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1978 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1977–78
Teams8
First round siteCampus Sites
Campus Arenas
Finals siteKemper Arena
Kansas City, MO
ChampionsMissouri (1st title)
Winning coachNorm Stewart (1st title)
MVPStan Ray (Missouri)
Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournaments← 19771979 →
1977–78 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Kansas 13 1   .929 24 5   .828
Iowa State 9 5   .643 14 13   .519
Nebraska 9 5   .643 22 8   .733
Kansas State 7 7   .500 18 11   .621
Oklahoma 7 7   .500 14 13   .519
Oklahoma State 4 10   .286 10 16   .385
Missouri 4 10   .286 14 16   .467
Colorado 3 11   .214 9 18   .333
1978 Big Eight tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 28–March 4 at a combination of on-campus gymnasiums and Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.

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 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

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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