# 2002 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2002 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 5–9, 2002, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, MO.
Number 1 seed Oklahoma defeated number 2 seed Baylor 84–69 to win their first championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA tournament.

## Seeding

The Tournament consisted of a 12 team single-elimination tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye.
2002 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament seeds :
| Seed | School | Conf. | Over. |
| 1 | Oklahoma ‡# | 14–2 | 32–4 |
| 2 | Baylor # | 12–4 | 27–6 |
| 3 | Colorado # | 11–5 | 24–10 |
| 4 | Kansas State # | 11–5 | 26–8 |
| 5 | Texas | 10–6 | 22–10 |
| 6 | Iowa State | 9–7 | 24–9 |
| 7 | Texas Tech | 8–8 | 20–12 |
| 8 | Oklahoma State | 7–9 | 16–15 |
| 9 | Texas A&M | 5–11 | 13–16 |
| 10 | Missouri | 5–11 | 14–15 |
| 11 | Nebraska | 4–12 | 14–16 |
| 12 | Kansas | 0–16 | 5–25 |
| ‡ – 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 5 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 12:00 pm | #8 Oklahoma State 92 vs #9 Texas A&M 76 | | 4,652 |
| 1 | 2 | 2:30 pm | #5 Texas 63 vs #12 Kansas 61 | | 4,652 |
| 2 | 3 | 6:00 pm | #7 Texas Tech 78 vs #10 Missouri 51 | | 7,126 |
| 2 | 4 | 8:30 pm | #6 Iowa State 74 vs #11 Nebraska 55 | | 7,126 |
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 6 ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 12:00 pm | #1 Oklahoma 87 vs #8 Oklahoma State 56 | FSN | 4,781 |
| 3 | 6 | 2:30 pm | #4 Kansas State 79 vs #5 Texas 63 | FSN | 4,781 |
| 4 | 7 | 6:00 pm | #2 Baylor 75 vs #7 Texas Tech 60 | FSN | 4,715 |
| 4 | 8 | 8:30 pm | #6 Iowa State 58 vs #3 Colorado 56 | FSN | 4,715 |
| Semifinals – Thursday, March 7 ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 6:00 pm | #1 Oklahoma 69 vs #4 Kansas State 49 | FSN | 5,482 |
| 5 | 10 | 8:30 pm | #2 Baylor 91 vs #6 Iowa State 83 | FSN | 5,482 |
| Final – Saturday, March 9 ||||||
| 6 | 11 | 6:00 pm | #1 Oklahoma 84 vs #2 Baylor 69 | FSN | 6,197 |
| Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed ||||||

## Tournament

| First round Tuesday, March 5 | First round Tuesday, March 5 | First round Tuesday, March 5 | Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 6 | Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 6 | Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 6 | Semifinals Thursday, March 7 | Semifinals Thursday, March 7 | Semifinals Thursday, March 7 | Finals Saturday, March 9 | Finals Saturday, March 9 | Finals Saturday, March 9 |
| | | | 1 | Oklahoma | 87 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Oklahoma State | 56 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Oklahoma State | 92 | 8 | Oklahoma State | 56 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Texas A&M | 76 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Texas A&M | 76 | | | | 1 | Oklahoma | 69 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Kansas State | 49 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Kansas State | 79 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Texas | 63 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Texas | 63 | 5 | Texas | 63 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Kansas State | 61 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Kansas State | 61 | | | | | | | 1 | Oklahoma | 84 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Baylor | 69 |
| | | | 3 | Colorado | 56 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Iowa State | 58 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Iowa State | 74 | 6 | Iowa State | 58 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Nebraska | 55 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Nebraska | 55 | | | | 6 | Iowa State | 83 | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Baylor | 91 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Baylor | 75 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Texas Tech | 60 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Texas Tech | 78 | 7 | Texas Tech | 60 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Missouri | 51 | | | | | | | | | |

## All-Tournament team

Most Outstanding Player – Stacey Dales, Oklahoma
| Player | Team |
| Stacey Dales | Oklahoma |
| Sheila Lambert | Baylor |
| Dionnah Jackson | Oklahoma |
| Danielle Crockrom | Baylor |
| Angie Welle | Iowa State |
| Kendra Wecker | Kansas State |