2012 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament explained
| Year: | 2012 |
| Conference: | Pac-12 Conference |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Arena: | Staples Center |
| City: | Los Angeles, California |
| Champions: | Colorado |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Coach: | Tad Boyle |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Carlon Brown |
| Mvpteam: | Colorado |
| Attendance: | 63,414 (total)
11,197 (Championship game) |
| Topscorer: | André Roberson (Colorado) (59 pts) |
| Television: | CBS, FSN |
| Different Previous: | 2011 |
| Different Next: | 2013 |
The 2012 Pacific Life Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament was played on March 7–10, 2012 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.[1] The tournament champion became the NCAA tournament automatic qualifier from the conference. The pairings will be announced following the completion of the regular season on March 4, 2012. The first three rounds was all broadcast on FSN with the championship game on CBS. The Pac-12 announced, on March 1, that Men's and Women's tournament games that were not televised would be streamed on YouTube.[2] Also streamed live on YouTube was a post-game press conferences for the semifinals and championship games.[2] In its first season in the Pac-12, No. 6 seeded Colorado defeated No. 4 seeded Arizona 53–51 for the title and the automatic bid to the NCAA National Championship Tournament. Colorado (along with USC in 2009) has been the lowest seeded team ever to win in this tournament's history. Colorado also was the first team ever to win four games to become the champion of this tournament (because the 6th seed plays in the first of four rounds).
Seeds
Teams was seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records.[3]
Schedule
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Final Score | Television | Attendance |
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| First Round – Wednesday, March 7 |
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| 1 | 1 | 12:10 PM | - 8 Washington State vs #9 Oregon State
| 64–69 | FSN | 5,973 |
| 2 | 2:40 PM | - 5 UCLA vs #12 USC
| 55–40 | FSN |
| 2 | 3 | 6:10 PM | - 7 Stanford vs #10 Arizona State
| 85–65 | FSN | 6,747 |
| 4 | 8:40 PM | - 6 Colorado vs #11 Utah
| 53–41 | FSN |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 8 |
|---|
| 3 | 5 | 12:10 PM | - 1 Washington vs. #9 Oregon State
| 84–86 | FSN | 8,780 |
| 6 | 2:40 PM | - 4 Arizona vs. #5 UCLA
| 66–58 | FSN |
| 4 | 7 | 6:10 PM | - 2 California vs. #7 Stanford
| 77–71 | FSN | 9,317 |
| 8 | 8:40 PM | - 3 Oregon vs. #6 Colorado
| 62–63 | FSN |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 9 |
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| 5 | 9 | 6:10 PM | - 9 Oregon State vs. #4 Arizona
| 61–72 | FSN | 11,615 |
| 10 | 8:40 PM | - 2 California vs. #6 Colorado
| 59–70 | FSN |
| Championship Game – Saturday, March 10 |
|---|
| 6 | 11 | 3:10 PM | - 4 Arizona vs. #6 Colorado
| 51–53 | CBS | 11,197 |
- Game Times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.[4]
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Bracket
Tournament notes
- This was the first tournament ever held under the "Pac-12" name, after Colorado and Utah joined the conference on July 1, 2011.
- March 7, 2012 – Josiah Turner of Arizona was suspended indefinitely from the basketball team for a violation of team rules, announced by head coach Sean Miller.
- This was the lowest-scoring game for both teams in a tournament championship game.
- Colorado got the automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA men's Division I basketball tournament, with California getting an at-large bid.
- Arizona beat Oregon State for the 6th time in Pac-10/12 tournament history, the most wins any university has over any other, (Arizona is now 6-0 all time vs. OSU in the tournament).
- Stanford and ASU combined for 26 3-pt. field goals which set a current tournament record (15 and 11).
- Oregon State and Washington combined for a record game low % of free throws made, only 49.2% (29 of 59) (OSU was 17 of 32; UW was 12 of 27).
- In the Colorado vs. Arizona game, there were only 12 assists (6 for each team), a record game low for a combined total.
- Austin Dufault of Colorado had 15 personal fouls throughout the tournament (4 games) setting a Pac-12 Tournament record.
- André Roberson of Colorado had a record 41 rebounds (4 games) for one tournament.[5]
- Washington, Arizona, Stanford, and Oregon were invited to the 2012 National Invitation Tournament. Stanford was the N.I.T. champion.
- Washington State and Oregon State were invited to the 2012 College Basketball Invitational.
- This was the first time since 1958 that a Pac-12 regular season conference champion was not selected for the NCAA tournament.[6] [7] [8]
All-Tournament Team
Most Outstanding Player
2012 Hall of Honor inductees
See main article: Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Hall of Honor. The induction ceremony took place on Saturday, March 10 during the Pac-12 Hall of Honor breakfast.[9] Inductees were:
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Men's Basketball TV Schedule Announced. pac12.org. Pac-12 Conference. October 13, 2011. September 16, 2011. October 13, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111013015821/http://pac-12.org/SPORTS/BasketballM/Tabid/1449/Article/136942/Mens-Basketball-TV-Schedule-Announced.aspx. dead.
- http://www.pac-12.org/BasketballM/Tabid/1449/Article/146590/Pacific-Life-Pac-12-Basketball-Tournament-To-Be-Streamed-On-YouTube.aspx Pacific Life Pac-12 Basketball Tournament To Be Streamed On YouTube
- Web site: 2012 PACIFIC LIFE PAC-12 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT Bracket. pac 12. February 9, 2012.
- Web site: 2011–12 Pac-12 Men's Basketball TV Schedule. pac-12.org. October 29, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120425121648/http://prod-pac.xosdigital.com/SPORTS/BasketballM/Tabid/1449/Article/136942/Mens-Basketball-TV-Schedule-Announced.aspx. April 25, 2012. dead. mdy-all.
- 2013-14 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Media Guide
- https://archive.today/20130410201744/http://msn.foxsports.com/collegebasketball/story/Washington-left-out-of-NCAA-tournament-28884370 Washington Huskies, Pac-12 regular season champions, left out of NCAA tournament
- https://archive.today/20130410201744/http://msn.foxsports.com/collegebasketball/story/Washington-left-out-of-NCAA-tournament-28884370 Washington left out of NCAA tournament
- Articles refer to 1958, when Oregon State and California were both 12-6 in first place in the PCC. California was invited to the NCAA tournament. Note that in the 1962-1963 season, UCLA and Stanford were tied atop the AAWU standings and only UCLA was invited to the NCAA tournament, according to the Pac-12 media guide.
- http://www.pac-12.org/BasketballM/Tabid/1449/Article/143110/2011-12-Hall-of-Honor-Class-Announced.aspx 2011–12 Hall of Honor Class Announced
