2022 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament

2022 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2021–22
Teams12
SiteT-Mobile Arena
Paradise, Nevada
ChampionsArizona Wildcats (8th title)
Winning coachTommy Lloyd (1st title)
MVPBennedict Mathurin (Arizona Wildcats)
Attendance118,001
Top scorerJaime Jaquez Jr. (UCLA)
(60 points)
TelevisionPac-12 Network
FS1, FOX
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2021–22 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Arizona † 18 – 2   .900 33 – 4   .892
No. 11 UCLA 15 – 5   .750 27 – 8   .771
No. 22 USC 14 – 6   .700 26 – 8   .765
Colorado 12 – 8   .600 21 – 12   .636
Oregon 11 – 9   .550 20 – 15   .571
Washington 11 – 9   .550 17 – 15   .531
Washington State 11 – 9   .550 22 – 15   .595
Arizona State 10 – 10   .500 14 – 17   .452
Stanford 8 – 12   .400 16 – 16   .500
California 5 – 15   .250 12 – 20   .375
Utah 4 – 16   .200 11 – 20   .355
Oregon State 1 – 19   .050 3 – 28   .097
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2022 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament was a postseason men's basketball tournament for the Pac-12 Conference held March 9–12, 2022, at T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada.[1] The tournament winner, the Arizona Wildcats, received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[2]

Seeds

The bracket was set on March 5, 2022[3] All 12 schools were scheduled to participate in the tournament. The seedings were determined upon completion of regular season play.[4] The winning percentage of the teams in conference play determined tournament seedings. There are tiebreakers in place to seed teams with identical conference records. The top four teams receive a bye to the quarterfinals.[5] Tie-breaking procedures for determining all tournament seeding is:

  • For two-team tie

1. Results of head-to-head competition during the regular season.

2. Each team's record (won-lost percentage) vs. the team occupying the highest position in the final regular standings, and then continuing down through the standings until one team gains an advantage. When arriving at another group of tied teams while comparing records, use each team's record (won-lost percentage) against the collective tied teams as a group (prior to that group's own tie-breaking procedure), rather than the performance against individual tied teams.

3. Won-lost percentage against all Division I opponents.

4. Coin toss conducted by the Commissioner or designee.

  • For multiple-team tie

1. Results (won-lost percentage) of collective head-to-head competition during the regular season among the tied teams.

2. If more than two teams are still tied, each of the tied team's record (won-lost percentage) vs. the team occupying the highest position in the final regular season standings, and then continuing down through the standings, eliminating teams with inferior records, until one team gains an advantage.

When arriving at another group of tied teams while comparing records, use each team's record (won-lost percentage) against the collective tied teams as a group (prior to that group's own tie-breaking procedure), rather than the performance against individual tied teams.

After one team has an advantage and is seeded, all remaining teams in the multiple-team tie-breaker will repeat the multiple-team tie-breaking procedure.

If at any point the multiple-team tie is reduced to two teams, the two-team tie-breaking procedure will be applied.

3. Won-lost percentage against all Division I opponents.

4. Coin toss conducted by the Commissioner or designee.

Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreak 1 Tiebreak 2 Tiebreak 3 Tiebreak 4 Tiebreak 5
1 No. 2 Arizona †# 18–2 28–3
2 No. 13 UCLA # 15–5 23–6
3 No. 21 USC # 14–6 25–6
4 Colorado # 12–8 20–10
5 Oregon 11–9 18–13 1–1 vs Washington, 1–1 vs Washington State 0-1 vs Arizona 2–0 vs UCLA
6 Washington 11–9 16–14 1–1 vs Oregon, 1–1 vs Washington State 0-2 vs Arizona 0–2 vs UCLA 0–1 vs USC 1–0 vs ASU
7 Washington State 11–9 18–13 1–1 vs Oregon, 1–1 vs Washington 0-2 vs Arizona 0–1 vs UCLA 0–2 vs USC 1–1 vs ASU
8 Arizona State 10–10 14–16
9 Stanford 8–12 15–15
10 California 5–15 12–19
11 Utah 4–16 11–19
12 Oregon State 1–19 3–27
† – Pac-12 Conference regular season champions
# – Received a first round bye in the conference tournament.
Rankings from AP poll

Schedule

Game Time Matchup Score Television Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 9
1 12:00 p.m. No. 8 Arizona State vs. No. 9 Stanford 70−71 Pac-12 Network 7,565
2 2:30 p.m. No. 5 Oregon vs. No. 12 Oregon State 86−72
3 6:00 p.m. No. 7 Washington State vs. No. 10 California 66–59 8,579
4 8:30 p.m. No. 6 Washington vs. No. 11 Utah 82–70
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10
5 12:00 p.m. No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 9 Stanford 84–80 Pac-12 Network 11,081
6 2:30 p.m. No. 4 Colorado vs. No. 5 Oregon 80–69
7 6:00 p.m. No. 2 UCLA vs. No. 7 Washington State 75–65 10,417
8 8:30 p.m. No. 3 USC vs. No. 6 Washington 65–61 FS1
Semifinals – Friday, March 11
9 6:00 p.m. No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 4 Colorado 82–72 Pac-12 Network 14,158
10 8:30 p.m. No. 2 UCLA vs. No. 3 USC 69–59 FS1
Championship – Saturday, March 12
11 6:00 p.m. No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 2 UCLA 84–76 FOX 14,401
Game times in PT. Rankings denote tournament seed.

