2018 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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2018 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2017–18
Teams12
SiteT-Mobile Arena
Paradise, Nevada
ChampionsArizona (7th title)
Winning coachSean Miller (3rd title)
MVPDeandre Ayton (Arizona)
Attendance80,550
Top scorerDeandre Ayton (Arizona)
(74 points)
TelevisionPac-12 Network
FS1
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2017–18 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 12 Arizona † 14 – 4   .778 27 – 8   .771
USC 12 – 6   .667 24 – 12   .667
UCLA 11 – 7   .611 21 – 12   .636
Utah 11 – 7   .611 23 – 12   .657
Stanford 11 – 7   .611 19 – 16   .543
Oregon 10 – 8   .556 23 – 13   .639
Washington 10 – 8   .556 21 – 13   .618
Colorado 8 – 10   .444 17 – 15   .531
Arizona State 8 – 10   .444 20 – 12   .625
Oregon State 7 – 11   .389 16 – 16   .500
Washington State 4 – 14   .222 12 – 19   .387
California 2 – 16   .111 8 – 24   .250
† Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Pac-12 Conference and was played during March 7–10, 2018, at T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada.[1] Number 1 seed Arizona defeated Number 2 seed USC in the championship game.[2] Deandre Ayton was the Tournament MVP.[3]

Seeds[]

The bracket was announced on March 3, 2018.[4] All 12 Pac-12 schools were eligible to participate in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records. As a result, the top four teams receive a bye to the quarterfinals of the tournament. Tiebreaking procedures were remain unchanged from the 2017 Tournament.

  • Record between the tied teams
  • Record against the highest-seeded team not involved in the tie, going down through the seedings as necessary
  • Higher RPI:
  • Head-to-head
Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1 Arizona†# 14–4 24–7
2 USC# 12–6 21–10
3 Utah# 11–7 19–10 1–0 vs. Stanford, 1–1 vs. UCLA
4 UCLA# 11–7 20–10 1–1 vs. Stanford, 1–1 vs. Utah
5 Stanford 11–7 17–14 0–1 vs. Utah, 1–1 vs. UCLA
6 Oregon 10–8 20–11 2–0 vs. Washington
7 Washington 10–8 20–10 0–2 vs. Oregon
8 Colorado 8–10 16–14 1–1 vs. ASU, 1–1 vs. Arizona
9 Arizona State 8–10 20–10 1–1 vs. Colorado, 0–2 vs. Arizona
10 Oregon State 7–11 15–15
11 Washington State 4–14 12–18
12 California 2–16 8–23
† – Pac-12 Conference regular season champions
# – Received a first round bye in the conference tournament.

Schedule[]

The tournament schedule was announced at the same time as the seeding on March 3, 2018.[4]

Game Time Matchup Score Television Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 7
1 12:00 pm No. 8 Colorado vs. No. 9 Arizona State 97−85 Pac-12 Network 8,619
2 2:30 pm No. 5 Stanford vs. No. 12 California 76–58
3 6:00 pm No. 7 Washington vs. No. 10 Oregon State 66–69OT 10,458
4 8:30 pm No. 6 Oregon vs. No. 11 Washington State 64–62OT
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 8
5 12:00 pm No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 8 Colorado 83–67 Pac-12 Network 15,182
6 2:30 pm No. 4 UCLA vs. No. 5 Stanford 88–77
7 6:00 pm No. 2 USC vs. No. 10 Oregon State 61–48 13,194
8 8:30 pm No. 3 Utah vs. No. 6 Oregon 66–68 FS1
Semifinals – Friday, March 9
9 6:00 pm No. 1 Arizona vs No. 4 UCLA 78–67OT Pac–12 Network 16,596
10 8:30 pm No. 2 USC vs No. 6 Oregon 74–54 FS1
Championship – Saturday, March 10
11 7:00 pm No. 1 Arizona vs No. 2 USC 75–61 FS1 16,501
Game times in PT. Rankings denote tournament seed.

