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Seeds Set for Phillips 66 Big 12 WBB Championship
February 27, 2017 10:36 PM | Women's Basketball
The seeds have been determined for the 2017 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Championship to be played March 3-6 at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City. West Virginia will be the No. 6 seed and will play No. 3 Oklahoma on Saturday at 9:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. CT to open the tournament.
Baylor earned the No. 1 seed after winning its seventh-consecutive and eighth overall Big 12 regular season title. The Lady Bears finished with a 17-1 conference mark and are 28-2 overall.
Other seeds include No. 2 Texas, No. 4 Kansas State, No. 5 Iowa State, No. 7 Oklahoma State, No. 8 Texas Tech, No. 9 TCU and No. 10 Kansas. Seeds 7-10 will open the Championship in the first round on Friday while seeds 1-6 earn a first round bye and begin play Saturday.
The Phillips 66 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Championship returns to Oklahoma City for the fifth time and makes its third appearance in four years at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Seven different teams have won the previous 20 women’s championships, led by Baylor with eight titles, including the last six.
Single-Session tickets are priced at $25, $20 and $10, plus applicable fees. All spectators beginning at age two must have a ticket to enter the arena. One session will be played on Friday night with two sessions on Saturday and one session each on Sunday and Monday.
Tickets will be available through Big12Sports.com/BuyTickets. They can also be purchased at the Chesapeake Energy Arena box office Monday - Friday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. CT and during the Championship. The box office accepts Mastercard, Visa, Discover, American Express and cash as methods of payment.
The following theme nights will be featured during the Championship.
Friday, Session 1: Corporate Challenge
Saturday a.m., Session 2: Daddy/Daughter Day
Saturday p.m., Session 3: Game Show Night
Sunday, Session 4: Super Hero Sunday
Monday, Session 5: Military Appreciation Night
Saturday a.m., Session 2: Daddy/Daughter Day
Saturday p.m., Session 3: Game Show Night
Sunday, Session 4: Super Hero Sunday
Monday, Session 5: Military Appreciation Night
Additionally, a Fanfest will be open on the concourse of Chesapeake Energy Arena during the following hours for those who have purchased Championship tickets.
Friday: 5-8:30 p.m. CT
Saturday: 10 a.m. -1:30 p.m. and 5-8:30 p.m. CT
Sunday: 12:30-4 p.m. CT
Monday: 6:30-8 p.m. CT
Extensive video content of the entire Championship can be found via the Big 12 Digital Network at Big12Sports.com. Video will include links to live and archived postgame press conferences of all games. Follow the Big 12 on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for additional coverage.
All nine games will be carried live by FOX Sports networks.
2017 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Championship
March 3-6 ~ Oklahoma City, Okla. ~ Chesapeake Energy Arena
Friday, March 3 (FCS-Central)
Game 1: No. 8 Texas Tech vs. No. 9 TCU 6:00 p.m. CT/ 7:00 p.m. ET
Game 2: No. 7 Oklahoma State vs. No. 10 Kansas 8:30 p.m. CT/9:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, March 4 (FSN)
Game 3: No. 4 K-State vs. No. 5 Iowa State 11:00 a.m. CT/noon ET
Game 4: No. 1 Baylor vs. Game 1 Winner 1:30 p.m. CT/2:30 p.m. ET
Game 5: No. 2 Texas vs. Game 2 Winner 6:00 p.m. CT/7:00 p.m. ET
Game 6: No. 3 Oklahoma vs. No. 6 West Virginia 8:30 p.m. CT/9:30 p.m. ET
Sunday, March 5 (FS1)
Game 7: Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner 1:30 p.m. CT/2:30 p.m. ET
Game 8: Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner 4:00 p.m. CT/5:00 p.m. ET
Monday, March 6 (FS1)
Game 9: Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner 8:00 p.m. CT/9:00 p.m. ET
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