The semifinal round of the Pac-12 Men's Basketball Tournament took place with both games contested at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
In the opener, Elgin Cook scored 22 points as the top-seeded Oregon Ducks (#8 in the Associated Press poll, #9 in the USA Today/Coaches rankings; 27-6) recovered from a series of tactical blunders in the final seconds of regulation to pull out a 95-89 overtime victory over the fourth-seeded Arizona Wildcats (#15 AP, #14 Coaches; 25-8).
Gabe York paced the Wildcats with 21 points.
In the nightcap, Jakob Poeltl scored 29 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the second-seeded Utah Runnin' Utes (#12 in the Associated Press and USA Today/Coaches polls; 26-7) held off the third-seeded California Golden Bears (#24 AP and Coaches; 23-10) 82-78 in overtime.
Tyrone Wallace paced the Bears with 26 points.
Top seeded Oregon and second-seeded Utah will play for the Pacific-12 Conference tournament title and the league's automatic NCAA tourney berth (though both are likely to qualify regardless) on Saturday night at 7:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. The match will be shown on Fox Sports 1.
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Friday, March 11, 2016
Thursday, March 10, 2016
Pac-12 Tournament: Ducks, Zona, Utes, Cal Bears (Who Outlast Beavers) Advance To Semis
At Las Vegas:
The quarterfinal round of the Pacific-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place on Thursday with four games at the MGM Grand Arena in nearby Paradise, Nevada.
Game #1:
Elgin Cook and Chris Boucher (who grabbed eleven rebounds) each scored 19 points in the opening contest as the top-seeded Oregon Ducks (#8 in the Associated Press poll, #9 in the USA Today/Coaches rankings; 26-6) held off the eighth-seeded Washington Huskies (18-14) 83-77.
Game #2:
Allonzo Trier scored 23 points while Ryan Anderson added 17 (to go with his eleven rebounds) as the fourth-seeded Arizona Wildcats (#15 in the Associated Press poll, #14 in the USA Today/Coaches rankings; 25-7) held off the fifth-seeded Colorado Buffaloes (22-11) 82-78.
George King paced CU with 23 points.
Game #3:
Kyle Kuzma scored 23 points to lead the second-seeded Utah Runnin' Utes (#12 in both the Associated Press and USA Today/Coaches polls; 25-7) to an 80-72 victory over the #7-seeded Southern California Trojans (21-12).
Jordan McLaughlin topped the Trojans with 24 points.
Game #4
In Thursday's finale, Ivan Rabb scored 21 points and grabbed 15 rebounds as the third-seeded California Golden Bears (#24 in both the Associated Press and USA Today/Coaches polls; 23-9) held off the sixth-seeded Oregon State Beavers (19-12) 76-68.
Jabari Bird added 20 points to the Bears' coffers.
Derrick Bruce paced the Beavers with 25 points while Gary Payton II added 20 while grabbing 16 rebounds.
In Friday's semifinal contests, top-seeded Oregon will face fourth-seeded Arizona at 6:00 PM Pacific Time (Pac-12 Networks), then, at 8:30 PM, second-seeded Utah will take on third-seeded California (Fox Sports 1).
The quarterfinal round of the Pacific-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place on Thursday with four games at the MGM Grand Arena in nearby Paradise, Nevada.
Game #1:
Elgin Cook and Chris Boucher (who grabbed eleven rebounds) each scored 19 points in the opening contest as the top-seeded Oregon Ducks (#8 in the Associated Press poll, #9 in the USA Today/Coaches rankings; 26-6) held off the eighth-seeded Washington Huskies (18-14) 83-77.
Game #2:
Allonzo Trier scored 23 points while Ryan Anderson added 17 (to go with his eleven rebounds) as the fourth-seeded Arizona Wildcats (#15 in the Associated Press poll, #14 in the USA Today/Coaches rankings; 25-7) held off the fifth-seeded Colorado Buffaloes (22-11) 82-78.
George King paced CU with 23 points.
Game #3:
Kyle Kuzma scored 23 points to lead the second-seeded Utah Runnin' Utes (#12 in both the Associated Press and USA Today/Coaches polls; 25-7) to an 80-72 victory over the #7-seeded Southern California Trojans (21-12).
