The 2003 Big 12 men's basketball tournament was played at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, making it the first time the tournament was ever played outside Kansas City.
Seeding The Tournament consisted of a 12 team single-elimination tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye. 2003 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament seeds Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker1 Kansas ‡#14–230–82 Texas #13–326–73 Oklahoma #12–427–74 #10–622–105 Missouri 9–722–116 Colorado 9–720–127 Texas Tech 6–1022–138 6–1014–149 Iowa State 5–1117–1410 5–1114–1411 4–1213–1712 3–1311–19‡ – 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.
Schedule SessionGameTimeMatchupTelevisionAttendanceFirst Round – Thursday, March 131 1 12:00 pm #9 Iowa State 97 vs #8 Texas A&M 70 Big 129,100 2 2:20 pm #5 Missouri 70 vs #12 Nebraska 612 3 6:00 pm #7 Texas Tech 68 vs #10 Baylor 6512,200 4 8:30 pm #6 Colorado 77 vs #11 Kansas State 76 ESPN2Quarterfinals – Friday, March 143 5 12:00 pm #1 Kansas 89 vs #9 Iowa State 74 Big 1216,200 6 2:20 pm #5 Missouri 60 vs #4 Oklahoma State 584 7 6:00 pm #7 Texas Tech 92 vs #2 Texas 8119,100 8 8:30 pm #3 Oklahoma 74 vs #6 Colorado 59Semifinals – Saturday, March 155 9 1:00 pm #5 Missouri 68 vs #1 Kansas 63 Big 12/ESPN219,100 10 3:20 pm #3 Oklahoma 67 vs #7 Texas Tech 60 OTFinal – Sunday, March 166 11 2:00 pm #3 Oklahoma 49 vs #5 Missouri 47 ESPN19,100 Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed
Bracket
* Indicates overtime game
All-Tournament Team Most Outstanding Player – Hollis Price, Oklahoma Player Team Position ClassHollis PriceOklahomaSr.GQuannas WhiteOklahomaSr.GArthur JohnsonMissouriJr.CRickey PauldingMissouriJr.FAndre EmmettTexas TechJr.G
See also 2003 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
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