2018 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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]

2018 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201718
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
2017–18 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 12 Arizona144 .778  278  .771
USC126 .667  2412  .667
UCLA117 .611  2112  .636
Utah117 .611  2312  .657
Stanford117 .611  1916  .543
Oregon108 .556  2313  .639
Washington108 .556  2113  .618
Colorado810 .444  1715  .531
Arizona State810 .444  2012  .625
Oregon State711 .389  1616  .500
Washington State414 .222  1219  .387
California216 .111  824  .250
Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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
1Arizona†#14–424–7
2USC#12–621–10
3Utah#11–719–101–0 vs. Stanford, 1–1 vs. UCLA
4UCLA#11–720–101–1 vs. Stanford, 1–1 vs. Utah
5Stanford11–717–140–1 vs. Utah, 1–1 vs. UCLA
6Oregon10–820–112–0 vs. Washington
7Washington10–820–100–2 vs. Oregon
8Colorado8–1016–141–1 vs. ASU, 1–1 vs. Arizona
9Arizona State8–1020–101–1 vs. Colorado, 0–2 vs. Arizona
10Oregon State7–1115–15
11Washington State4–1412–18
12California2–168–23
† – 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

TeamPointsReboundsAssistsStealsBlocksMinutes
ArizonaDeandre Ayton74Deandre Ayton38Parker Jackson-Cartwright13Parker Jackson-Cartwright6Deandre Ayton6Allonzo Trier113
Arizona StateRemy Martin20De'Quon Lake8Kodi Justice63 tied1Mickey Mitchell22 tied36
CaliforniaDarius McNeill19Don Coleman8Justice Sueing2Darius McNeill3Kingsley Okoroh5Darius McNeill36
ColoradoGeorge King31Tyler Bey20McKinley Wright IV16George King22 tied2George King62
OregonMiKyle McIntosh57Kenny Wooten15Paul White11Troy Brown7Kenny Wooten4Payton Pritchard84
Oregon StateDrew Eubanks30Tres Tinkle16Ethan Thompson9Tres Tinkle42 tied1Tres Tinkle79
StanfordReid Travis36Reid Travis27Kezie Okpala8Kezie Okpala6Michael Humphrey2Dorian Pickens69
UCLAAaron Holiday59Thomas Welsh28Aaron Holiday11Aaron Holiday2Gyorgy Goloman1Aaron Holiday85
USCChimezie Metu39Chimezie Metu24Jordan McLaughlin21Jordan McLaughlin10Chimezie Metu5Jordan McLaughlin113
UtahJustin Bibbins20Tyler Rawson82 tied4Justin Bibbins23 tied1Justin Bibbins40
WashingtonMatisse Thybulle16Noah Dickerson103 tied3Noah Dickerson22 tied2Matisse Thybulle44
Washington StateMalachi Flynn22Drick Bernstine9Drick Bernstine5Drick Bernstine32 tied1Drick Bernstine43

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

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