2014 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament

Teams will be seeded by conference record, with ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary.[http://www.cubuffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=600&ATCLID=209429924] March 9, 2014

Wednesday–Saturday, March 12–15, 2014

The top four seeds received a first-round bye.

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| RD1=First round
March 12

| RD2=Quarterfinals
March 13

| RD3=Semifinals
March 14

| RD4=Championship
March 15

| RD1-seed03=8

| RD1-team03=Utah

| RD1-score03=67

| RD1-seed04=9

| RD1-team04=Washington

| RD1-score04=61

| RD1-seed07=5

| RD1-team07= Colorado

| RD1-score07=59

| RD1-seed08=12

| RD1-team08= USC

| RD1-score08=56

| RD1-seed11=7

| RD1-team11= Oregon

| RD1-score11= 88

| RD1-seed12=10

| RD1-team12= Oregon State

| RD1-score12= 74

| RD1-seed15=6

| RD1-team15= Stanford

| RD1-score15= 74

| RD1-seed16=11

| RD1-team16= Washington State

| RD1-score16=63

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team01=#4 Arizona

| RD2-score01=71

| RD2-seed02=8

| RD2-team02=Utah

| RD2-score02=39

| RD2-seed03=4

| RD2-team03=California

| RD2-score03=56

| RD2-seed04=5

| RD2-team04= Colorado

| RD2-score04=59

| RD2-seed05=2

| RD2-team05= UCLA

| RD2-score05=82

| RD2-seed06= 7

| RD2-team06= Oregon

| RD2-score06=63

| RD2-seed07=3

| RD2-team07= Arizona State

| RD2-score07=58

| RD2-seed08=6

| RD2-team08=Stanford

| RD2-score08=79

| RD3-seed01= 1

| RD3-team01=#4 Arizona

| RD3-score01= 63

| RD3-seed02= 5

| RD3-team02=Colorado

| RD3-score02=43

| RD3-seed03= 2

| RD3-team03=UCLA

| RD3-score03= 84

| RD3-seed04= 6

| RD3-team04= Stanford

| RD3-score04=59

| RD4-seed01=1

| RD4-team01= #4 Arizona

| RD4-score01=71

| RD4-seed02=2

| RD4-team02= UCLA

| RD4-score02=75

}}

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| date = March 15

| time = 3:00pm PDT

| report = [https://pac-12.com/news/2014/3/15/pac-12-tournament-championship-game-ucla-vs-arizona-stats.aspx Box score]

| team1 = UCLA Bruins

| score1 = 75

| team2 = Arizona Wildcats

| score2 = 71

| H1 = 43-40

| H2 = 32-31

| points1 = Anderson, 21

| rebounds1 = Anderson, 15

| assist1 = Anderson, 5

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| points2 = Johnson, 21

| rebounds2 = Gordon & Hollis-Jefferson, 8

| assist2 = Gordon, 8

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| place = MGM Grand Garden Arena

| attendance = 12,916

| referee = Dick Cartmell, Randy McCall, Mike Reed

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In a matchup of the two best teams in the Pac-12, UCLA upset No. 4 Arizona 75–71 to win the conference tournament final.{{cite news |title=UCLA outlasts Arizona to win Pac-12 championship |date=March 15, 2014 |work=CBSSports.com |url=http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/gametracker/recap/NCAAB_20140315_UCLA@ARIZ/ucla-outlasts-arizona-to-win-pac-12-championship |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316184925/http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/gametracker/recap/NCAAB_20140315_UCLA@ARIZ/ucla-outlasts-arizona-to-win-pac-12-championship |archivedate=March 16, 2014 |url-status=live }} The Bruins' Jordan Adams made a three-point field goal that broke a tie with 45 seconds remaining. Teammate Kyle Anderson had 21 points, 15 rebounds and five assists, and was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.{{cite news|title=Adams' 3-pointer leads UCLA to 75-71 upset of No. 4 Arizona |date=March 15, 2014 |work=reuters.com |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/bkc-ucla-arizona-writethru-idUSMTZEA3GI6IZFU20140316 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316080828/http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/16/bkc-ucla-arizona-writethru-idUSMTZEA3GI6IZFU20140316 |archivedate=March 16, 2014 |url-status=live }} "I don't know that I've ever seen [those numbers] and just one turnover for a point guard," said Arizona coach Sean Miller of Anderson's performance.{{cite news|last=Hill |first=Adam |title=UCLA sophomore's redemption delivers Pac-12 title over Arizona |date=March 15, 2014 |newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/ucla-sophomore-s-redemption-delivers-pac-12-title-over-arizona |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140320040912/http://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/ucla-sophomore-s-redemption-delivers-pac-12-title-over-arizona |archive-date=March 20, 2014 |url-status=live }}

