2013 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament
The 2013 Pacific Life Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament was played March 13–16 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada .[ 2] The UCLA Bruins, regular season champions, were named as the No. 1 seed team. Oregon won the tournament and received an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament . Oregon defeated UCLA for the tournament championship.
Seeds
Teams were seeded by conference record, with ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary.
Seed
School
Conf (Overall)
Tiebreaker
#1
#21 UCLA
13-5 (23-8)
#2
California
12-6 (20-10)
3-0 vs OREG, ARIZ
#3
Oregon
12-6 (23-8)
1-2 vs ARIZ, CAL
#4
#18 Arizona
12-6 (24-6)
0-2 vs OREG, CAL
#5
Colorado
10-8 (20-10)
#6
Washington
9-9 (17-14)
4-1 vs USC, STAN, ASU
#7
USC
9-9 (14-17)
4-2 vs WASH, ASU, STAN
#8
Stanford
9-9 (18-13)
1-3 vs ASU, USC, WASH
#9
Arizona State
9-9 (20-11)
1-4 vs STAN, USC, WASH
#10
Utah
5-13 (13-17)
#11
Washington State
4-14 (13-18)
1-1 vs OSU, 1-1 vs UCLA
#12
Oregon State
4-14 (14-17)
1-1 vs WSU, 0-1 vs UCLA
Schedule
The top four seeds received a first-round bye.
Session
Game
Time*
Matchup#
Final Score
Television
Attendance
First Round – Wednesday, March 13
1
1
12:00 PM
#8 Stanford vs. #9 Arizona State
88–89 OT
Pac-12 Network
7,451
2
2:30 PM
#5 Colorado vs. #12 Oregon State
74 –68
Pac-12 Network
2
3
6:00 PM
#7 USC vs. #10 Utah
66–69
Pac-12 Network
8,566
4
8:30 PM
#6 Washington vs. #11 Washington State
64 –62
Pac-12 Network
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 14
3
5
12:00 PM
#1 UCLA vs. #9 Arizona State
80 –75
Pac-12 Network
12,915
6
2:30 PM
#4 Arizona vs. #5 Colorado
79 –69
Pac-12 Network
4
7
6:00 PM
#2 California vs. #10 Utah
69–79 OT
Pac-12 Network
10,566
8
8:30 PM
#3 Oregon vs. #6 Washington
80 –77OT
ESPNU
Semifinals – Friday, March 15
5
9
6:00 PM
#1 UCLA vs. #4 Arizona
66 –64
Pac-12 Network
13,151
10
8:30 PM
#10 Utah vs. #3 Oregon
45–64
ESPN
Championship Game – Saturday, March 16
6
11
8:10 PM
#1 UCLA vs. #3 Oregon
69–78
ESPN
11,101
*Game Times in PT . #-Rankings denote tournament seed [ 3]
Bracket
First round March 13, 2013
Quarterfinals March 14, 2013
Semifinals March 15, 2013
Championship Game March 16, 2013
1
#21 UCLA
80
9
Arizona State
75
8
Stanford
88
9
Arizona State
89 OT
1
#21 UCLA
66
4
#18 Arizona
64
4
#18 Arizona
79
5
Colorado
69
5
Colorado
74
12
Oregon State
68
1
#21 UCLA
69
3
Oregon
78
2
California
69
10
Utah
79 OT
7
USC
66
10
Utah
69
10
Utah
45
3
Oregon
64
3
Oregon
80 OT
6
Washington
77
6
Washington
64
11
Washington State
62
Game summaries
Arizona State Sun Devils 89 , Stanford Cardinal 88 (OT)
Scoring by half: 35–33, 44–46 Overtime : 10–9
Pts : Jahii Carson 34Rebs : Carrick Felix 12Asts : 3 tied with 4
Pts: Aaron Bright 27Rebs: Josh Huestis 9Asts: Aaron Bright 5
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 7,451
Referees: Gregory Nixon, Kevin Brill, Daryl Gelinas
[ 4]
Oregon State Beavers 68, Colorado Buffaloes 74
Scoring by half: 26–32, 42–42
Pts : Roberto Nelson 20Rebs : Eric Moreland 13Asts : 2 tied with 3
Pts: Spencer Dinwiddie 20Rebs: Josh Scott 10Asts: 2 tied with 4
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 7,451
Referees: Mike Reed, Jeff Wooten, Tommy Nunez
[ 5]
Utah Utes 69 , USC Trojans 66
Scoring by half: 35–28, 34–38
Pts : Jarred DuBois 22Rebs : Jordan Loveridge 9Asts : Jarred DuBois 4
Pts: Omar Oraby 18Rebs: Omar Oraby 10Asts: Jio Fontan 7
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 8,566
Referees: Chris Rastatter, Mike Scyphers, Justin Van Duyne
[ 6]
Washington State Cougars 62, Washington Huskies 64
Scoring by half: 25–36, 37–28
Pts : Brock Motum 28Rebs : Mike Ladd 6Asts : Dexter Kernich-Drew 4
Pts: Scott Suggs 19Rebs: Aziz N'Diaye 8Asts: Abdul Gaddy 11
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 8,566
Referees: Michael Irving, Tony Padilla, Kurt Walker
[ 7]
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 12,915
Referees: Randy McCall, Michael Eggers, Tommy Nunez
[ 8]
Colorado Buffaloes 69, #18 Arizona Wildcats 79
Scoring by half: 28–39, 41–40
Pts : Spencer Dinwiddie 18Rebs : Andre Roberson 11Asts : 2 tied with 2
