# 2012 Big 12 men's basketball tournament

The 2012 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship was held at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri from March 7 until March 10, 2012. Due to a major conference realignment that significantly impacted the Big 12, It was the first tournament with 10 teams participating. After the 2010–11 season, Colorado left for the Pac-12 and Nebraska joined the Big Ten. It was also the final appearance in this event for Texas A&M and Missouri before they joined the Southeastern Conference for the 2012–13 season. The conference will continue to have 10 schools in that season, as TCU and West Virginia will join the Big 12, respectively from the Mountain West Conference and Big East Conference.
The tournament, and the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament that went with it, was won by one of the departing members, Missouri.

## Radio Coverage

All teams were able to have their local radio media groups carry their games in the Big 12 Tournament. Additionally, the tournament semifinals and championship game were broadcast on select regional ESPN Radio affiliates and nationally on ESPNRadio.com. This was a change from years past, in which ESPN Radio would broadcast the games nationally. However due to the ACC's contract with ESPN now being in effect, ESPN Radio affiliates must choose whether they want to carry the Big 12 semis and championship or carry the entire ACC Tournament.

## Seeding

The Tournament consisted of a 10 team single-elimination tournament with the top 6 seeds receiving a bye.
2012 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament seeds :
| Seed | School | Conf. | Over. | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Kansas ‡# | 16–2 | 32–7 | |
| 2 | Missouri # | 14–4 | 30–5 | |
| 3 | Iowa State # | 12–6 | 23–11 | 1–1 vs. BU; 1–1 vs. KU |
| 4 | Baylor # | 12–6 | 30–8 | 1–1 vs. BU; 0–2 vs. KU |
| 5 | Kansas State # | 10–8 | 22–11 | |
| 6 | Texas # | 9–9 | 20–14 | |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | 7–11 | 15–18 | |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 5–13 | 15–16 | |
| 9 | Texas A&M | 4–14 | 14–18 | |
| 10 | Texas Tech | 1–17 | 8–23 | |
| ‡ – 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

The semi-finals were produced by, and aired on, the Big 12 Network in Big 12 Network territories. However, they were aired on ESPNU for the rest of the nation. All games were available via streaming through Watch ESPN's ESPN3 except in Big 12 Network territories, where games that did not air on ESPN or ESPN2 were blacked out.
| Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Television | Attendance |
| First Round – Wednesday, March 7 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 6:00 pm | #9 Texas A&M 62 vs #8 Oklahoma 53 | Big 12 Network | 18,972 |
| 1 | 2 | 8:30 pm | #7 Oklahoma State 76 vs #10 Texas Tech 60 | Big 12 Network | 18,972 |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 8 ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 11:30 am | #4 Baylor 82 vs #5 Kansas State 74 | ESPN2 | 18,972 |
| 2 | 4 | 2:00 pm | #1 Kansas 83 vs #9 Texas A&M 66 | ESPN2 | 18,972 |
| 3 | 5 | 6:00 pm | #2 Missouri 88 vs #7 Oklahoma State 70 | Big 12 Network | 18,972 |
| 3 | 6 | 8:30 pm | #6 Texas 71 vs #3 Iowa State 65 | Big 12 Network | 18,972 |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 9 ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 6:30 pm | #4 Baylor 81 vs #1 Kansas 72 | Big 12 Network & ESPNU | 18,972 |
| 4 | 8 | 9:00 pm | #2 Missouri 81 vs #6 Texas 67 | Big 12 Network & ESPNU | 18,972 |
| Final – Saturday, March 10 ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 5:00 pm | #2 Missouri 90 vs #4 Baylor 75 | ESPN | 19,006 |
| Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed ||||||

## Bracket

| First round March 7, 2012 | First round March 7, 2012 | First round March 7, 2012 | Quarterfinals March 8, 2012 | Quarterfinals March 8, 2012 | Quarterfinals March 8, 2012 | Semifinals March 9, 2012 | Semifinals March 9, 2012 | Semifinals March 9, 2012 | Championship Game March 10, 2012 | Championship Game March 10, 2012 | Championship Game March 10, 2012 |
| | | | 1 | #3 Kansas | 83 | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Texas A&M | 66 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 53 | 9 | Texas A&M | 66 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Texas A&M | 62 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Texas A&M | 62 | | | | 1 | #3 Kansas | 72 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | #12 Baylor | 81 | | | |
| | | | 4 | #12 Baylor | 82 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Kansas State | 74 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | #12 Baylor | 75 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | #5 Missouri | 90 |
| | | | 3 | #25 Iowa State | 65 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Texas | 71 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Texas | 75 | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | #5 Missouri | 89 | | | |
| | | | 2 | #5 Missouri | 88 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Oklahoma State | 70 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | 76 | 7 | Oklahoma State | 70 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Texas Tech | 60 | | | | | | | | | |
All Times Central

## Game summaries

* Big 12 Network
* Mar 7 6:00 pm
* Recap
Oklahoma Sooners 53, Texas A&M Aggies 62 :
| Scoring by half: 22–27, 31–35 |||
| Pts: Romero Osby 17 Rebs: Cameron Clark 8 Asts: Sam Grooms 4 | Pts: 2 tied with 15 Rebs: David Loubeau 9 Asts: Khris Middleton 4 |
* Sprint Center Kansas City, MO Attendance: 18,972 Referees: Tom Eades, Doug Sirmons, Joe DeRosa
* Big 12 Network
* Mar 7 8:30 pm
* Recap
Oklahoma State Cowboys 76, Texas Tech Red Raiders 60 :
| Scoring by half: 32–27, 44–33 |||
| Pts: Keiton Page 20 Rebs: Michael Cobbins 8 Asts: Keiton Page 5 | Pts: Jordan Tolbert 16 Rebs: Jaye Crockett 11 Asts: 2 tied with 3 |
* Sprint Center Kansas City, MO Attendance: 18,972 Referees: Mark Whitehead, Gerry Pollard, Don Daily
* ESPN2
* Mar 8 11:30 am
* Recap
#12 Baylor Bears 82, Kansas State Wildcats 74 :
| Scoring by half: 45–36, 37–38 |||
| Pts: Perry Jones III 31 Rebs: Perry Jones III 11 Asts: Pierre Jackson 8 | Pts: Jordan Henriquez 22 Rebs: Jordan Henriquez 14 Asts: Will Spradling 5 |
* Sprint Center Kansas City, MO Attendance: 18,972 Referees: Gerry Pollard, Doug Sirmons, John Higgins
* ESPN2
* Mar 8 2:00 pm
* Recap
#3 Kansas Jayhawks 83, Texas A&M Aggies 66 :
| Scoring by half: 40–28, 43–38 |||
| Pts: Elijah Johnson 26 Rebs: Thomas Robinson 10 Asts: 3 tied with 4 | Pts: Khris Middleton 24 Rebs: Ray Turner 8 Asts: Khris Middleton 3 |
* Sprint Center Kansas City, MO Attendance: 18,972 Referees: Mark Whitehead, Paul Janssen, Randy Heimerman
* Big 12 Network
* Mar 8 6:00 pm
* Recap
#5 Missouri Tigers 88, Oklahoma State Cowboys 70 :
| Scoring by half: 49–24, 39–46 |||
| Pts: Kim English 27 Rebs: Marcus Denmon 8 Asts: Phil Pressey 12 | Pts: Keiton Page 22 Rebs: Brian Williams 8 Asts: Markel Brown 6 |
* Sprint Center Kansas City, MO Attendance: 18,972 Referees: Mike Stuart, Rod Dixon, Don Dailey
* Big 12 Network
* Mar 8 8:30 pm
* Recap
#25 Iowa State Cyclones 65, Texas Longhorns 71 :
| Scoring by half: 29–25, 36–46 |||
| Pts: Royce White 17 Rebs: Royce White 10 Asts: 2 tied with 4 | Pts: J'Covan Brown 24 Rebs: Clint Chapman 8 Asts: Myck Kabongo 5 |
* Sprint Center Kansas City, MO Attendance: 18,972 Referees: Joe DeRosa, Tom Eades, Keith Kimble
* Big 12 Network ESPNU
* Mar 9 6:30 pm
* Recap
#12 Baylor Bears 81, #3 Kansas Jayhawks 72 :
| Scoring by half: 43–35, 38–37 |||
| Pts: Perry Jones III 18 Rebs: Quincy Miller 8 Asts: Pierre Jackson 7 | Pts: Tyshawn Taylor 20 Rebs: Thomas Robinson 9 Asts: 2 tied with 3 |
* Sprint Center Kansas City, MO Attendance: 18,972 Referees: Mark Whitehead, Mike Stuart, Gerry Pollard
* Big 12 Network ESPNU
* Mar 9 9:00 pm
* Recap
#5 Missouri Tigers 81, Texas Longhorns 67 :
| Scoring by half: 39–32, 42–35 |||
| Pts: 2 tied with 23 Rebs: Ricardo Ratliffe 15 Asts: Phil Pressey 4 | Pts: J'Covan Brown 21 Rebs: 3 tied with 8 Asts: Myck Kabongo 5 |
* Sprint Center Kansas City, MO Attendance: 18,972 Referees: John Higgins, Tom Eades, Doug Sirmons
* ESPN
* Mar 10 5:00 pm
* Recap
#12 Baylor Bears 75, #5 Missouri Tigers 90 :
| Scoring by half: 37–43, 38–47 |||
| Pts: Perry Jones III 16 Rebs: Perry Jones III 11 Asts: Pierre Jackson 6 | Pts: Kim English 19 Rebs: Kim English 6 Asts: Phil Pressey 8 |
* Sprint Center Kansas City, MO Attendance: 19,006 Referees: John Higgins, Joe DeRosa, Mike Stuart

## All-Tournament Team

Most Outstanding Player – Kim English, Missouri
| Player | Team | Position | Class |
| Kim English | Missouri | Sr. | G |
| Perry Jones III | Baylor | So. | F |
| Brady Heslip | Baylor | So. | G |
| Phil Pressey | Missouri | So. | G |
| J’Covan Brown | Texas | Jr. | G |