1983 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198283
Teams8
First round siteCampus Sites
Campus Arenas
Finals siteKemper Arena
Kansas City, MO
ChampionsOklahoma State (1st title)
Winning coachPaul Hansen (1st title)
MVPLeroy Combs (Oklahoma State)
1982–83 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 10 Missouri122 .857268  .765
Oklahoma104 .714249  .727
No. 19 Oklahoma State95 .643247  .774
Nebraska95 .6432210  .688
Iowa State59 .3571315  .464
Kansas State410 .2861216  .429
Kansas410 .2861316  .448
Colorado311 .2141315  .464
1983 Big Eight tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

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