2014 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament

February 2026 August 2023 none 2014 Pac-12 Conference I Men's 2014 tournament logo 12 MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, Nevada UCLA 4th Steve Alford 1st Kyle Anderson UCLA Pac-12 Network, FS1 The 2014 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament was the post-season men's basketball tournament for the Pac-12 during the 2013–14 season. It was played from March 12–15 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The champion received an automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA tournament. The UCLA Bruins won the tournament with a 75–71 victory over the Arizona Wildcats in the championship game. Seeds Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker1Arizona†# 15–3 28–32UCLA# 12–6 23–8 3Arizona State# 10–8 21–105–3 vs. Cal, Col, Oreg & Stan4California# 10–8 19–123–1 vs. Col, Oreg & Stan5Colorado 10–8 21–102–0 vs. Oreg & Stan6Stanford 10–8 19–111–0 vs. Oregon7Oregon 10–8 22–80–1 vs. Stanford8Utah 9–9 20–101–1 vs. Wash, 0–2 vs. Ariz, 1–1 vs. UCLA9Washington 9–9 17–141–1 vs. Utah, 0–1 vs. Ariz, 0–1 vs. UCLA10Oregon State 8–10 16–14 11Washington State 3–15 10–20 12USC 2–16 11–20 † – Pac-12 regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.# – Received a first round bye in the conference tournament.Overall records include all games played in the Pac-12 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. March 9, 2014 Schedule Wednesday–Saturday, March 12–15, 2014 The top four seeds received a first-round bye. SessionGameTime*Matchup#Final ScoreTelevisionAttendance First round – Wednesday, March 121112:00 pm #8 Utah vs. #9 Washington 67–61Pac-12 Network8,73422:30 pm #5 Colorado vs. #12 USC 59–56Pac-12 Network236:00 pm #7 Oregon vs. #10 Oregon State 88–74Pac-12 Network 9,04748:30 pm #6 Stanford vs. #11 Washington State 74–63Pac-12 Network Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 133512:00 pm #1 Arizona vs. #8 Utah 71–39Pac-12 Network 12,91662:30 pm #4 California vs. #5 Colorado 56–59Pac-12 Network476:00 pm #2 UCLA vs. #7 Oregon 82–63Pac-12 Network 12,91688:30 pm #3 Arizona State vs. #6 Stanford 58–79Fox Sports 1 Semifinals – Friday, March 14596:00 pm #1 Arizona vs. #5 Colorado 63–43Pac-12 Network 12,916108:30 pm #2 UCLA vs. #6 Stanford 84–59Fox Sports 1 Championship – Saturday, March 156113:00 pm #1 Arizona vs. #2 UCLA 71–75Fox Sports 1 12,916 *Game times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed Bracket First roundMarch 12 QuarterfinalsMarch 13 SemifinalsMarch 14 ChampionshipMarch 15 8 Utah 67 9 Washington 61 5 Colorado 59 12 USC 56 7 Oregon 88 10 Oregon State 74 6 Stanford 74 11 Washington State 63 1 #4 Arizona 71 8 Utah 39 4 California 56 5 Colorado 59 2 UCLA 82 7 Oregon 63 3 Arizona State 58 6 Stanford 79 1 #4 Arizona 63 5 Colorado 43 2 UCLA 84 6 Stanford 59 1 #4 Arizona 71 2 UCLA 75 Game summaries March 2014 #ffdead March 15 3:00pm PDT Box score UCLA Bruins 75 Arizona Wildcats 71 43-40 32-31 Anderson, 21 Anderson, 15 Anderson, 5 Johnson, 21 Gordon & Hollis-Jefferson, 8 Gordon, 8 MGM Grand Garden Arena 12,916 Dick Cartmell, Randy McCall, Mike Reed 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.UCLA outlasts Arizona to win Pac-12 championship March 15, 2014 CBSSports.com http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/gametracker/recap/NCAAB_20140315_UCLA@ARIZ/ucla-outlasts-arizona-to-win-pac-12-championship 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 March 16, 2014 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.Adams' 3-pointer leads UCLA to 75-71 upset of No. 4 Arizona March 15, 2014 reuters.com https://www.reuters.com/article/bkc-ucla-arizona-writethru-idUSMTZEA3GI6IZFU20140316 https://web.archive.org/web/20140316080828/http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/16/bkc-ucla-arizona-writethru-idUSMTZEA3GI6IZFU20140316 March 16, 2014 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.Hill Adam UCLA sophomore's redemption delivers Pac-12 title over Arizona March 15, 2014 Las Vegas Review-Journal http://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/ucla-sophomore-s-redemption-delivers-pac-12-title-over-arizona https://web.archive.org/web/20140320040912/http://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/ucla-sophomore-s-redemption-delivers-pac-12-title-over-arizona March 20, 2014 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.Plaschke Bill UCLA features the same players but a different team March 15, 2014 Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/sports/college/ucla/la-sp-ucla-plaschke-20140316,0,2474333.column#axzz2wIK1fjbd https://web.archive.org/web/20140319002930/http://www.latimes.com/sports/college/ucla/la-sp-ucla-plaschke-20140316,0,2474333.column#axzz2wIK1fjbd March 19, 2014 live The Wildcats used a 12–2 run to cut the Bruins lead to 43–40 at halftime.Keefer Case UCLA primed for NCAA Tournament after beating Arizona in Pac-12 title game March 15, 2014 Las Vegas Sun http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2014/mar/15/ucla-primed-ncaa-tournament-after-beating-arizona-/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140318151130/http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2014/mar/15/ucla-primed-ncaa-tournament-after-beating-arizona-/ March 18, 2014 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.Gold Jon Pac-12 tourney: Johnson-Anderson main event is an instant classic March 16, 2014 Arizona Daily Star http://azstarnet.com/sports/basketball/college/wildcats/pac--tourney-johnson-anderson-main-event-is-an-instant/article_be326a2e-7555-5286-8b58-b10376ee4d63.html 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 March 9, 2016 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. Tournament notes 200px|upright|thumb|Kyle Anderson 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.Pac-12 Tournament Media Guide and Record Book pac-12.org 2015 35 https://static.pac-12.com/sports/basketball-m/2015-tournament/2015TournamentMediaInformation.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20150324004024/http://static.pac-12.com/sports/basketball-m/2015-tournament/2015TournamentMediaInformation.pdf March 24, 2015 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. 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. All-tournament team 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 Most outstanding player 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. Hall of Honor inductees Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Hall of Honor thumb|upright|300px|2014 Hall of Honor induction ceremony Induction ceremony was held on Friday, March 14, 2014, during the tournament:Pac-12 Basketball Hall of Honor to Induct 2013-14 Class https://web.archive.org/web/20140304141118/http://www.uclabruins.com/pdf9/2645395.pdf 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) References See also 2014 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament External links Category:Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament, 2014