1983 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament

1983 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1982–83
Teams	8
First round site	Campus Sites Campus Arenas
Finals site	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
Champions	Oklahoma State (1st title)
Winning coach	Paul Hansen (1st title)
MVP	Leroy Combs (Oklahoma State)
Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournaments

1982–83 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 10 Missouri	12	–	2		.857			26	–	8		.765
Oklahoma	10	–	4		.714			24	–	9		.727
No. 19 Oklahoma State †	9	–	5		.643			24	–	7		.774
Nebraska	9	–	5		.643			22	–	10		.688
Iowa State	5	–	9		.357			13	–	15		.464
Kansas State	4	–	10		.286			12	–	16		.429
Kansas	4	–	10		.286			13	–	16		.448
Colorado	3	–	11		.214			13	–	15		.464
† 1983 Big Eight tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 10–12 at a combination of on-campus gymnasiums and Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.[1]

Number 3 seed Oklahoma State defeated top-seeded Missouri in the championship game, 93–92 in double overtime, to win their first Big Eight men's basketball tournament.

The Cowboys received an automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow Big Eight members Missouri and Oklahoma, who earned at-large bids.

Format

All eight of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with all teams placed and paired in the initial quarterfinal round.

All first-round games were played on the home court of the higher-seeded team. The semifinals and championship game were played at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Thursday, March 10					Semifinals Friday, March 11					Championship Saturday, March 12
	1	#12 Missouri	88
	8	Colorado	73
						1	#12 Missouri	69
						4	Nebraska	63
	5	Iowa State	71
	4	Nebraska	94
											1	#12 Missouri	92
											3	Oklahoma State	93**
	3	Oklahoma State	75
	6	Kansas State	61
						3	Oklahoma State	90
						7	Kansas	83
	7	Kansas	87
	2	#19 Oklahoma	77

References

1. "1982-83 Big 8 Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2019.