Bracket

First round
Wednesday, March 9 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 10 		Semifinals
Friday, March 11 		Championship
Saturday, March 12
1 #2 Arizona 84
8 Arizona State 70 9 Stanford 80
9 Stanford 71 1 #2 Arizona 82
4 Colorado 72
4 Colorado 80
5 Oregon 86 5 Oregon 69
12 Oregon State 72 1 #2 Arizona 84
2 #13 UCLA 76
2 #13 UCLA 75
7 Washington State 66 7 Washington State 65
10 California 59 2 #13 UCLA 69
3 #21 USC 59
3 #21 USC 65
6 Washington 82 6 Washington 61
11 Utah 70

* denotes overtime period

Game statistics

First round

March 9
12:00 p.m.
No. 8 Arizona State 70, No. 9 Stanford 71
Scoring by half: 31−27, 39−44
Pts: Horne, 21
Rebs: Graham, 6
Asts: Jackson, 4		 Pts: Jones, 26
Rebs: 2 tied, 10
Asts: O'Connell, 7
T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 7,565
Referees: Greg Nixon, Deldre Carr, Deron White
Pac-12 Network
March 9
2:30 p.m.
No. 5 Oregon 86, No. 12 Oregon State 72
Scoring by half: 43−36, 43−36
Pts: Young, 23
Rebs: Williams, 8
Asts: Young, 11		 Pts: Lucas, 22
Rebs: 2 tied, 5
Asts: Davis, 5
T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 7,565
Referees: Chris Rastatter, Mike Scyphers, Glen Mayberry
Pac-12 Network
March 9
6:00 p.m.
No. 7 Washington State 66, No. 10 California 59
Scoring by half: 32−20, 34–39
Pts: Abogidi, 19
Rebs: Jakimovski, 10
Asts: 2 tied, 2		 Pts: Shepherd, 19
Rebs: Thiemann, 10
Asts: Foreman, 3
T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 8,579
Referees: Dave Hall, Eric Curry, DG Nelson
Pac-12 Network
March 9
8:30 p.m.
No. 6 Washington 82, No. 11 Utah 70
Scoring by half: 40–37, 42–33
Pts: Brown, 22
Rebs: Roberts, 11
Asts: Brown, 5		 Pts: Anthony, 18
Rebs: Worster, 8
Asts: Worster, 6
T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 8,579
Referees: Michael Irving, Verne Harris, Frank Harvey III

Quarterfinals

Pac-12 Network
March 10
12:00 p.m.
No. 1 Arizona 84, No. 9 Stanford 80
Scoring by half: 40−37, 44−43
Pts: Koloko, 24
Rebs: Koloko, 9
Asts: 2 tied, 5		 Pts: Jones, 28
Rebs: Jones, 8
Asts: 2 tied, 4
T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 11,081
Referees: Randy McCall, Frank Harvey III, Larry Spaulding
Pac-12 Network
March 10
2:30 p.m.
No. 4 Colorado 80, No. 5 Oregon 69
Scoring by half: 36−30, 44−39
Pts: Battey, 19
Rebs: Walker, 16
Asts: Simpson, 4		 Pts: Guerrier, 25
Rebs: Guerrier, 13
Asts: Young, 7
T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 11,081
Referees: Michael Greenstein, Michael Irving, Nate Harris
Pac-12 Network
March 10
6:00 p.m.
No. 2 UCLA 75, No. 7 Washington State 65
Scoring by half: 40−28, 35–37
Pts: Jaquez, 23
Rebs: Jaquez, 11
Asts: 2 tied, 4		 Pts: Jakimovski, 15
Rebs: Abogidi, 8
Asts: 2 tied, 3
T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 10,417
Referees: Tony Padilla, Mike Reed, Glen Mayberry
March 10
8:30 p.m.
No. 3 USC 65, No. 6 Washington 61
Scoring by half: 36−39, 29–22
Pts: Ellis, 17
Rebs: Mobley, 9
Asts: Mobley, 6		 Pts: Brown, 23
Rebs: 2 tied, 6
Asts: Brown, 5
T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 10,417
Referees: Chris Rastatter, Deron White, Scott Brown