UCLA twice led by 11 in the first half, including 12–0 spurt at the start of the game that put them ahead 14–3. It temporarily quieted Arizona fans, who made up an overwhelming majority of the crowd.{{cite news |last=Plaschke |first=Bill |title=UCLA features the same players but a different team |date=March 15, 2014 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/college/ucla/la-sp-ucla-plaschke-20140316,0,2474333.column#axzz2wIK1fjbd |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140319002930/http://www.latimes.com/sports/college/ucla/la-sp-ucla-plaschke-20140316,0,2474333.column#axzz2wIK1fjbd |archivedate=March 19, 2014 |url-status=live }} The Wildcats used a 12–2 run to cut the Bruins lead to 43–40 at halftime.{{cite news|last=Keefer |first=Case |title=UCLA primed for NCAA Tournament after beating Arizona in Pac-12 title game |date=March 15, 2014 |newspaper=Las Vegas Sun |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2014/mar/15/ucla-primed-ncaa-tournament-after-beating-arizona-/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318151130/http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2014/mar/15/ucla-primed-ncaa-tournament-after-beating-arizona-/ |archivedate=March 18, 2014 |url-status=live }} UCLA exceeded Utah's 39 points from their entire second-round game against Arizona, and matched Colorado's game total of 43 against the Wildcats in the semifinals. One the nation's top defenses, Arizona allowed the Bruins to shoot 58.1 percent, making 18 of 31 from the field. The Wildcats defense tightened in the second half, when the game saw seven ties and eight lead changes. Arizona took their second lead of the game with less than 16 minutes remaining in the game—they first led 3–2 early. Arizona's Nick Johnson, the Pac-12 Player of the Year, scored 14 of his 22 in the second half. However, Anderson countered with 10 points and nine rebounds in the half.{{cite news|last=Gold |first=Jon |title=Pac-12 tourney: Johnson-Anderson main event is an instant classic |date=March 16, 2014 |newspaper=Arizona Daily Star |url=http://azstarnet.com/sports/basketball/college/wildcats/pac--tourney-johnson-anderson-main-event-is-an-instant/article_be326a2e-7555-5286-8b58-b10376ee4d63.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309015937/http://azstarnet.com/sports/basketball/college/wildcats/pac--tourney-johnson-anderson-main-event-is-an-instant/article_be326a2e-7555-5286-8b58-b10376ee4d63.html |archivedate=March 9, 2016 |url-status=live }}

Free throws were a key difference in the game, with UCLA making 21 of 25, while Arizona was only 6 of 16. The Wildcats surrendered 75 points just twice all season, both times to the Bruins; UCLA lost 79–75 to Arizona earlier in January.

File:Kyle Anderson dunk.JPG of UCLA dunks during quarterfinals against Oregon]]

• Arizona's 71-39 win over Utah tied the tournament record for largest margin in a game (32), set in 2006 when UCLA won 79–47 over Oregon.{{cite web|title=Pac-12 Tournament Media Guide and Record Book |work=pac-12.org |year=2015 |page=35 |url=https://static.pac-12.com/sports/basketball-m/2015-tournament/2015TournamentMediaInformation.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150324004024/http://static.pac-12.com/sports/basketball-m/2015-tournament/2015TournamentMediaInformation.pdf |archive-date=March 24, 2015 |url-status=live }}
• The No. 1 and 2 seeds met in the final game for the first time since 2008, which UCLA also won.
• Travis Wear of UCLA tied the record for best field goal % in a tournament game at 100% (8-of-8), vs. STAN, Mar. 14, 2014. This perfect % had been done only twice before with a min. of 7 attempts.
• Six teams were invited to the NCAA tournament: Arizona, UCLA, Colorado, Oregon, Stanford, and Arizona State. Arizona received a number one seed.[https://web.archive.org/web/20140317110441/http://pac-12.com/article/2014/03/16/six-pac-12-teams-make-2014-ncaa-tournament] Six Pac-12 teams make 2014 NCAA Tournament at Pac-12.com
• Oregon became the first Pac-12 team to play all eleven other Pac-12 opponents in the conference tournament upon playing Oregon St.

The following were honored as the top players of the tournament:

• Kyle Anderson, UCLA — Most Outstanding Player
• Askia Booker, Colorado
• Aaron Gordon, Arizona
• Nick Johnson, Arizona
• Chasson Randle, Stanford
• Joe Young, Oregon

The MVP was determined after the Tournament.

Kyle Anderson, who scored 21 points and grabbed 15 rebounds for UCLA in the championship game, was named Tournament MVP.

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Induction ceremony was held on Friday, March 14, 2014, during the tournament:[http://www.uclabruins.com/pdf9/2645395.pdf Pac-12 Basketball Hall of Honor to Induct 2013-14 Class] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304141118/http://www.uclabruins.com/pdf9/2645395.pdf |date=2014-03-04 }}, Pac-12 Conference, February 21, 2014

• Luke Walton (Arizona)
• Verl Heap (Arizona State)
• Dave Butler (California)
• Ken Charlton (Colorado)
• Fred Jones (Oregon)
• Lee Harman (Oregon State)
• Mark Madsen (Stanford)
• Tyus Edney (UCLA)
• Wayne Carlander (USC)
• Billy McGill (Utah)
• Brandon Roy (Washington)
• Ed Gayda (Washington State)

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