2021 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament
2021 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 2020–21 |
Teams | 11 |
Site | T-Mobile Arena Paradise, Nevada |
Champions | Oregon State Beavers (1st title) |
Winning coach | Wayne Tinkle (1st title) |
MVP | Warith Alatishe (Oregon State) |
Top scorer | Alonzo Verge Jr. (Arizona State) (54 points) |
Television | Pac-12 Network ESPN |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Oregon | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 21 | – | 7 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 USC | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Colorado | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 UCLA | 13 | – | 6 | .684 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona* | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 17 | – | 9 | .654 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Oregon State † | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 8 | – | 11 | .421 | 12 | – | 13 | .480 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 7 | – | 10 | .412 | 11 | – | 14 | .440 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 7 | – | 12 | .368 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 5 | – | 21 | .192 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 3 | – | 17 | .150 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*Ineligible for the conference and NCAA tournaments due to self-imposed postseason ban. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2021 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament was a postseason men's basketball tournament for the Pac-12 Conference, which was played March 10–13, 2021, at T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada.[1] The winner was Oregon State,[2] which was the first for the Beavers in the history of the tournament.[3] They received the conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.[4] The 2020 Tournament had been cancelled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 tournament was played, but with only family of student-athletes as spectators in attendance.[5][6]
Seeds
[edit]Eleven of the 12 Pac-12 teams competed in the tournament. The Arizona Wildcats did not compete in the tournament; the university self-imposed a postseason ban for the 2020-21 season due to ongoing NCAA investigations into corruption within the program.[7] Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with tiebreakers in place to seed teams with identical conference records.[8] The top five teams received a bye to the quarterfinals.
Seed | School | Conference | Overall | Tiebreak 1 | Tiebreak 2 |
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1 | Oregon†# | 14–4 | 19–5 | ||
2 | USC# | 15–5 | 21–6 | ||
3 | Colorado# | 14–6 | 20–7 | ||
4 | UCLA# | 13–6 | 17–8 | ||
5 | Oregon State# | 10–10 | 14–12 | 1–1 vs. Stanford | 1–1 vs. Oregon |
6 | Stanford | 10–10 | 14–12 | 1–1 vs. Oregon State | 0–2 vs. Oregon |
7 | Utah | 8–11 | 11–12 | ||
8 | Arizona State | 7–10 | 10–13 | ||
9 | Washington State | 7–12 | 14–12 | ||
10 | Washington | 4–16 | 5–20 | ||
11 | California | 3–17 | 8–19 | ||
† – Pac-12 Conference regular season champions # – Received a first round bye in the conference tournament. |
Schedule
[edit]Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance |
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First round – Wednesday, March 10 | |||||
1 | 1:00 pm | No. 8 Arizona State vs. No. 9 Washington State | 64–59 | Pac-12 Network | N/A^ |
2 | 4:00 pm | No. 7 Utah vs. No. 10 Washington | 98–95 | ||
3 | 7:00 pm | No. 6 Stanford vs. No. 11 California | 58–76 | ||
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 11 | |||||
4 | 11:30 am | No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 8 Arizona State | 91–73 | Pac-12 Network | N/A |
5 | 2:30 pm | No. 4 UCLA vs. No. 5 Oregon State | 79–83 OT | ||
6 | 5:30 pm | No. 2 USC vs. No. 7 Utah | 91–85 2OT | N/A | |
7 | 8:30 pm | No. 3 Colorado vs. No. 11 California | 61–58 | ESPN | |
Semifinals – Friday, March 12 | |||||
8 | 5:30 pm | No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 5 Oregon State | 64–75 | Pac-12 Network | N/A |
9 | 8:30 pm | No. 2 USC vs. No. 3 Colorado | 70–72 | ESPN | |
Championship – Saturday, March 13 | |||||
10 | 7:30 pm | No. 3 Colorado vs. No. 5 Oregon State | 68–70 | ESPN | N/A |
Game times in PT. Rankings denote tournament seed. |
^According to the Pac-12, family members were allowed to attend, but the general public was not allowed. As a result, the Pac-12 has not released official attendance numbers.
