2008 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament
2008 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Teams | 12 |
Site | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
Champions | Texas A&M (1st title) |
Winning coach | Gary Blair (1st title) |
MVP | Takia Starks (Texas A&M) |
Attendance | 24,190 (overall) 4,420 (championship) |
Television | Metro Sports, FSN |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Kansas State | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Baylor | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 25 | – | 7 | .781 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Oklahoma State | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Texas A&M † | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 29 | – | 8 | .784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Oklahoma | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2008 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll [1] |
The 2008 Big 12 Conference women's basketball championship, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2008 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship, is the 2008 edition of the Big 12 Conference's championship tournament. The tournament was held at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri between March 11–13 and on March 15, 2008. Texas A&M University won their first Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament championship beating Oklahoma State University, 64–59.
Kansas City-based Metro Sports televised the first round of the tournament while Fox Sports Net televised the second, semifinal, and final round of the tournament.
Seeding
[edit]2008 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament seeds | |||||||||
Seed | School | Conf. | Over. | Tiebreaker | |||||
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1 | Kansas State ‡# | 13–3 | 22–10 | ||||||
2 | Baylor # | 12–4 | 25–7 | ||||||
3 | Oklahoma State # | 11–5 | 27–8 | ||||||
4 | Texas A&M # | 11–5 | 29–8 | ||||||
5 | Oklahoma | 11–5 | 22–9 | ||||||
6 | Nebraska | 9–7 | 21–12 | ||||||
7 | Texas | 7–9 | 22–13 | ||||||
8 | Iowa State | 7–9 | 21–13 | ||||||
9 | Colorado | 5–11 | 19–15 | ||||||
10 | Texas Tech | 4–12 | 17–16 | ||||||
11 | Kansas | 4–12 | 17–16 | ||||||
12 | Missouri | 2–14 | 10–21 | ||||||
‡ – 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.[2] |
Schedule
[edit]Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Television | Attendance |
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First Round – Tuesday, March 11 | |||||
1 | 1 | 12:00 pm | #8 Iowa State 76 vs #9 Colorado 50 | Metro Sports | 3,344 |
2 | 2:30 pm | #12 Missouri 70 vs #5 Oklahoma 64 OT | |||
2 | 3 | 6:00 pm | #7 Texas 75 vs #10 Texas Tech 63 | 3,974 | |
4 | 8:30 pm | #11 Kansas 73 vs #6 Nebraska 67 | |||
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 12 | |||||
3 | 5 | 12:00 pm | #8 Iowa State 66 vs #1 Kansas State 65 OT | FSN | 4,326 |
6 | 2:30 pm | #4 Texas A&M 65 vs #12 Missouri 39 | |||
4 | 7 | 6:00 pm | #7 Texas 76 vs #2 Baylor 61 | 3,363 | |
8 | 8:30 pm | #3 Oklahoma State 82 vs #11 Kansas 62 | |||
Semifinals – Thursday, March 13 | |||||
5 | 9 | 6:00 pm | #4 Texas A&M 65 vs #8 Iowa State 53 | FSN | 4,763 |
10 | 8:30 pm | #3 Oklahoma State 75 vs #7 Texas 72 | |||
Final – Saturday, March 15 | |||||
6 | 11 | 6:00 pm | #4 Texas A&M 64 vs #3 Oklahoma State 59 | FSN | 4,420 |
Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed[3][4] |
Tournament bracket
[edit]First Round (March 11) | Second Round (March 12) | Semifinals (March 13) | Finals (March 15) | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Kansas State | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Iowa State (OT) | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Iowa State | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Colorado | 50 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Iowa State | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Texas A&M | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Texas A&M | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Missouri | 39 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Oklahoma | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Missouri (OT) | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Texas A&M | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Oklahoma State | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Baylor | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Texas | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Texas | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Texas Tech | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Texas | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Oklahoma State | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Oklahoma State | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Kansas | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Nebraska | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Kansas | 72 |
All-Tournament Team
[edit]Most Outstanding Player – Takia Starks, Texas A&M[5]
Player | Team |
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Takia Starks | Texas A&M |
Heather Ezell | Iowa State |
Andrea Riley | Oklahoma State |
Danielle Green | Oklahoma State |
A’Quonesia Franklin | Texas A&M |
See also
[edit]- 2008 Big 12 Conference men's basketball tournament
- 2008 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
- 2007–08 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
- ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
- ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 57–62. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ "2008 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament Box Scores" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
- ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. p. 64. Retrieved June 14, 2020.