# 2001 Big 12 men's basketball tournament

The 2001 Big 12 men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big 12 Conference. It was played from March 8 to 11 in Kansas City, Missouri at Kemper Arena. Oklahoma won the tournament for the 1st time and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA tournament.

## Seeding

The Tournament consisted of a 12 team single-elimination tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye.
2001 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament seeds :
| Seed | School | Conf. | Over. |
| 1 | Iowa State ‡# | 13–3 | 25–6 |
| 2 | Kansas # | 12–4 | 26–7 |
| 3 | Oklahoma # | 12–4 | 26–7 |
| 4 | Texas # | 12–4 | 25–9 |
| 5 | Oklahoma State | 10–6 | 20–10 |
| 6 | Missouri | 9–7 | 20–13 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 7–9 | 14–16 |
| 8 | Baylor | 6–10 | 19–12 |
| 9 | Colorado | 5–11 | 15–15 |
| 10 | Kansas State | 4–12 | 11–18 |
| 11 | Texas A&M | 3–13 | 10–20 |
| 12 | Texas Tech | 3–13 | 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 8 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 12:00 PM | #8 Baylor 86 vs #9 Colorado 84 $^{OT}$ | Big 12 | 19,100 |
| 1 | 2 | 2:20 PM | #5 Oklahoma St 71 vs #12 Texas Tech 59 | Big 12 | 19,100 |
| 2 | 3 | 6:00 PM | #10 Kansas State 62 vs #7 Nebraska 58 | Big 12 | 6,200 |
| 2 | 4 | 8:20 PM | #6 Missouri 77 vs #11 Texas A&M 62 | Big 12 | 6,200 |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 9 ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 12:00 PM | #8 Baylor 62 vs #1 Iowa State 49 | Big 12 | 17,600 |
| 3 | 6 | 2:20 PM | #4 Texas 55 vs #5 Oklahoma State 54 | Big 12 | 17,600 |
| 4 | 7 | 6:00 PM | #2 Kansas 94 vs #10 Kansas State 63 | Big 12 | 18,000 |
| 4 | 8 | 8:20 PM | #3 Oklahoma 67 vs #6 Missouri 65 | Big 12 | 18,000 |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 10 ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 1:00 PM | #4 Texas 76 vs #8 Baylor 62 | Big 12 | 19,100 |
| 5 | 10 | 3:20 PM | #3 Oklahoma 62 vs #2 Kansas 57 | Big 12 | 19,100 |
| Final – Sunday, March 11 ||||||
| 6 | 11 | 2:00 PM | #3 Oklahoma 54 vs #4 Texas 45 | ESPN | 11,500 |
| Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed ||||||

## Bracket

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| | | | 1 | No. 7 Iowa State | 49 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Baylor | 62 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Baylor | 86* | 8 | Baylor | 62 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Colorado | 84 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Colorado | 84 | | | | 8 | Baylor | 62 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | No. 20 Texas | 76 | | | |
| | | | 4 | No. 20 Texas | 55 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Oklahoma St | 54 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Oklahoma State | 71 | 5 | Oklahoma St | 54 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Texas Tech | 59 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Texas Tech | 59 | | | | | | | 4 | No. 20 Texas | 45 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | No. 16 Oklahoma | 54 |
| | | | 2 | No. 9 Kansas | 94 | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Kansas St | 63 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Nebraska | 58 | 10 | Kansas St | 63 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Kansas State | 62 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Kansas State | 62 | | | | 2 | No. 9 Kansas | 57 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | No. 16 Oklahoma | 62 | | | |
| | | | 3 | No. 16 Oklahoma | 67 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Missouri | 65 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Missouri | 77 | 6 | Missouri | 65 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Texas A&M | 62 | | | | | | | | | |
* Indicates overtime game

## All-Tournament Team

Most Outstanding Player – Nolan Johnson, Oklahoma
| Player | Team | Position | Class |
| Nolan Johnson | Oklahoma | Sr. | G |
| DeMarcus Minor | Baylor | Sr. | G |
| Kareem Rush | Missouri | So. | F |
| Hollis Price | Oklahoma | So. | G |
| Chris Owens | Texas | Jr. | F |