Bracket
[edit]First round Wednesday, March 10 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 11 | Semifinals Friday, March 12 | Championship Saturday, March 13 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Oregon | 91 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Arizona State | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Arizona State | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Washington State | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Oregon | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Oregon State | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | UCLA | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Oregon State | 83* | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Oregon State | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | #23 Colorado | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | #24 USC | 91** | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Utah | 85 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Utah | 98 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Washington | 95 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | #24 USC | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | #23 Colorado | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | #23 Colorado | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | California | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Stanford | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | California | 76 |
* denotes overtime period ** denotes double overtime period
Game statistics
[edit]First round
[edit]Pac-12 Network
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March 10
1:00 pm PST |
No. 8 Arizona State 64, No. 9 Washington State 59 | ||
Scoring by half: 25-24, 39-35 | ||
Pts: Verge Jr., 26 Rebs: 3 tied, 6 Asts: House, 6 |
Pts: Bonton, 19 Rebs: Kunc, 9 Asts: 2 tied, 4 |
T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV Referees: Chris Rastatter, Deldre Carr, Greg Nixon |
Pac-12 Network
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March 10
4:00 pm PST |
No. 7 Utah 98, No. 10 Washington 95 | ||
Scoring by half: 47-35, 51-60 | ||
Pts: Allen, 24 Rebs: Allen, 11 Asts: 2 tied, 4 |
Pts: Green, 31 Rebs: 2 tied, 6 Asts: Green, 7 |
T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV Referees: Tony Padilla, Michael Irving, Michael Greenstein |
Pac-12 Network
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March 10
7:00 pm PST |
No. 6 Stanford 58, No. 11 California 76 | ||
Scoring by half: 29-35, 29-41 | ||
Pts: Delaire, 14 Rebs: Kisunas, 7 Asts: O'Connell, 3 |
Pts: Bradley, 19 Rebs: Kelly, 9 Asts: Bradley, 6 |
T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV Referees: Randy McCall, Verne Harris, Mike Reed |
Quarterfinals
[edit]Pac-12 Network
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March 11
11:30 am PST |
No. 1 Oregon 91, No. 8 Arizona State 73 | ||
Scoring by half: 35-27, 56-46 | ||
Pts: Verge Jr., 28 Rebs: Verge Jr., 8 Asts: Martin, 5 |
Pts: Figueroa, 21 Rebs: Richardson, 7 Asts: Richardson, 9 |
T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV Referees: Mike Reed, Michael Irving, Kevin Brill |
Pac-12 Network
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March 11
2:30 pm PST |
No. 4 UCLA 79, No. 5 Oregon State 83 (OT) | ||
Scoring by half: 34-24, 36-46 Overtime: 9-13 | ||
Pts: Bernard, 19 Rebs: Bernard, 10 Asts: Campbell, 5 |
Pts: Alatishe, 22 Rebs: 2 tied, 10 Asts: Hunt, 5 |
T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV Referees: Randy McCall, Michael Greenstein, Mike Scyphers |
Pac-12 Network
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March 11
5:30 pm PST |
No. 2 USC 91, No. 7 Utah 85 (OT) | ||
Scoring by half: 34-29, 37-42 Overtime: 20-14 | ||
Pts: E. Mobley, 26 Rebs: E. Mobley, 9 Asts: 2 tied, 3 |
Pts: Allen, 20 Rebs: Allen, 13 Asts: Allen, 3 |
