1983_Big_Eight_Conference_men's_basketball_tournament

1983 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament

1983 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament

College basketball tournament

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]

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