The league’s top seeds, including Arizona and UCLA, look to claim a conference title.
While we’ve seen some early madness during conference tournament week, the Pac-12 men’s tournament has remained pretty chalky. All four top seeds won in Thursday’s quarterfinal round.
No. 9 seed Stanford remained upset-minded after its incredible win over Arizona State on Wednesday, but could not quite overcome No. 1 seed Arizona. Center Christian Koloko and guard Bennedict Mathurin combined for 44 points in the 84–80 win.
Oregon’s NCAA tournament hopes likely came to an end after a disappointing 2021–22 Pac-12 season, as the No. 5 seed Ducks fell to No. 4 seed Colorado 80–69. Evan Battey (19 points, 12 rebounds) and Jabari Walker (18 points, 16 rebounds) chipped in with impressive performances for the Buffaloes.
No. 2 seed UCLA dispatched of No. 7 Washington State, 75–65. Jaime Jaquez Jr., one of last year’s March heroes for the Bruins, led the way with 23 points, 11 rebounds and four assists.
No. 3 seed USC held off No. 6 Washington in the late night game, 65–61. Boogie Ellis was the only Trojan to reach double-figures in the slugfest, scoring 17 points in the win.
Here is the updated Pac-12 tournament schedule (all times Eastern):
Friday, March 11
Semifinals
9 p.m. – No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 4 Colorado (Pac-12 Network)
11:30 p.m. – No. 2 UCLA vs. No. 3 USC (FS1)
Saturday, March 12
Championship
9:00 p.m. – Semifinals winners (FOX)
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