2004 Big 12 men's basketball tournament

The 2004 Big 12 men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big 12 Conference. It was played from March 11 to 14 in Dallas, Texas at the American Airlines Center. Oklahoma State won the tournament for the 1st time and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA tournament.^[2]

2004 Big 12 men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2003–04
Teams	12
Site	American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas
Champions	Oklahoma State (1st title)
Winning coach	Eddie Sutton (1st title)
MVP	Tony Allen (Oklahoma State)
Attendance	105,610 (overall) 17,324 (championship)
Top scorer	John Lucas (Oklahoma State) (60 points)
Television	ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Plus
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2003–04 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Oklahoma State †	14	–	2		.875			31	–	4		.886
No. 12 Texas	12	–	4		.750			25	–	8		.758
No. 16 Kansas	12	–	4		.750			24	–	9		.727
Colorado	10	–	6		.625			18	–	11		.621
Texas Tech	9	–	7		.563			23	–	11		.676
Missouri	9	–	7		.563			16	–	14		.533
Oklahoma	8	–	8		.500			20	–	11		.645
Iowa State	7	–	9		.438			20	–	13		.606
Kansas State	6	–	10		.375			14	–	14		.500
Nebraska	6	–	10		.375			18	–	13		.581
Baylor	3	–	13		.188			8	–	21		.276
Texas A&M	0	–	16		.000			7	–	21		.250
† 2004 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

Seeding

The Tournament consisted of a 12 team single-elimination tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye.^[1]

2004 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed	School	Conf.	Over.	Tiebreaker
1	Oklahoma State ‡#	14–2	31–4
2	Texas #	12–4	25–8
3	Kansas #	12–4	24–9
4	Colorado #	10–6	18–11
5	Texas Tech #	9–7	23–11
6	Missouri	9–7	16–14
7	Oklahoma	8–8	20–11
8	Iowa State	7–9	20–13
9	Kansas State	6–10	14–14
10	Nebraska	6–10	18–13
	Baylor	3–13	8–21
11	Texas A&M	0–16	7–21
‡ – 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.^[1]

 Baylor removed itself from postseason play, including the conference tournament, before the 2003–04 season due to the Baylor University basketball scandal. Because of this, Texas Tech got a bye in the first round of the tournament. This would be the first time in the history of the tournament that all the conference's member teams did not participate; it would not happen again until 2022, when Oklahoma State did not participate in the tournament due to an NCAA-imposed postseason ban.

Schedule

Session	Game	Time	Matchup	Television	Attendance
First Round – Thursday, March 11
1	1	2:00 pm	#8 Iowa State 78 vs #9 Kansas State 64	ESPN Plus	16,912
2	2	6:00 pm	#7 Oklahoma 63 vs #10 Nebraska 59		16,950
	3	12:00 pm	#1 Oklahoma State 83 vs #8 Iowa State 75
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 12
3	4	12:00 pm	#1 Oklahoma State 83 vs #8 Iowa State 75	ESPN Plus	17,267
	5	2:20 pm	#5 Texas Tech 79 vs #4 Colorado 69
4	6	6:00 pm	#2 Texas 66 vs #7 Oklahoma 63		18,057
	7	8:20 pm	#3 Kansas 94 vs #6 Missouri 69
Semifinals – Saturday, March 13
5	8	1:00 pm	#1 Oklahoma State 82 vs #5 Texas Tech 77	ESPN2	19,100
	9	3:20 pm	#2 Texas 64 vs #3 Kansas 60
Final – Sunday, March 14
6	10	2:00 pm	#1 Oklahoma State 65 vs #2 Texas 49	ESPN	17,324
Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed^[2]^[3]

Bracket

	First Round Thursday, March 11					Quarterfinals Friday, March 12					Semifinals Saturday, March 13					Finals Sunday, March 14
	8	Iowa State	78
	9	Kansas State	64
						8	Iowa State	75
						1	#7 Oklahoma State	83
											1	#7 Oklahoma St	82
											5	Texas Tech	77
						5	Texas Tech	79
						4	Colorado	69
																1	#7 Oklahoma St	65
																2	#11 Texas	49
	6	Missouri	74
	11	Texas A&M	68
						6	Missouri	69
						3	#18 Kansas	94
											3	#18 Kansas	60
											2	#11 Texas	64
						2	#11 Texas	66
						7	Oklahoma	63
	7	Oklahoma	69
	10	Nebraska	59

All-Tournament Team

Most Outstanding Player – Tony Allen, Oklahoma State^[2]

Player	Team	Position	Class
Tony Allen	Oklahoma State	Sr.	G
Joey Graham	Oklahoma State	Jr.	G
John Lucas	Oklahoma State	Jr.	G
Wayne Simien	Kansas	Jr.	F
Brandon Mouton	Texas	Sr.	G

See also

• 2004 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament
• 2004 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

1. 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
2. "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 83–86. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
3. "2004 Big 12 Conference men's basketball tournament Box Score" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 18, 2020.

External links

• Official 2004 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket