# 2000 Big 12 men's basketball tournament

The 2000 Phillips 66 Big 12 men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big 12 Conference. It was played from March 9–12 at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. No. 1 seed Iowa State defeated Oklahoma 70–58 to win the championship and receive the Big 12's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA tournament.

## Seeding

The Tournament consisted of a 12 team single-elimination tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye.
2000 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament seeds :
| Seed | School | Conf. | Over. |
| 1 | Iowa State ‡# | 14–2 | 32–5 |
| 2 | Texas # | 13–3 | 24–9 |
| 3 | Oklahoma # | 12–4 | 27–7 |
| 4 | Oklahoma State # | 12–4 | 27–7 |
| 5 | Kansas | 11–5 | 24–10 |
| 6 | Missouri | 10–6 | 18–13 |
| 7 | Colorado | 7–9 | 18–14 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 4–12 | 11–19 |
| 9 | Baylor | 4–12 | 14–15 |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 4–12 | 8–20 |
| 11 | Texas Tech | 3–13 | 12–16 |
| 12 | Kansas State | 2–14 | 9–19 |
| ‡ – 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 9 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 12:00 PM | #9 Baylor 63 vs #8 Nebraska 55 | Big 12 | 19,100 |
| 1 | 2 | 2:20 PM | #5 Kansas 84 vs #12 Kansas State 60 | Big 12 | 19,100 |
| 2 | 3 | 6:00 PM | #7 Colorado 79 vs #10 Texas A&M 53 | Big 12 | 19,100 |
| 2 | 4 | 8:20 PM | #6 Missouri 80 vs #11 Texas Tech 47 | Big 12 | 19,100 |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 10 ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 12:00 PM | #1 Iowa State 76 vs #9 Baylor 64 | Big 12 | 19,100 |
| 3 | 6 | 2:20 PM | #4 Oklahoma State 77 vs #5 Kansas 58 | Big 12 | 19,100 |
| 4 | 7 | 6:00 PM | #2 Texas 78 vs #7 Colorado 35 | Big 12 | 19,100 |
| 4 | 8 | 8:20 PM | #3 Oklahoma 84 vs #6 Missouri 80 $^{OT}$ | Big 12 | 19,100 |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 11 ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 1:00 PM | #1 Iowa State 68 vs #4 Oklahoma State 64 | Big 12 | 19,100 |
| 5 | 10 | 3:20 PM | #3 Oklahoma 81 vs #2 Texas 65 | Big 12 | 19,100 |
| Final – Sunday, March 12 ||||||
| 6 | 11 | 2:00 PM | #1 Iowa State 70 vs #3 Oklahoma 58 | ESPN | 19,100 |
| Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed ||||||

## Bracket

| First round Wednesday, March 9 | First round Wednesday, March 9 | First round Wednesday, March 9 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 10 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 10 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 10 | Semifinals Friday, March 11 | Semifinals Friday, March 11 | Semifinals Friday, March 11 | Championship Saturday, March 12 | Championship Saturday, March 12 | Championship Saturday, March 12 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 55 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Baylor | 63 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Baylor | 63 | 1 | #7 Iowa State | 76 | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Baylor | 64 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | #7 Iowa State | 68 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | #17 Oklahoma State | 64 | | | |
| | | | 4 | #17 Oklahoma State | 77 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | #24 Kansas | 58 | | | | | | |
| 5 | #24 Kansas | 84 | 5 | #24 Kansas | 58 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Kansas State | 60 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Kansas State | 60 | | | | | | | 1 | #7 Iowa State | 70 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | #15 Oklahoma | 58 |
| 7 | Colorado | 79 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | #15 Oklahoma | 58 |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 52 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 52 | 2 | #13 Texas | 78 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Colorado | 35 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | #13 Texas | 65 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | #15 Oklahoma | 81 | | | |
| | | | 3 | #15 Oklahoma | 84* | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Missouri | 80 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Missouri | 80 | 6 | Missouri | 80 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Texas Tech | 47 | | | | | | | | | |
* Denotes overtime period

## All-Tournament Team

Most Outstanding Player – Marcus Fizer, Iowa State
| Player | Team | Position | Class |
| Marcus Fizer | Iowa State | Jr. | F |
| Stevie Johnson | Iowa State | Sr. | F |
| Jamaal Tinsley | Iowa State | Jr. | G |
| Eduardo Najera | Oklahoma | Sr. | F |
| Chris Mihm | Texas | Jr. | C |