Thursday, March 14, 2019

Pac-12 Tournament: Huskies, Buffs (Who Buffalo Beavers), Sun Devils, Ducks Advance To Semifinals

At Paradise, Nevada:

The quarterfinal round of the Pac-12 Conference's men's basketball tournament took place on Thursday with four games taking place at the T-Mobile Arena in suburban Las Vegas.

Game #1:

Jaylen Nowell scored 24 points and grabbed eight rebounds as the top-seeded Washington Huskies (25-7) held off the eighth-seeded Southern California Trojans (16-17) 78-75.

Jonah Matthews, Nick Rakocevic (who grabbed 17 rebounds), and Kevin Porter, Jr. each scored 17 points to pace the Trojans.

Game #2:

Mickey Wright IV scored 17 points as the fifth-seeded Colorado Buffaloes (21-11), with five players scoring in double figures, outlasted the fourth-seeded Oregon State Beavers (18-13) 73-58.

Tres Tinkle topped the Beavers with 23 points.

Game #3:

Romello White scored 19 points and grabbed seven rebounds as the third-seeded Arizona State Sun Devils (22-9), with all five starters scoring in double figures, topped the seventh-seeded UCLA Bruins (17-16) 83-72.

Kris Wilkes scored 25 points and Jaylen Hands added 21 to pace the Bruins.

Game #4:

Payton Pritchard and Louis King each scored 20 points as the sixth-seeded Oregon Ducks (21-12) came from behind to upend third-seeded Utah (17-14) 66-54.

Donnie Tillman scored 18 points to pace the Runnin' Utes.

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