Iowa State Men's Basketball Earns No. 1 Seed in Big 12 Tournament

AMES, Iowa - For the second-straight season, the Iowa State men's basketball team will be the No. 1 seed at the 2001 Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament. The Cyclones clinched the top seed by defeating Nebraska, 86-73 on Saturday to capture their second consecutive outright Big 12 Conference regular season title.

The tournament begins Thursday March 8 and ends on Sunday March 11. ISU receives a first round bye and will play on Friday March 9 in the first game of the Friday session at Noon. The Cyclones will play the winner of the No. 8 and No. 9 seed game between Baylor and Colorado.

2001 Phillips 66 Big 12 Basketball Tournament Seedings
March 8 (Thursday)
Game 1- #9 Colorado vs. #8 Baylor, Noon
Game 2- #12 Texas Tech vs. #5 Oklahoma State, 2:20 p.m.
Game 3- #10 Kansas State vs. #7 Nebraska, 6 p.m.
Game 4- #11 Texas A&M vs. #6 Missouri, 8:20 p.m.

March 9 (Friday)
Game 5- Winner Game 1 vs. #1 Iowa State, Noon
Game 6- Winner Game 2 vs. #4 Texas, 2:20 p.m.
Game 7- Winner Game 3 vs. #2 Kansas, 6 p.m.
Game 8- Winner Game 4 vs. #3 Oklahoma, 8:20 p.m.

March 10 (Saturday)
Game 9- Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 1 p.m.
Game 10- Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 3:20 p.m.

March 11 (Sunday)
Game 11- Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 2 p.m.