2016 Big 12 men's basketball tournament

2016 Big 12 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2015–16
Teams10
SiteSprint Center
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsKansas (10th title)
Winning coachBill Self (7th title)
MVPDevonte’ Graham (Kansas)
Attendance94,934 (overall)
19,046 (championship)
Top scorersPerry Ellis (Kansas)
Devin Williams (West Virginia)
(58 points)
TelevisionESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU
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2015–16 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Kansas † 15 – 3   .833 33 – 5   .868
No. 8 West Virginia 13 – 5   .722 26 – 9   .743
No. 7 Oklahoma 12 – 6   .667 29 – 8   .784
Texas 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
No. 21 Baylor 10 – 8   .556 22 – 12   .647
No. 22 Iowa State 10 – 8   .556 23 – 12   .657
Texas Tech 9 – 9   .500 19 – 13   .594
Kansas State 5 – 13   .278 17 – 16   .515
Oklahoma State 3 – 15   .167 12 – 20   .375
TCU 2 – 16   .111 12 – 21   .364
† 2016 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]


The 2016 Phillips 66 Big 12 men's basketball tournament was a postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big 12 Conference. It was played from March 9 to 12, in Kansas City, Missouri at the Sprint Center. Kansas won the tournament for the 10th time and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA tournament.

Seeding

The Tournament consisted of a 10 team single-elimination tournament with the top 6 seeds receiving a bye.[2] Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

2016 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
1 Kansas ‡# 15–3 33–5
2 West Virginia # 13–5 26–9
3 Oklahoma # 12–6 29–8
4 Texas # 11–7 20–13
5 Baylor # 10–8 22–12 2–0 vs. Iowa State
6 Iowa State # 10–8 23–12 0–2 vs. Baylor
7 Texas Tech 9–9 19–13
8 Kansas State 5–13 17–16
9 Oklahoma State 3–15 12–20
10 TCU 2–16 12–21
‡ – 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 – Wednesday, March 9
1 1 6:00 pm #8 Kansas State 75 vs #9 Oklahoma State 71 ESPNU 18,972
2 8:00 pm #10 TCU 67 vs #7 Texas Tech 62
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10
2 3 11:30 am #5 Baylor 75 vs #4 Texas 61 ESPN2 18,972
4 1:30 pm #1 Kansas 85 vs #8 Kansas State 63
3 5 6:00 pm #2 West Virginia 86 vs #10 TCU 66 ESPNU 18,972
6 8:00 pm #3 Oklahoma 79 vs #6 Iowa State 76
Semifinals – Friday, March 11
4 7 6:00 pm #1 Kansas 70 vs #5 Baylor 66 ESPN2 18,972
8 8:00 pm #2 West Virginia 69 vs #3 Oklahoma 67
Final – Saturday, March 12
5 9 5:00 pm #1 Kansas 81 vs #2 West Virginia 71 ESPN 19,046
Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed[3][4]

Bracket

First round
Wednesday, March 9 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 10 		Semifinals
Friday, March 11 		Championship
Saturday, March 12
            
1 Kansas 85
8 Kansas State 63
8 Kansas State 75
9 Oklahoma State 71
1 Kansas 70
5 Baylor 66
4 Texas 61
5 Baylor 75
1 Kansas 81
2 West Virginia 71
2 West Virginia 86
10 TCU 66
7 Texas Tech 62
10 TCU 67
2 West Virginia 69
3 Oklahoma 67
3 Oklahoma 79
6 Iowa State 76

Game summaries

First round

March 9
6:00 PM
#8 Kansas State 75, #9 Oklahoma State 71
Scoring by half: 40–23, 35–48
Pts: Dean Wade 20
Rebs: Edwards 9
Asts: Iwundu, Edwards 4		 Pts: Carroll, Burton 13
Rebs: Leyton Hammonds 7
Asts: Tyree Griffin 10
Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 18,972
Referees: John Higgins, Don Daily, Keith Kimble
March 9
8:00 PM
#7 Texas Tech 62, #10 TCU 67
Scoring by half: 31–30, 31–37
Pts: Gray, Smith 13
Rebs: Zach Smith 15
Asts: Devaugntah Williams 5		 Pts: Chauncey Collins 19
Rebs: Vladimir Brodziansky 10
Asts: Malique Trent 4
Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 18,972
Referees: Mike Stuart, Gerry Pollard, Bert Smith

