2015 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament
The 2015 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Pac-12 during the 2014–15 season . It was played on March 11–14, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada . The champion received an automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA tournament .
Seeds
Seed
School
Conference
Overall
Tiebreaker
1
Arizona †#
16–2
28–3
2
Oregon #
13–5
23–8
1–0 vs. Utah
3
Utah #
13–5
23–7
0–1 vs. Oregon
4
UCLA #
11–7
19–12
5
Arizona State
9–9
17–14
1–1 vs. Stanford
6
Stanford
9–9
18–12
1–1 vs. ASU
7
Oregon State
8–10
17–13
8
California
7–11
17–14
2–1 vs. WSU & Colorado
9
Washington State
7–11
13–17
2–2 vs. Cal & Colorado
10
Colorado
7–11
14–16
1–2 vs. Cal & WSU
11
Washington
5–13
16–14
12
USC
3–15
11–19
† – Pac-12 regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.
Teams seeded by conference record, with ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary.
Schedule
Session
Game
Time*
Matchup#
Final score
Television
Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 11
1
1
12:00 pm
#8 California vs. #9 Washington State
84 –59
Pac-12 Network
9,024[ 1]
2
2:30 pm
#5 Arizona State vs. #12 USC
64–67
2
3
6:00 pm
#7 Oregon State vs. #10 Colorado
71–78
9,875[ 2]
4
8:30 pm
#6 Stanford vs. #11 Washington
71 –69
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12
3
5
12:00 pm
#1 Arizona vs. #8 California
73 –51
Pac-12 Network
12,916[ 3]
6
2:30 pm
#4 UCLA vs. #12 USC
96 –70
4
7
6:00 pm
#2 Oregon vs. #10 Colorado
93 –85
12,916[ 4]
8
8:30 pm
#3 Utah vs. #6 Stanford
80 –56
ESPN
Semifinals – Friday, March 13
5
9
6:00 pm
#1 Arizona vs. #4 UCLA
70 –64
Pac-12 Network
12,916[ 5]
10
8:30 pm
#2 Oregon vs. #3 Utah
67 –64
ESPN
Championship – Saturday, March 14
6
11
8:00 pm
#1 Arizona vs. #2 Oregon
80 –52
ESPN
12,916[ 6]
*Game times in PT . #-Rankings denote tournament seed
Bracket
First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship 1
#5 Arizona
73
8
California
51
8
California
84
9
Washington State
59
1
#5 Arizona
70
4
UCLA
64
4
UCLA
96
12
USC
70
5
Arizona State
64
12
USC
67
1
#5 Arizona
80
2
Oregon
52
2
Oregon
93
10
Colorado
85
7
Oregon State
71
10
Colorado
78
2
Oregon
67
3
#17 Utah
64
3
#17 Utah
80
6
Stanford
56
6
Stanford
71
11
Washington
69
Game statistics
First round
#8 California 84 , #9 Washington State 59
Scoring by half: 1st: 37 –26, 2nd: 47 –33
Pts :Rebs :Asts :Pts: Ike Iroegbu; 17Rebs: Josh Hawkinson; 11Asts: DaVonte Lacey; 2
#5 Arizona State 64, #12 USC 67
Scoring by half: 1st: 38–28 , 2nd: 26–39
Pts :Rebs :Asts :Pts: Elijah Stewart; 27Rebs: Darion Clark, Julian Jacobs & Nikola Jovanovic; 7Asts: Julian Jacobs; 5
MGM Grand Garden ArenaAttendance: 9,024
#6 Stanford 71 , #11 Washington 69
Scoring by half: 1st: 32 –32, 2nd: 39 –37
Pts :Rebs :Asts :Chasson Randle ; 6Pts: Andrew Andrews; 22Rebs: Mike Anderson; 10Asts: Mike Anderson & Nigel Williams-Goss; 7
MGM Grand Garden ArenaAttendance: 9,875
Quarterfinals
MGM Grand Garden ArenaAttendance: 12,916
MGM Grand Garden ArenaAttendance: 12,916
#2 Oregon 93 , #10 Colorado 85
Scoring by half: 1st: 34 –37, 2nd: 59 –48
Pts :Joe Young ; 30Rebs :Asts :Joe Young ; 4Pts: Josh Scott; 16Rebs: Tre'Shaun Fletcher, Jaron Hopkins & Josh Scott; 6Asts: Askia Booker ; 5
MGM Grand Garden ArenaAttendance: 12,916
#3 Utah 80 , #6 Stanford 56
Scoring by half: 1st: 34 –39, 2nd: 46 –17
Pts :Delon Wright ; 20Rebs :Asts :Delon Wright ; 5Pts: Chasson Randle ; 22Rebs: Anthony Brown; 6Asts: Anthony Brown, Robert Cartwright & Stefan Nastic; 2
MGM Grand Garden ArenaAttendance: 12,916
Semifinals
MGM Grand Garden ArenaAttendance: 12,916
#2 Oregon 67 , #3 Utah 64
Scoring by half: 1st: 30 –31, 2nd: 37 –33
Pts :Joe Young ; 25Rebs :Asts :Pts: Brandon Taylor; 24Rebs: Jakob Poeltl; 8Asts: Delon Wright ; 5
MGM Grand Garden ArenaAttendance: 12,916
Championship game
MGM Grand Garden ArenaAttendance: 12,916
Tournament notes
For the first time since the conference expanded to 12 teams, the #12 seed (USC) won a game.
Arizona's 28-point win (80-52) was the largest margin of victory in the conference championship game.[ 7]
Arizona won its fifth Pac Tournament, the first university to do so. The Wildcats have the most conference tournament championships.
Arizona was the sixth school in the past seven years to win this tournament.[ 7]
All-tournament team
Most outstanding player
Hall of Honor inductees
References
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