 |
| 3 | Kansas # | 12–4 | 24–9 |
| 4 | Colorado # | 10–6 | 18–11 |
| 5 | Texas Tech # | 9–7 | 23–11 |
| 6 | Missouri | 9–7 | 16–14 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 8–8 | 20–11 |
| 8 | Iowa State | 7–9 | 20–13 |
| 9 | Kansas State | 6–10 | 14–14 |
| 10 | Nebraska | 6–10 | 18–13 |
| | Baylor | 3–13 | 8–21 |
| 11 | Texas A&M | 0–16 | 7–21 |
| ‡ – 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. ||||||||||
†Baylor removed itself from postseason play, including the conference tournament, before the 2003–04 season due to the Baylor University basketball scandal. Because of this, Texas Tech got a bye in the first round of the tournament. This would be the first time in the history of the tournament that all the conference's member teams did not participate; it would not happen again until 2022, when Oklahoma State did not participate in the tournament due to an NCAA-imposed postseason ban.

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Television | Attendance |
| First Round – Thursday, March 11 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2:00 pm | #8 Iowa State 78 vs #9 Kansas State 64 | ESPN Plus | 16,912 |
| 2 | 2 | 6:00 pm | #7 Oklahoma 63 vs #10 Nebraska 59 | ESPN Plus | 16,950 |
| 2 | 3 | 12:00 pm | #1 Oklahoma State 83 vs #8 Iowa State 75 | ESPN Plus | 16,950 |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 12 ||||||
| 3 | 4 | 12:00 pm | #1 Oklahoma State 83 vs #8 Iowa State 75 | ESPN Plus | 17,267 |
| 3 | 5 | 2:20 pm | #5 Texas Tech 79 vs #4 Colorado 69 | ESPN Plus | 17,267 |
| 4 | 6 | 6:00 pm | #2 Texas 66 vs #7 Oklahoma 63 | ESPN Plus | 18,057 |
| 4 | 7 | 8:20 pm | #3 Kansas 94 vs #6 Missouri 69 | ESPN Plus | 18,057 |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 13 ||||||
| 5 | 8 | 1:00 pm | #1 Oklahoma State 82 vs #5 Texas Tech 77 | ESPN2 | 19,100 |
| 5 | 9 | 3:20 pm | #2 Texas 64 vs #3 Kansas 60 | ESPN2 | 19,100 |
| Final – Sunday, March 14 ||||||
| 6 | 10 | 2:00 pm | #1 Oklahoma State 65 vs #2 Texas 49 | ESPN | 17,324 |
| Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed ||||||

## Bracket

| First Round Thursday, March 11 | First Round Thursday, March 11 | First Round Thursday, March 11 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 12 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 12 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 12 | Semifinals Saturday, March 13 | Semifinals Saturday, March 13 | Semifinals Saturday, March 13 | Finals Sunday, March 14 | Finals Sunday, March 14 | Finals Sunday, March 14 |
| 8 | Iowa State | 78 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Kansas State | 64 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Kansas State | 64 | 8 | Iowa State | 75 | | | | | | |
| | | | 1 | #7 Oklahoma State | 83 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | #7 Oklahoma St | 82 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Texas Tech | 77 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Texas Tech | 79 | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Colorado | 69 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | #7 Oklahoma St | 65 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | #11 Texas | 49 |
| 6 | Missouri | 74 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | #11 Texas | 49 |
| 11 | Texas A&M | 68 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Texas A&M | 68 | 6 | Missouri | 69 | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | #18 Kansas | 94 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | #18 Kansas | 60 | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | #11 Texas | 64 | | | |
| | | | 2 | #11 Texas | 66 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Oklahoma | 63 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 69 | 7 | Oklahoma | 63 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Nebraska | 59 | | | | | | | | | |

## All-Tournament Team

Most Outstanding Player – Tony Allen, Oklahoma State
| Player | Team | Position | Class |
| Tony Allen | Oklahoma State | Sr. | G |
| Joey Graham | Oklahoma State | Jr. | G |
| John Lucas | Oklahoma State | Jr. | G |
| Wayne Simien | Kansas | Jr. | F |
| Brandon Mouton | Texas | Sr. | G |