Pts: Nick Johnson 18Rebs: Solomon Hill 7Asts: Solomon Hill 4
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 12,915
Referees: Tony Padilla, Michael Greenstein, Brett Nansel
[ 9]
Utah Utes 79 , California Golden Bears 69 (OT)
Scoring by half: 32–33, 27–26 Overtime : 20–10
Pts : Jarred DuBois 21Rebs : Jordan Loveridge 8Asts : Jordan Loveridge 5
Pts: Justin Cobbs 26Rebs: Richard Solomon 11Asts: Justin Cobbs 5
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 10,566
Referees: Verne Harris, David Hall, Deron White
[ 10]
Washington Huskies 77, Oregon Ducks 80 (OT)
Scoring by half: 34–39, 30–25 Overtime : 13–16
Pts : C.J. Wilcox 19Rebs : Aziz N'Diaye 9Asts : Abdul Gaddy 5
Pts: Tony Woods 19Rebs: Arsalan Kazemi 9Asts: Johnathan Loyd 4
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 10,566
Referees: Chris Rastatter, Gregory Nixon, Deldre Carr
[ 11]
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 13,151
Referees: Mike Reed, Mike Scyphers, Michael Irving
[ 12]
Utah Utes 45, Oregon Ducks 64
Scoring by half: 15–29, 30–35
Pts : Brandon Taylor 13Rebs : Jason Washburn 9Asts : Jordan Loveridge 3
Pts: 2 tied with 14Rebs: E.J. Singler 8Asts: Dominic Artis 4
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 13,151
Referees: Chris Rastatter, Kevin Brill, Tommy Nunez
[ 13]
Oregon Ducks 78 , #21 UCLA Bruins 69
Scoring by half: 41–32, 37–37
Pts : Carlos Emory 20Rebs : Arsalan Kazemi 12Asts : 2 tied with 3
Pts: 2 tied with 14Rebs: Travis Wear 7Asts: Larry Drew II 6
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 11,101
Referees: Tony Padilla, Gregory Nixon, Michael Greenstein
[ 14]
Tournament notes
For the first time, the tournament was held in a city and state outside of the conference school locations. Previous title games were held in Arizona or California.
Stanford set a Pac-12 Tournament record for fewest free-throws attempted (1) and tied the record for fewest makes (1) in an 89-88 overtime loss to Arizona State.
Utah had only 15 pts. in the 1st half vs. Oregon (with 29), setting a tournament record for fewest points in a half.
Josh Huestis of Stanford had 6 blocked shots in a game vs. Arizona State. This set a tournament record which stands today.
Five teams were invited to the 2013 NCAA men's basketball tournament: Oregon, UCLA, Arizona, Colorado, and California.[ 15]
All-Tournament Team
Most Outstanding Player
Hall of Honor inductees
Induction for the Hall of Honor on March 16, 2013 were: Jason Gardner (Arizona), Dennis Hamilton (Arizona State), Shareef Abdur-Rahim (California), Cliff Meely (Colorado), Chuck Rask (Oregon), Charlie Sitton (Oregon State), Ron Tomsic (Stanford), Lucius Allen (UCLA), Forrest Twogood (USC), Keith Van Horn (Utah), Nate Robinson (Washington) and Jim Keen (Washington State).[ 16]
See also
References
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^ "Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Stanford Cardinal - Box Score - March 13, 2013 - ESPN" . ESPN.com. Retrieved March 15, 2013 .
^ "Oregon State Beavers vs. Colorado Buffaloes - Box Score - March 13, 2013 - ESPN" . ESPN.com. Retrieved March 15, 2013 .
^ "Utah Utes vs. USC Trojans - Box Score - March 13, 2013 - ESPN" . ESPN.com. Retrieved March 15, 2013 .
^ "Washington State Cougars vs. Washington Huskies - Box Score - March 13, 2013 - ESPN" . ESPN.com. Retrieved March 15, 2013 .
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^ "Colorado Buffaloes vs. Arizona Wildcats - Box Score - March 14, 2013 - ESPN" . ESPN.com. Retrieved March 15, 2013 .
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^ "Washington Huskies vs. Oregon Ducks - Box Score - March 14, 2013 - ESPN" . ESPN.com. Retrieved March 15, 2013 .
^ "Arizona Wildcats vs. UCLA Bruins - Box Score - March 15, 2013 - ESPN" . ESPN.com. Retrieved March 16, 2013 .
^ "Utah Utes vs. Oregon Ducks - Box Score - March 15, 2013 - ESPN" . ESPN.com. Retrieved March 16, 2013 .
^ "Oregon Ducks vs. UCLA Bruins - Box Score - March 16, 2013 - ESPN" . ESPN.com. Retrieved March 17, 2013 .
^ 2013-14 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Media Guide
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