Bracket[]

Teams were reseed after each round with highest remaining seeds receiving home court advantage.

First round
Wednesday, March 7 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 8 		Semifinals
Friday, March 9 		Championship
Saturday, March 10
            
1 Arizona 83
8 Colorado 67
8 Colorado 97
9 Arizona State 85
1 Arizona 78*
4 UCLA 67
4 UCLA 88
5 Stanford 77
5 Stanford 76
12 California 58
1 Arizona 75
2 USC 61
2 USC 61
10 Oregon State 48
7 Washington 66
10 Oregon State 69*
2 USC 74
6 Oregon 54
3 Utah 66
6 Oregon 68
6 Oregon 64*
11 Washington State 62

* denotes overtime period

Game statistics[]

First round[]

March 7
12:00 pm PST
No. 8 Colorado 97, No. 9 Arizona State 85
Scoring by half: 41−37, 56−48
Pts: McKinley Wright IV, 20
Rebs: Tyler Bey, 10
Asts: McKinley Wright IV, 10		 Pts: Remy Martin, 20
Rebs: De'Quon Lake, 8
Asts: Kodi Justice, 6
T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 8,619
Referees: Mike Reed, Eric Curry, Kevin Bril
Pac-12 Network
March 7
2:30 pm PST
No. 5 Stanford 76, No. 12 California 58
Scoring by half: 39−28, 37−30
Pts: Reid Travis, 19
Rebs: Reid Travis, 13
Asts: Three tied, 3		 Pts: Darius McNeill, 19
Rebs: Don Coleman, 8
Asts: Justice Sueing, 2
T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 8,619
Referees: Greg Nixon, Mike Scyphers, Nate Harris
Pac-12 Network
March 7
6:00 pm PST
No. 7 Washington 66, No. 10 Oregon State 69 (OT)
Scoring by half: 29–25, 28–32 Overtime: 9–12
Pts: Matisse Thybulle, 16
Rebs: Noah Dickerson, 10
Asts: 3 tied, 3		 Pts: Drew Eubanks, 19
Rebs: Tres Tinkle, 10
Asts: Ethan Thompson, 4
T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 10,458
Referees: Mike Greenstein, Deldre Carr, Larry Spaulding
Pac-12 Network
March 7
8:30 pm PST
No. 6 Oregon 64, No. 11 Washington State 62 (OT)
Scoring by half: 17–24, 36–29 Overtime: 11–9
Pts: 2 tied, 18
Rebs: Troy Brown, 11
Asts: Paul White, 5		 Pts: Malachi Flynn, 22
Rebs: Drick Bernstine, 9
Asts: Drick Bernstine, 5
T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 10,458
Referees: Tony Padilla, Michael Irving, Tommy Nunez

Quarterfinals[]

Pac-12 Network
March 8
12:00 pm PST
No. 1 Arizona 83, No. 8 Colorado 67
Scoring by half: 35–33, 48–34
Pts: Allonzo Trier, 22
Rebs: Dušan Ristić, 11
Asts: Parker Jackson-Cartwright, 4		 Pts: George King, 19
Rebs: Tyler Bey, 10
Asts: McKinley Wright IV, 5
T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 15,182
Referees: Verne Harris, Mike Scyphers, Nate Harris
Pac-12 Network
March 8
2:30 pm PST
No. 4 UCLA 88, No. 5 Stanford 77
Scoring by half: 44–40
Pts: Aaron Holiday, 34
Rebs: Thomas Welsh, 11
Asts: Aaron Holiday, 9		 Pts: Kezie Okpala, 23
Rebs: Reid Travis, 14
Asts: Kezie Okpala, 5
T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 15,182
Referees: Kevin Brill, David Hall, Glen Mayberry
Pac-12 Network
March 8
6:05 pm PST
No. 2 USC 61, No. 10 Oregon State 48
Scoring by half: 29–18, 32–29
Pts: Chimezie Metu, 22
Rebs: Chimezie Metu, 11
Asts: Jordan McLaughlin, 4		 Pts: Stephen Thompson Jr., 12
Rebs: Drew Eubanks, 9
Asts: Ethan Thompson, 5
T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
Referees: Randy McCall, Michael Irving, Deron White
March 8
8:30 pm PST
No. 3 Utah 66, No. 6 Oregon 68
Scoring by half: 30–25, 36–43
Pts: Justin Bibbins, 20
Rebs: Tyler Rawson, 8
Asts: 2 tied, 2		 Pts: Elijah Brown, 21
Rebs: Kenny Wooten, 8
Asts: MiKyle McIntosh, 3
T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 13,194
Referees: Chris Rastatter, Dick Cartmell, Frank Harve