Jordan McLaughlin topped the Trojans with 24 points.
Game #4
In Thursday's finale, Ivan Rabb scored 21 points and grabbed 15 rebounds as the third-seeded California Golden Bears (#24 in both the Associated Press and USA Today/Coaches polls; 23-9) held off the sixth-seeded Oregon State Beavers (19-12) 76-68.
Jabari Bird added 20 points to the Bears' coffers.
Derrick Bruce paced the Beavers with 25 points while Gary Payton II added 20 while grabbing 16 rebounds.
In Friday's semifinal contests, top-seeded Oregon will face fourth-seeded Arizona at 6:00 PM Pacific Time (Pac-12 Networks), then, at 8:30 PM, second-seeded Utah will take on third-seeded California (Fox Sports 1).
Wednesday, March 09, 2016
Pac-12 Tournament: Huskies, Buffaloes, Trojans, Beavers Advance To Quarterfinals
the Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament opened on Wednesday with four games played at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada, near Las Vegas.
In the opening game, Dejounte Murray scored 25 points while Marquese Chriss added 18 (to go with his ten rebounds) as the eighth-seeded Washington Huskies (18-13) dominated ninth-seeded Stanford (15-15) 91-68. The Huskies will face top-seeded Oregon in a quarterfinal match on Thursday (12:00 PM Pacific Time, Pac-12 Networks).
In the second game, George King scored 21 points (17 of them in the first half) as the fifth-seeded Colorado Buffaloes (22-10) buffaloed the 12th-seeded Washington State Cougars (9-22) 80-56. Next up for CU, a Thursday quarterfinal encounter with fourth-seeded Arizona (2:30 PM Pacific Time, Pac-12 Networks)
In the third contest, Bennie Boatwright scored 19 points and Jordan McLaughlin added 18 as the #7-seeded Southern California Trojans (21-11) throttled #10-seeded UCLA (15-17) 95-71. It was the first time since 1953-54 that the Trojans won three games in the same season against the Bruins. USC will next face second-seeded Utah on Thursday in the quarterfinal round (6:00 PM Pacific Time, Pac-12 Networks).
In the finale, Stephen Thompson, Jr. scored 13 points as the sixth-seeded Oregon State Beavers (19-11) used a balanced attack to thwart the eleventh-seeded Arizona State Sun Devils (15-17) 75-66 as the Beavers are making a run at their first NCAA Tournament berth since 1990.
The Sun Devils' Gerry Blakes led all scorers with 20 points.
The Beavers will next take on California in the quarterfinal round on Thursday night (8:30 PM Pacific Time, Fox Sports 1).
In the opening game, Dejounte Murray scored 25 points while Marquese Chriss added 18 (to go with his ten rebounds) as the eighth-seeded Washington Huskies (18-13) dominated ninth-seeded Stanford (15-15) 91-68. The Huskies will face top-seeded Oregon in a quarterfinal match on Thursday (12:00 PM Pacific Time, Pac-12 Networks).
In the second game, George King scored 21 points (17 of them in the first half) as the fifth-seeded Colorado Buffaloes (22-10) buffaloed the 12th-seeded Washington State Cougars (9-22) 80-56. Next up for CU, a Thursday quarterfinal encounter with fourth-seeded Arizona (2:30 PM Pacific Time, Pac-12 Networks)
In the third contest, Bennie Boatwright scored 19 points and Jordan McLaughlin added 18 as the #7-seeded Southern California Trojans (21-11) throttled #10-seeded UCLA (15-17) 95-71. It was the first time since 1953-54 that the Trojans won three games in the same season against the Bruins. USC will next face second-seeded Utah on Thursday in the quarterfinal round (6:00 PM Pacific Time, Pac-12 Networks).
In the finale, Stephen Thompson, Jr. scored 13 points as the sixth-seeded Oregon State Beavers (19-11) used a balanced attack to thwart the eleventh-seeded Arizona State Sun Devils (15-17) 75-66 as the Beavers are making a run at their first NCAA Tournament berth since 1990.
The Sun Devils' Gerry Blakes led all scorers with 20 points.
The Beavers will next take on California in the quarterfinal round on Thursday night (8:30 PM Pacific Time, Fox Sports 1).
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