2008 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams12
SiteMunicipal Auditorium
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsTexas A&M (1st title)
Winning coachGary Blair (1st title)
MVPTakia Starks (Texas A&M)
Attendance24,190 (overall)
4,420 (championship)
TelevisionMetro Sports, FSN
2007–08 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 16 Kansas State133 .8132210  .688
No. 12 Baylor124 .750257  .781
No. 13 Oklahoma State115 .688278  .771
No. 8 Texas A&M115 .688298  .784
No. 14 Oklahoma115 .688229  .710
Nebraska97 .5632112  .636
Texas79 .4382213  .629
Iowa State79 .4382113  .618
Colorado511 .3131915  .559
Texas Tech412 .2501716  .515
Kansas412 .2501716  .515
Missouri214 .1251021  .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

2008 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament seeds
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
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

Session Game Time Matchup Television Attendance
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

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

Most Outstanding PlayerTakia Starks, Texas A&M[5]

Player Team
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

References

  1. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  3. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 57–62. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  4. "2008 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament Box Scores" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  5. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. p. 64. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
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