T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV Referees: Chris Rastatter, Verne Harris, Frank Harvey III |
March 11
8:30 pm PST |
No. 3 Colorado 61, No. 11 California 58 | ||
Scoring by half: 24-20, 37-38 | ||
Pts: Battey, 15 Rebs: Walker, 6 Asts: Wright IV, 3 |
Pts: Anticevich, 11 Rebs: Anticevich, 6 Asts: Brown, 4 |
T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV Referees: Tony Padilla, Deldre Carr, Greg Nixon |
Semifinals
[edit]Pac-12 Network
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March 12
5:30 pm PST |
No. 1 Oregon 64, No. 5 Oregon State 75 | ||
Scoring by half: 28-38, 36-37 | ||
Pts: Thompson, 16 Rebs: Alatishe, 12 Asts: 2 tied, 4 |
Pts: 3 tied, 14 Rebs: Richardson, 7 Asts: Richardson, 6 |
T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV Referees: Verne Harris, Tony Padilla, Chris Rastatter |
ESPN
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March 12
8:30 pm PST |
No. 2 USC 70, No. 3 Colorado 72 | ||
Scoring by half: 30-39, 40-33 | ||
Pts: E. Mobley, 26 Rebs: E. Mobley, 9 Asts: Eaddy, 5 |
Pts: Wright IV, 24 Rebs: Horne, 7 Asts: Wright IV, 4 |
T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV Referees: Mike Reed, Deldre Carr, Michael Greenstein |
Championship
[edit]ESPN
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March 13
7:30 pm PST |
No. 5 Oregon State 70, No. 3 Colorado 68 | ||
Scoring by half: 33-28, 37-40 | ||
Pts: Calloo, 15 Rebs: Alatishe, 7 Asts: Thompson, 4 |
Pts: Wright IV, 18 Rebs: Battey, 8 Asts: Wright IV, 7 |
T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV Referees: Verne Harris, Tony Padilla, Chris Rastatter |
Awards and honors
[edit]Team and tournament leaders
[edit]Team | Points | Rebounds | Assists | Steals | Blocks | Minutes | ||||||
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Arizona | — | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
Arizona State | Verge Jr. | 54 | Verge Jr. | 14 | 2 tied | 7 | House | 6 | 3 tied | 1 | Martin | 72 |
California | Bradley | 29 | 2 tied | 11 | Brown | 7 | 2 tied | 2 | Kelly | 2 | Bradley | 67 |
Colorado | Wright IV | 52 | Battey | 19 | Wright IV | 14 | 5 tied | 2 | Walton | 2 | Wright IV | 103 |
Oregon | Figueroa | 35 | Richardson | 14 | Richardson | 15 | Omoruyi | 7 | 2 tied | 2 | Richardson | 75 |
Oregon State | 2 tied | 42 | Alatishe | 29 | Thompson | 11 | Thompson | 4 | 2 tied | 2 | Lucas | 104 |
Stanford | Delaire | 14 | Kisunas | 7 | O'Connell | 3 | Wills | 3 | 2 tied | 1 | Wills | 32 |
UCLA | Bernard | 19 | Bernard | 10 | Campbell | 5 | Singleton | 2 | Riley | 3 | Campbell | 43 |
USC | E. Mobley | 52 | E. Mobley | 18 | Eaddy | 8 | Eaddy | 3 | E. Mobley | 10 | 2 tied | 78 |
Utah | Allen | 44 | Allen | 24 | Allen | 7 | Allen | 3 | 2 tied | 2 | Allen | 87 |
Washington | Green | 31 | 2 tied | 6 | Green | 7 | Bajema | 3 | 2 tied | 1 | 2 tied | 37 |
Washington State | Bonton | 19 | Kunc | 9 | 2 tied | 4 | Bonton | 2 | 3 tied | 1 | Bonton | 39 |
All-Tournament Team
[edit]Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Team |
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Warith Alatishe | F | 6'7" | 220 | Jr. | Oregon State |
Evan Mobley | F | 7'0" | 210 | Fr. | USC |
Evan Battey | F | 6'8" | 260 | Jr. | Colorado |
McKinley Wright IV | G | 6'0" | 200 | Sr. | Colorado |
Jared Lucas | G | 6'3" | 205 | So. | Oregon State |
Ethan Thompson | G | 6'5" | 195 | Sr. | Oregon State |
Tournament notes
[edit]- Five teams were extended invitations to the 2021 NCAA tournament: Colorado, Oregon, Oregon State, UCLA, and USC.[9] The five bids marks the most for the Conference since securing a record seven in 2015-16.[10] Oregon State was not expected to be invited to the tournament, and changed the number of predicted bids of the Pac-12 from four to five.[11] The team first out originally predicted in the field was Louisville.[12][13]
- No teams from the Pac-12 were invited to the 2021 National Invitation Tournament, which was reduced in size.
