# 1998 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament

The 1998 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 3–7, 1998, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, MO.
Number 1 seed Texas Tech defeated number 3 seed Kansas 71–53 to win their first championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament.

## Seeding

The Tournament consisted of a 12 team single-elimination tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye.
1998 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament seeds :
| Seed | School | Conf. | Over. |
| 1 | Texas Tech ‡# | 15–1 | 26–5 |
| 2 | Iowa State # | 12–4 | 25–8 |
| 3 | Kansas # | 11–5 | 23–9 |
| 4 | Nebraska # | 11–5 | 23–10 |
| 5 | Oklahoma State | 10–6 | 20–11 |
| 6 | Baylor | 10–6 | 20–11 |
| 7 | Texas | 7–9 | 12–15 |
| 8 | Colorado | 5–11 | 12–16 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 4–12 | 8–19 |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 4–12 | 9–19 |
| 11 | Kansas State | 4–12 | 11–17 |
| 12 | Missouri | 3–13 | 11–16 |
| ‡ – 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 3 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 12:00 pm | #8 Colorado 71 vs #9 Oklahoma 66 | | 1,560 |
| 1 | 2 | 2:20 pm | #5 Oklahoma State 67 vs #12 Missouri 48 | | 1,560 |
| 2 | 3 | 6:00 pm | #10 Texas A&M 98 vs #7 Texas 74 | | 2,162 |
| 2 | 4 | 8:20 pm | #11 Kansas State 71 vs #6 Baylor 66 $^{OT}$ | | 2,162 |
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 4 ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 12:00 pm | #1 Texas Tech 80 vs #8 Colorado 49 | Metro Sports | 1,700 |
| 3 | 6 | 2:20 pm | #5 Oklahoma State 83 vs #4 Nebraska 69 | Metro Sports | 1,700 |
| 4 | 7 | 6:00 pm | #2 Iowa State 88 vs #10 Texas A&M 68 | Metro Sports | 4,052 |
| 4 | 8 | 8:20 pm | #3 Kansas 50 vs #11 Kansas State 46 | Metro Sports | 4,052 |
| Semifinals – Thursday, March 5 ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 5:00 pm | #1 Texas Tech 53 vs #5 Oklahoma State 49 | FSN | 3,500 |
| 5 | 10 | 7:20 pm | #3 Kansas 70 vs #2 Iowa State 65 | FSN | 3,500 |
| Final – Saturday, March 7 ||||||
| 6 | 11 | 7:00 pm | #1 Texas Tech 71 vs #3 Kansas 53 | FSN | 5,800 |
| Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed ||||||

## Tournament

| First round Tuesday, March 3 | First round Tuesday, March 3 | First round Tuesday, March 3 | Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 4 | Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 4 | Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 4 | Semifinals Thursday, March 5 | Semifinals Thursday, March 5 | Semifinals Thursday, March 5 | Finals Saturday, March 7 | Finals Saturday, March 7 | Finals Saturday, March 7 |
| | | | 1 | Texas Tech | 84 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Colorado | 49 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Colorado | 71 | 8 | Colorado | 49 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 66 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 66 | | | | 1 | Texas Tech | 53 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Oklahoma State | 49 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Nebraska | 69 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Oklahoma State | 83 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Oklahoma State | 67 | 5 | Oklahoma State | 83 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Missouri | 48 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Missouri | 48 | | | | | | | 1 | Texas Tech | 71 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Kansas | 53 |
| | | | 3 | Kansas | 50 | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Kansas State | 46 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Baylor | 66 | 11 | Kansas State | 46 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Kansas State | 71 (OT) | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Kansas State | 71 (OT) | | | | 3 | Kansas | 70 | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Iowa State | 65 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Iowa State | 88 | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Texas A&M | 68 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Texas | 74 | 10 | Texas A&M | 68 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 98 | | | | | | | | | |

## All-Tournament team

Most Outstanding Player – Alicia Thompson, Texas Tech
| Player | Team |
| Alicia Thompson | Texas Tech |
| Angie Braziel | Texas Tech |
| Stacy Frese | Iowa State |
| Lynn Pride | Kansas |
| Cheri Edwards | Oklahoma State |