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Coach: Eddie Sutton
Top players:
Maurice Baker
14.2 ppg, Third Team All-Big 12;
Victor Williams 13.1 ppg
The Cowboys have a firstround bye and will face the winner of the Texas Tech-Texas A&M contest. Baker is Oklahoma State's best player, but he has been hampered for most of conference play with a groin injury. The Cowboys can't run with teams like Kansas and Oklahoma but allow the least points per game in the Big 12 (64.0).
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Record: 21-7 overall, 10-6 Big 12
Cobby: Bochart Knight
Top players:
Andre Emmett
19.4 pp. 6.7
rpg, First Team
All-Big 12;
Alyss Ellis 16.8
ppg, 7.2 rpg
Second Team All-Big 12.
Knight made the Red Raiders winners. Fifth-seeded Tech should handle 12th-seed A&M Thursday, and a victory against fourth-seed Oklahoma State on Friday is within reach if the Red Raiders can repeat their performance from a 94-70 victory Jan. 26.
Missouri Tigers
Record: 20-10 overall, 9-7 Big 12
Coach: Quin Snuder
Top players: Kareem Rush 19.8
ppg, First Team All-Big 12;
Clarence Gilbert 16.7 ppg, Third-
Team All-Big 12; Arthur Johnson
8.1 rpg.
Missouri's season has been a contradiction. The Tigers began the season 9-0 and became the
No.2 team in the country. Since then, the squad has gone 10-9 and has fallen out of the Top
25. The Tigers, No. 6 seed, head
into the Big 12 Tournament as an NCAA Tournament bubble team. They take on the No. 11 seed Iowa State at 8:35 p.m. on Thursday.
Kansas State Wildcats
Record: 12-15 overall, 6-10 Big 12
Coach: Jim Wooldridge
Topplayers: Larry Reid 14.4 ppg, 5.5 apg, Third Team All-Big 12; Pervis Pasco 8.4 ppg.
The Wildcats looked strong this season in beating Texas and Oklahoma State. The team has also looked bad, falling to Baylor
and Iowa State. Kansas State goes into the Big 12 Tournament as the No. 7 seed and will play the
No. 10 seed Baylor at 6 p.m. on Thursday.
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Record: 15-14 overall, 6-10 Big 12
Coach: Barry Collier
Top players: Cary
Caryman 13.7
ppg: John Turek
6.0 rpg.
Nebraska has quietly worked its way into the No. 8 seed at the Big 12
Tournament The Cornhuskers play the No. 9 seed Colorado at noon on Thursday. Cochran leads the strong outside shooting team.
Colorado Buffaloes
Record: 14-13 overall, 5-11 Big 12
Coach: Riccardo Patton
Topplayers: David Harrison 14.3 ppg,
7.0 rpg; Stephane Pelle 10.7 rpg.
Picked by many in the preseason to qualify for the NCAA tournament, Colorado has been a major disappointment. The No. 9-seeded Buffaloes' offense has been their strong point.
averaging 80.4 points per game, which ranks third in the Big 12.
Baylor Bears
Record: 14-15 overall, 4-12 Big 12
Cisco Dave Bliss
rpg, Third Team
All-Big 12.
Top players: Lawrence Roberts
Baylor hasn't won a game outside of Waco, Texas, since Dec.
21 and that streak will probably continue. Roberts, a freshman, might be his team's most consistent player.
Iowa State Cyclones
Record: 12-18 overall, 4-12 Big.12
Carrer: Larry Eustachy
Top players: Tyray Pearson 18.7 ppg, 7.9 rpg, Second Team AllBig 12; Jake Sullivan 16.4 ppg.
After winning the Big 12 regular season championship the past
State was forced to rebuild. The Cyclones, the No 11 seed, are
solid from the behind the arch,
sinking 39.3 percent of its threepoint attempts.
Texas A&M Aggies
Record: 9-20 overall, 3-13 Big 12
Chelby Wattkins
Top Players: Bernard King 17.1
ppg, 4.7, apg.
Texas A&M upset then-No. 24 Texas in Austin, Texas, 80-74 on Jan. 23, but hasn't been heard
from since. Unless there's a miracle this weekend, the Aggies' biggest contribution to
the Big 12 this season will be starting the "Harry Potter" chant for Kirk Hinrich.
dpacey@kansan.com and Wasko and bwasko@kansan.com. This story was edited by Anne Mergenmeier.
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