Quarterfinals

March 10
11:30 AM
#4 Texas 61, #5 Baylor 75
Scoring by half: 27–38, 34–37
Pts: Connor Lammert 15
Rebs: Kerwin Roach 5
Asts: Isaiah Taylor 9		 Pts: Taurean Prince 24
Rebs: Taurean Prince 13
Asts: Taurean Prince 4
Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 18,972
Referees: Kipp Kissinger, Joe DeRosa, Doug Sirmons
March 10
1:30 PM
#1 Kansas 85, #8 Kansas State 63
Scoring by half: 45–30, 40–33
Pts: Perry Ellis 21
Rebs: Perry Ellis 6
Asts: Devonte' Graham 8		 Pts: Justin Edwards 23
Rebs: Justin Edwards 10
Asts: Wesley Iwundu 4
Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 18,972
Referees: Mike Stuart, Gerry Pollard, Bert Smith
March 10
6:00 PM
#2 West Virginia 86, #10 TCU 66
Scoring by half: 47–36, 39–30
Pts: Devin Williams 18
Rebs: Devin Williams 13
Asts: Three tied 3		 Pts: Chauncey Collins 18
Rebs: JD Miller 8
Asts: Malique Trent 4
Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 18,972
Referees: Paul Janssen, Keith Kimble, Mark Whitehead
March 10
8:00 PM
#3 Oklahoma 79, #6 Iowa State 76
Scoring by half: 35–29, 44–47
Pts: Buddy Hield 39
Rebs: Ryan Spangler 12
Asts: Isaiah Cousins 5		 Pts: Georges Niang 31
Rebs: McKay, Burton 9
Asts: Georges Niang 5
Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 18,972
Referees: Tom Eades, John Higgens, Don Daily

Semifinals

March 11
6:00 PM
#1 Kansas 70, #5 Baylor 66
Scoring by half: 21–23, 49–43
Pts: Perry Ellis 20
Rebs: Lucas, Bragg Jr. 7
Asts: Devonte' Graham 8		 Pts: Al Freeman 14
Rebs: Rico Gathers 9
Asts: Al Freeman 3
Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 18,972
Referees: Kipp Kissinger, Keith Kimble, Mark Whitehead
March 11
8:00 PM
#2 West Virginia 69, #3 Oklahoma 67
Scoring by half: 30–29, 39–38
Pts: Jevon Carter 26
Rebs: Devin Williams 11
Asts: Holton, Miles Jr. 3		 Pts: Isaiah Cousins 15
Rebs: Khadeem Lattin 8
Asts: Isaiah Cousins 4
Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 18,972
Referees: John Higgins, Don Daily, Doug Sirmons

Championship

March 12
5:00 PM
#1 Kansas 81, #2 West Virginia 71
Scoring by half: 33–34, 48–37
Pts: Devonte' Graham 27
Rebs: Landen Lucas 7
Asts: Frank Mason III 7		 Pts: Devin Williams 31
Rebs: Devin Williams 10
Asts: Jevon Carter 4
Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 19,046
Referees: Tom Eades, Doug Sirmons, Mark Whitehead

All-Tournament Team

Most Outstanding Player – Devonte’ Graham, Kansas[3]

Player Team Position Class
Devonte’ Graham Kansas So. G
Perry Ellis Kansas Sr. G
Buddy Hield Oklahoma Sr. G
Devin Williams West Virginia Jr. F
Georges Niang Iowa State Sr. F

See also

References

  1. ^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 83–86. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  4. ^ "2016 Big 12 Conference men's basketball tournament Box Score" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 18, 2020.