1978 Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1978 Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held February 28–March 4 at a combination of on-campus gymnasiums and the Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.[2]

1978 Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
First round siteCampus Sites
Campus Arenas
Finals siteKemper Arena
Kansas City, MO
ChampionsMissouri (1st title)
Winning coachNorm Stewart (1st title)
MVPStan Ray (Missouri)
1977–78 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 10 Kansas131 .929  245  .828
Iowa State95 .643  1413  .519
Nebraska95 .643  228  .733
Kansas State77 .500  1811  .621
Oklahoma77 .500  1413  .519
Oklahoma State410 .286  1016  .385
Missouri410 .286  1416  .467
Colorado311 .214  918  .333
1978 Big Eight Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Seventh-seeded Missouri upset defending champions Kansas State in the championship game, 71–68 (in double overtime), to capture their first Big Eight men's basketball tournament.

The Tigers, in turn, received a bid to the 1978 NCAA Tournament. They were joined in the tournament by the Big 8's regular season champion, Kansas, who earned at-large bid.

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 beginning play 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, in turn, were played at a neutral site at the Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Tuesday, February 28
Semifinals
Friday, March 3
Championship
Saturday, March 4
         
1 Kansas 82
8 Colorado 66
1 Kansas 76
4 Kansas State 87
5 Oklahoma 44
4 Kansas State 52
4 Kansas State 68
7 Missouri 71**
3 Nebraska 71
6 Oklahoma State 63
3 Nebraska 58
7 Missouri 61
7 Missouri 65
2 Iowa State 63
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References

  1. sports-reference.com 1977-78 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
  2. "1977-78 Big 8 Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
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