1988 Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1988 Big Eight Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 10–12 at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.[1]

1988 Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198788
Teams8
Finals siteKemper Arena
Kansas City, MO
ChampionsOklahoma (3rd title)
Winning coachBilly Tubbs (2nd title)
MVPStacey King (Oklahoma)
TelevisionRaycom Sports (Quarterfinals, Semi-Finals and Championship)
ABC(Championship game)
1987–88 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Oklahoma122 .857  354  .897
No. 20 Kansas State113 .786  259  .735
Kansas95 .643  2711  .711
Missouri77 .500  1911  .633
Iowa State68 .429  2012  .625
Oklahoma State410 .286  1416  .467
Nebraska410 .286  1318  .419
Colorado311 .214  721  .250
1988 Big Eight Tournament winner
As of March 3, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

Top-seeded Oklahoma defeated #2 seed Kansas State in the championship game, 88–83, to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Tournament.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Friday, March 10
Semifinals
Saturday, March 11
Championship
Sunday, March 12
         
1 Oklahoma 99
8 Colorado 66
1 Oklahoma 102
4 Missouri 99
4 Missouri 90
5 Iowa State 80
1 Oklahoma 88
2 Kansas State 83
3 Kansas 74
6 Oklahoma State 58
3 Kansas 54
2 Kansas State 69
7 Nebraska 70
2 Kansas State 75

References

  1. "1987-88 Big 8 Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
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