Semifinals[]

Pac-12 Network
March 9
6:00 pm PST
No. 1 Arizona 78, No. 4 UCLA 67 (OT)
Scoring by half: 30–26, 37–41 Overtime: 11–0
Pts: Deandre Ayton, 32
Rebs: Deandre Ayton, 14
Asts: Parker Jackson-Cartwright, 4		 Pts: Thomas Welsh, 17
Rebs: Thomas Welsh, 17
Asts: 3 tied, 3
T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 16,596
Referees: Tony Padilla, David Hall, Mike Reed
FS1
March 9
8:30 pm PST
No. 2 USC 74, No. 6 Oregon 54
Scoring by half: 37–23, 37–31
Pts: Jonah Mathews, 27
Rebs: Nick Rakocevic, 11
Asts: Jordan McLaughlin, 9		 Pts: MiKyle McIntosh, 21
Rebs: 2 tied, 5
Asts: Payton Pritchard, 7
T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 16,596
Referees: Verne Harris, Greg Nixon, Tommy Nunez Jr.

Championship[]

FS1
March 10
7:00 pm PST
No. 1 Arizona 75, No. 2 USC 61
Scoring by half: 30–33, 45–28
Pts: Deandre Ayton, 32
Rebs: Deandre Ayton, 18
Asts: Parker Jackson-Cartwright, 5		 Pts: Nick Rakocevic, 13
Rebs: Nick Rakocevic, 6
Asts: Jordan McLaughlin, 9
T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 16,501
Referees: Randy McCall, Tony Padilla, Mike Reed

Awards and honors[]

Hall of Honor[]

The following former players will be inducted into the Pac-12 Hall of Honor on Friday, March 7, during a ceremony prior to the semifinals of the 2018 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Tournament presented by New York Life. They are: Michael Wright (Arizona men's basketball), Linda Vollstedt (Arizona State women's golf), Matt Biondi (California men's swimming), Bill Toomey (Colorado men's track and field), Andrew Wheating (Oregon men's track and field), Carol Menken-Schaudt (Oregon State women's basketball), Kerri Walsh Jennings (Stanford women's volleyball), Rafer Johnson (UCLA track and field and men's basketball). Cheryl Miller (USC women's basketball), Missy Marlowe (Utah gymnastics), Sonny Sixkiller (Washington football), and Laura Lavine (Washington State women's track and field).

Team and tournament leaders[]

