The 2008 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Championship returns to Kansas City’s Municipal Auditorium for the eighth time in conference history. Kansas City hosted the first six women’s postseason events from 1997-2002, in addition to the 2005 championship.

Municipal Auditorium opened in 1936 and has hosted nearly every type of event from U.S. presidential campaigns to NCAA Final Four championships. It has hosted more Final Fours than any other facility with nine total as well as the NCAA Women’s Basketball Midwest Regionals in 2000 and 2005.

The arena can seat 10,700 people with 7,300 permanent upholstered seats. Municipal Auditorium features a 92-foot ceiling and a 26,200 square foot floor built of oak two-by-fours set on end. Special sports lighting can be lowered to provide intense lighting at the center of the floor. Renovations, including the scoreboard and locker rooms were completed prior to the 2005 championship.

The auditorium is accessible from the south side of 13th Street where visitors enter through the splendid 3,600-square foot Grand Foyer. The arena is also connected by covered walkways to Bartle Hall, the Conference Center and the Auditorium Plaza Garage. It is a short walk to the newly-opened Sprint Center, site of the Big 12 Men’s Basketball Championship.

Championship Schedule

Tuesday, March 11 Game 1: No. 8 Iowa State 76, No. 9 Colorado 50 (Metro Sports) Postgame Press Conference Gametracker | Recap Box Score: HTML | PDF CU Quotes | ISU Quotes Notes | Gallery Game 2: No. 12 Missouri 70, No. 5 Oklahoma 64 (Metro Sports) Postgame Press Conference Gametracker | Recap Box Score: HTML | PDF MU Quotes | OU Quotes Notes | Gallery  Game 3: No. 7 Texas 75, No. 10 Texas Tech 63 (Metro Sports) Postgame Press Conference Gametracker | Recap Box Score: HTML | PDF UT Quotes | TTU Quotes Notes | Gallery  Game 4: No. 11 Kansas 73, No. 6 Nebraska 67 (Metro Sports) Postgame Press Conference Gametracker | Recap Box Score: HTML | PDF KU Quotes | NU Quotes Notes | Gallery  Wednesday, March 12 Game 5: No. 8 Iowa State 66, No. 1 Kansas State 65 (OT) (FSN) | Postgame Press Conference Gametracker | Recap Box Score: HTML | PDF ISU Quotes | KSU Quotes Notes | Gallery Game 6: No. 4 Texas A&M 65, No. 12 Missouri 39 (FSN) | Postgame Press Conference Gametracker | Recap Box Score: HTML | PDF MU Quotes | TAM Quotes Notes | Gallery Game 7: No. 7 Texas 76, No. 2 Baylor 61 (FSN) | Postgame Press Conference Gametracker | Recap Box Score: HTML | PDF UT Quotes | BU Quotes Notes | Gallery  Game 8: No. 3 Oklahoma State 82, No. 11 Kansas 62 (FSN) | Postgame Press Conference Gametracker | Recap Box Score: HTML | PDF KU Quotes | OSU Quotes Notes | Gallery  Thursday, March 13 Game 9: No. 4 Texas A&M 65, No. 8 Iowa State 53 (FSN) | Postgame Press Conference Gametracker | Recap Box Score: HTML | PDF TAM Quotes | ISU Quotes Gallery  Game 10: No. 3 Oklahoma State 75, No. 7 Texas 72 (FSN) | Postgame Press Conference Gametracker l Recap Box Score: HTML l PDF OSU Quotes l UT Quotes Notes l Gallery Friday, March 14 Championship Press Conference Oklahoma State Quotes Texas A&M Quotes Saturday, March 15 Game 11: No. 4 Texas A&M 64, No. 3 Oklahoma State 59 (FSN) | Postgame Press Conference Championship Game Gametracker l Recap Box Score: HTML l PDF OSU Quotes l TAM Quotes Notes l Gallery

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