- In the NCAA tournament, UCLA won the 11 seed play-in game, and then all five teams advanced to the round of 32 on the opening weekend.[14] Four teams advanced to round of sixteen.[15] Three teams advanced to the round of eight: Oregon State, UCLA, and USC.[16] USC and Oregon played each other for the final Elite 8 spot. UCLA reached the Final Four as a 11-seed First Four team.[17]
- Each win in the NCAA tournament by a conference team gains a payout "unit" for the conference over six years.[18] The Pac-12 team wins in the 2021 tournament gained a record 19 units, which will cause almost US$40 million to be paid to the conference by 2027.[18]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Pac-12 Men's Basketball releases reorganized inaugural 20-game 2020-21 league schedule". pac-12.com. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
- ^ Curtis, Jake - Oregon State Pulls Off Another Upset, Wins Pac-12 Tournament Title - SI.COM (Sports Illustrated), March 14, 2021 Beavers, picked to finish last in Pac-12, top Colorado in championship game to earn NCAA tournament berth
- ^ Mickanen, Dylan - Oregon State wins the Pac-12 Tournament for the first time in program history. NBC Sports, March 13, 2021
- ^ Dashel, Nick - Oregon State Beavers narrowly beat Colorado to win Pac-12 tournament, earn automatic bid to NCAA Tournament. Portland Oregonian, March 13, 2021
- ^ Newman, Josh - The Pac-12 is pushing ahead with its conference basketball tournaments. Is this a good idea?. Salt Lake Tribune. February 8, 2021
- ^ Pac-12 update on attendance policy for 2021 Men's & Women's Basketball Tournaments. Pac-12 Conference, February 24, 2021
- ^ "Arizona self-imposes one year postseason ban due to NCAA investigation following FBI bribery probe". CBSSports.com. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Standings". pac-12.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
- ^ Wilner, Jon - NCAA tournament best bets: Pac-12 sends five teams into the Madness. How many survive the first weekend?. San Jose Mercury News, March 18, 2021
- ^ Pac-12 Men’s Basketball to send five teams to 2021 NCAA Tournament. Pac-12 Conference Digital Newsroom, March 14, 2021, San Francisco, CA
- ^ Mast, Shelby and Scott Gleeson - NCAA Tournament bracketology: Final March Madness projection on Selection Sunday USA Today, March 14, 2021
- ^ Kercheval, Ben - NCAA Tournament 2021: Michigan State, UCLA among last four in, Louisville among first four replacement teams - CBS Sports, March 14, 2021
- ^ Sweeney, Kevin - Bracket Watch: Time Running Out Heading Into Regular Season's Final Weekend - SI.COM (Sports Illustrated) March 5, 2021
- ^ Wilner, Jon - Saturday Night One: Pac-12 unbeaten through first round, in range of record-breaking NCAA cash haul. East Bay Times, March 20, 2021
- ^ Forde, pat - The Pac-12's Unexpected Dominance Highlights an Endearingly Weird Men’s Sweet 16. March 23, 2021. Sports Illustrated
- ^ Odom, Joel - Pac-12 will have 3 teams among the Elite Eight at the men’s NCAA Tournament. Portland Oregonian, March 28, 2021
- ^ UCLA reaches Final Four to continue Pac-12 Men's Basketball's historic 2021 NCAA Tournament run. Pac-12 conference, March 30, 2021
- ^ a b Wilner, Jon - The Pac-12’s killer cash haul: UCLA win caps the most lucrative NCAA Tournament in conference history, San Jose Mercury News, March 31, 2021