Team Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Minutes
Arizona Deandre Ayton 74 Deandre Ayton 38 Parker Jackson-Cartwright 13 Parker Jackson-Cartwright 6 Deandre Ayton 6 Allonzo Trier 113
Arizona State Remy Martin 20 De'Quon Lake 8 Kodi Justice 6 3 tied 1 Mickey Mitchell 2 2 tied 36
California Darius McNeill 19 Don Coleman 8 Justice Sueing 2 Darius McNeill 3 Kingsley Okoroh 5 Darius McNeill 36
Colorado George King 31 Tyler Bey 20 McKinley Wright IV 16 George King 2 2 tied 2 George King 62
Oregon MiKyle McIntosh 57 Kenny Wooten 15 Paul White 11 Troy Brown 7 Kenny Wooten 4 Payton Pritchard 84
Oregon State Drew Eubanks 30 Tres Tinkle 16 Ethan Thompson 9 Tres Tinkle 4 2 tied 1 Tres Tinkle 79
Stanford Reid Travis 36 Reid Travis 27 Kezie Okpala 8 Kezie Okpala 6 Michael Humphrey 2 Dorian Pickens 69
UCLA Aaron Holiday 59 Thomas Welsh 28 Aaron Holiday 11 Aaron Holiday 2 Gyorgy Goloman 1 Aaron Holiday 85
USC Chimezie Metu 39 Chimezie Metu 24 Jordan McLaughlin 21 Jordan McLaughlin 10 Chimezie Metu 5 Jordan McLaughlin 113
Utah Justin Bibbins 20 Tyler Rawson 8 2 tied 4 Justin Bibbins 2 3 tied 1 Justin Bibbins 40
Washington Matisse Thybulle 16 Noah Dickerson 10 3 tied 3 Noah Dickerson 2 2 tied 2 Matisse Thybulle 44
Washington State Malachi Flynn 22 Drick Bernstine 9 Drick Bernstine 5 Drick Bernstine 3 2 tied 1 Drick Bernstine 43

All-Tournament Team[]

Name[5] Pos. Height Weight Year Team
Deandre Ayton F 7'1" 250 Fr. Arizona
Dušan Ristić C 7'0" 245 Sr. Arizona
Aaron Holiday G 6'1" 185 Jr. UCLA
Thomas Welsh C 7'0" 255 Sr. UCLA
Jonah Matthews G 6'3" 195 So. USC
Jordan McLaughlin G 6'1" 185 Sr. USC

Most Outstanding Player[]

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Team
Deandre Ayton F 7'1" 250 Fr. Arizona

Tournament notes[]

Eight teams were invited to postseason play from the Pac-12 conference Three Pac-12 teams earned bids to the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament:[6]

  • Arizona: the conference and tournament champion, No. 4 seed in South Regional,
  • Arizona State: No. 11 seed in Midwest Regional
  • UCLA: No. 11 seed in East Regional

Both Arizona State and UCLA were placed in the First Four, games between the four lowest-ranked at-large teams at Dayton, Ohio. Both teams lost their first game on the first Tuesday of the Tournament.[7] Arizona lost its first-round game as well, leaving the Pac-12 with no teams in the round of 32.[8]

Five Pac-12 teams were placed with at-large bids in the 2018 National Invitation Tournament, the most-ever for the Conference: USC, Utah, Oregon, Stanford, and Washington.[6]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Meyer, Max - Expect the Unexpected in a Wide-Open Pac-12 Tournament. Sports Illustrated, March 6, 2018
  2. ^ 2018 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Tournament: Deandre Ayton dominates, Arizona tops USC for Pac-12 Tournament title. Pac-12, associated Press, March 10, 2018
  3. ^ Pascoe, Bruce - Deandre Ayton leads Wildcats to 75-61 win over USC for Pac-12 Tournament title. Arizona Daily Star, March 10, 2018
  4. ^ a b Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Tournament bracket announced, Arizona earns No. 1 seed. Pac-12 Conference, March 3, 2018
  5. ^ http://static.pac-12.com.s3.amazonaws.com/sports/basketball-m/2018-tournament/Game11ARIZUSC/Game-11_notes_ARIZ-USC.pdf
  6. ^ a b Postseason play for eight Pac-12 Men's Basketball teams tips Tuesday. Pac-12 Conference, Mar 13, 2018
  7. ^ Losses by UCLA, Arizona State make it a Pac-1 Tournament. USA Today, March 15, 2018
  8. ^ No. 13 seed Buffalo overwhelms Arizona as the Wildcats' tumultuous season ends in blowout. ESPN, March 16, 2018
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