Semifinals

Pac-12 Network
March 11
6:00 p.m.
No. 1 Arizona 82, No. 4 Colorado 72
Scoring by half: 47–38, 35–34
Pts: Tubelis, 20
Rebs: Tubelis, 11
Asts: 4 tied, 3		 Pts: Walker, 19
Rebs: Walker, 5
Asts: Simpson, 5
T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 14,158
Referees: Verne Harris, Tony Padilla, Mike Reed
FS1
March 11
8:30 p.m.
No. 2 UCLA 69, No. 3 USC 59
Scoring by half: 36–28, 33–31
Pts: Jaquez, 19
Rebs: Bernard, 8
Asts: 4 tied, 2		 Pts: Ellis, 27
Rebs: 2 tied, 7
Asts: 6 tied, 1
T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 14,158
Referees: Randy McCall, Deldre Carr, Mike Greenstein

Championship

FOX
March 12
6:00 p.m.
No. 1 Arizona 84, No. 2 UCLA 76
Scoring by half: 35−40, 49–36
Pts: Mathurin, 27
Rebs: Koloko, 10
Asts: 2 tied, 7		 Pts: Bernard, 19
Rebs: Jaquez, 10
Asts: Campbell, 4
T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 14,401
Referees: Randy McCall, Verne Harris, Tony Padilla

Awards and honors

Hall of Honor

The 2022 class of the Pac-12 Hall of Honor will be honored on March 11 during a ceremony prior to the tournament semifinals. Following a hiatus in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2022 class will return to the original format of recognizing one member as a new inductee to the Hall of Honor from each Pac-12 university. The 2022 class includes:[6]

Team and tournament leaders

Team Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Minutes
Arizona Mathurin 57 Koloko 23 Mathurin 15 2 tied 5 Ballo 7 Mathurin 107
Arizona State Horne 21 Graham 6 Jackson 4 Jackson 2 Boakye 3 Heath 32
California Shepherd 19 Thiemann 10 Foreman 3 Shepherd 4 Thiemann 1 Shepherd 39
Colorado Walker 37 Walker 21 Simpson 11 Simpson 5 2 tied 3 Walker 63
Oregon Guerrier 45 Dante 18 Young 18 Young 5 2 tied 5 Young 76
Oregon State Lucas 22 2 tied 5 Davis 5 5 tied 1 Rand 2 Lucas 39
Stanford Jones 54 Ingram 16 O'Connell 11 Silva 3 Keefe 3 Ingram 67
UCLA Jaquez 60 Jaquez 26 Campbell 10 Jaquez 5 Johnson 4 Jaquez 106
USC Ellis 44 Mobley 16 Mobley 7 Goodwin 2 Mobley 2 Mobley 74
Utah Anthony 18 Worster 8 Worster 6 3 tied 1 Carlson 2 Anthony 37
Washington Brown 45 Roberts 17 Brown 10 Brown 5 3 tied 1 Brown 75
Washington State Roberts 28 Jakimovski 14 Flowers 5 2 tied 2 Jackson 6 Flowers 68

All-Tournament Team

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Team
Bennedict Mathurin SG 6−6 210 So. Arizona
Christian Koloko C 7−1 230 Jr. Arizona
Jaime Jaquez Jr. SF 6−7 225 Jr. UCLA
Jules Bernard SG 6−7 210 Sr. UCLA
Boogie Ellis PG 6−3 185 Jr. USC
Spencer Jones SF 6−7 225 Jr. Stanford

Most Outstanding Player

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Team
Bennedict Mathurin SG 6'6" 210 So. Arizona

Tournament notes

  • At the start of the tournament, No. 2 Arizona, No. 13 UCLA, and No. 21 USC were ranked in the top 25.[7]
  • Three teams were extended invitations to the 2022 NCAA tournament: Arizona, UCLA & USC.
  • Three teams were extended invitations to the 2022 National Invitation Tournament: Colorado, Oregon & Washington State.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pac-12 Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments to Continue in Las Vegas Through 2022 Events". pac-12.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2019.
  2. ^ Cobb, David - UCLA vs. Arizona score: Wildcats win Pac-12 Tournament title in thrilling rubber match with Bruins. CBS Sports, March 13, 2022.
  3. ^ Bracket set for 2022 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Tournament presented by New York Life, Pac-12, March 5, 2022
  4. ^ Pac-12 announces adjustments to basketball administration policies for 2021-22 season Pac-12 Conference, December 22, 2021
  5. ^ "Men's Basketball Standings". pac-12.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  6. ^ "2022 Pac-12 Hall of Honor class announced". Pac-12.com.
  7. ^ Connon, Sam - Pac-12 Men's Basketball Tournament: Schedule, Bracket, Betting Odds, How to Watch. Sports Illustration, March 9, 2022