# 2002 Big 12 men's basketball tournament

The 2002 Big 12 Men's Basketball tournament took place in Kansas City, Missouri at Kemper Arena. Oklahoma defeated Kansas 64–55 to win their second Big 12 tournament championship.

## Seeding

The Tournament consisted of a 12 team single-elimination tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye.
2002 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament seeds :
| Seed | School | Conf. | Over. |
| 1 | Kansas ‡# | 16–0 | 33–4 |
| 2 | Oklahoma # | 13–3 | 31–5 |
| 3 | Texas # | 10–6 | 22–12 |
| 4 | Oklahoma State # | 10–6 | 23–9 |
| 5 | Texas Tech | 10–6 | 23–9 |
| 6 | Missouri | 9–7 | 24–12 |
| 7 | Kansas State | 6–10 | 13–16 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 6–10 | 13–15 |
| 9 | Colorado | 5–11 | 15–14 |
| 10 | Baylor | 4–12 | 14–16 |
| 11 | Iowa State | 4–12 | 12–19 |
| 12 | Texas A&M | 3–13 | 9–22 |
| ‡ – 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 – Thursday, March 7 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 12:00 PM | #9 Colorado 67 vs #8 Nebraska 60 | Big 12 | 10,500 |
| 1 | 2 | 2:20 PM | #5 Texas Tech 80 vs #12 Texas A&M 71 | Big 12 | 10,500 |
| 2 | 3 | 6:00 PM | #7 Kansas State 74 vs #10 Baylor 73 $^{OT}$ | Big 12 | 18,848 |
| 2 | 4 | 8:35 PM | #6 Missouri 79 vs #11 Iowa State 59 | ESPN2 | 18,848 |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 8 ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 12:00 PM | #1 Kansas 102 vs #9 Colorado 73 | Big 12 | 18,848 |
| 3 | 6 | 2:20 PM | #5 Texas Tech 73 vs #4 Oklahoma State 51 | Big 12 | 18,848 |
| 4 | 7 | 6:00 PM | #2 Oklahoma 63 vs #7 Kansas State 52 | Big 12 | 18,848 |
| 4 | 8 | 8:20 PM | #3 Texas 89 vs #6 Missouri 85 | Big 12 | 18,848 |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 9 ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 1:00 PM | #1 Kansas 90 vs #5 Texas Tech 50 | Big 12 | 18,848 |
| 5 | 10 | 3:20 PM | #2 Oklahoma 67 vs #3 Texas 51 | Big 12 | 18,848 |
| Final – Sunday, March 10 ||||||
| 6 | 11 | 2:00 PM | #2 Oklahoma 64 vs #1 Kansas 55 | ESPN | 18,848 |
| Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed ||||||

## Bracket

| First Round Thursday, March 3 | First Round Thursday, March 3 | First Round Thursday, March 3 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 8 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 8 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 8 | Semifinals Saturday, March 9 | Semifinals Saturday, March 9 | Semifinals Saturday, March 9 | Finals Sunday, March 10 | Finals Sunday, March 10 | Finals Sunday, March 10 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 60 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Colorado | 67 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Colorado | 67 | 9 | Colorado | 73 | | | | | | |
| | | | 1 | #1 Kansas | 102 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | #1 Kansas | 90 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Texas Tech | 50 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Texas Tech | 73 | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | #14 Oklahoma St | 51 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Texas Tech | 80 | 4 | #14 Oklahoma St | 51 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Texas A&M | 71 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Texas A&M | 71 | | | | | | | 1 | #1 Kansas | 55 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | #4 Oklahoma | 64 |
| 6 | Missouri | 79 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | #4 Oklahoma | 64 |
| 11 | Iowa St | 59 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Iowa St | 59 | 6 | Missouri | 85 | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Texas | 89 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Texas | 51 | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | #4 Oklahoma | 67 | | | |
| | | | 2 | #4 Oklahoma | 63 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Kansas St | 52 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Kansas St | 74* | 7 | Kansas St | 52 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Baylor | 73 | | | | | | | | | |
* Indicates overtime game

## All-Tournament Team

Most Outstanding Player – Hollis Price, Oklahoma
| Player | Team | Position | Class |
| Hollis Price | Oklahoma | Jr. | G |
| Nick Collison | Kansas | Jr. | F |
| Drew Gooden | Kansas | Jr. | F |
| Aaron McGhee | Oklahoma | Sr. | F |
| T. J. Ford | Texas | Fr. | G |