1988 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament

1988 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1987–88
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
1989 →
1987–88 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Oklahoma† 12 – 2   .857 35 – 4   .897
No. 20 Kansas State 11 – 3   .786 25 – 9   .735
Kansas 9 – 5   .643 27 – 11   .711
Missouri 7 – 7   .500 19 – 11   .633
Iowa State 6 – 8   .429 20 – 12   .625
Oklahoma State 4 – 10   .286 14 – 16   .467
Nebraska 4 – 10   .286 13 – 18   .419
Colorado 3 – 11   .214 7 – 21   .250
† 1988 Big Eight tournament winner
As of March 3, 2012
Rankings from AP poll


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

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 #4 Oklahoma 99
8 Colorado 66
1 #4 Oklahoma 102
4 Missouri 99
4 Missouri 90
5 Iowa State 80
1 #4 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.