2008 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament

Basketball tournament February 2026 August 2023 2008 Pacific-10 Conference I Men's 200px 10 Staples Center Los Angeles, California UCLA 3rd Ben Howland 2nd Darren Collisonhttp://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031508aab.html No. 3 UCLA Beats No. 11 Stanford for Pac-10 Tournament Title 2008-03-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20080318171348/http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031508aab.html 2008-03-18 dead UCLA 81,809 (5 sessions)18,672 (Final) Brook Lopez Stanford 65 thumb|250px|UCLA's Kevin Love on the perimeter at Pac-10 Championship game against Stanford at Staples Center, Los Angeles, 2008. Ben Howland and the UCLA bench looks on from the sideline. The 2008 Pacific Life Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament was held between March 12 and March 15, 2008, at Staples Center in Los Angeles. All ten schools in the conference qualified for the tournament. Number one seed UCLA defeated number two seed Stanford 67–64 to win the conference tournament. It was the first time since 2005 that the top two seeded teams were in the final game. UCLA was the regular season champion. A record crowd of 18,997 (Staples Center capacity for Basketball) was on hand to watch UCLA defeat USC 57–54 in the semi-finals.Pac-10 News – This week in Pac-10 Men's basketball https://web.archive.org/web/20080521164105/http://onlyfans.cstv.com/schools/pac10/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031708aah.html 2008-05-21 , Pac-10, March 17, 2008 On January 3, 2010, USC Athletic Director Mike Garrett announced that the school was to vacate the 2007–08 season's victories for NCAA violations by the basketball team.David Wharton and Baxter Holmes, O.J. Mayo scandal leads to heavy sanctions for USC basketball; team 'shocked and saddened', Los Angeles Times, January 3, 2010 Seeds All Pacific-10 schools played in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records. SeedSchoolConference (Overall)Tiebreaker1UCLA16–2 (28–3)2Stanford13–5 (24–6)3Washington State11–7 (23–7)2–0 vs. USC4USC11–7 (25–7)0-2 vs. WSU5Arizona State9–9 (19–11)2–0 vs. Oregon6Oregon9–9 (18–12)0–2 vs. ASU7Arizona8–10 (18–13)8Washington7–11 (16–15)9California6–12 (15–14)10Oregon State0–18 (6–24) Bracket Play-in RoundMarch 12 QuarterfinalsMarch 13 SemifinalsMarch 14 FinalMarch 15 8 Washington 81 9 California 84 7 Arizona 87 10 Oregon State 56 1 #3 UCLA 88 9 California 66 4 USC* 59* 5 Arizona State 55 3 #21 Washington State 75 6 Oregon 70 2 #11 Stanford 75 7 Arizona 64 1 #3 UCLA 57 4 USC 54 3 #21 Washington State 68 2 #11 Stanford 75 1 #3 UCLA 67 2 #11 Stanford 64 * Denotes a vacated win, as the result of a January 3, 2010 announcement that USC has vacated all wins during the 2007–2008 season, including its Pac-10 Conference tournament victory over Arizona State (therefore, USC finished the season with a record of 0–12).USC punishes itself for rules violations, ESPN.com, January 3, 2010 All-Tournament Team O. J. Mayo, USC Kyle Weaver, Washington State Brook Lopez, Stanford Russell Westbrook, UCLA Kevin Love, UCLA Most Outstanding Player thumb|250px|Collison at the 2008 Pac-10 Championship game Darren Collison, UCLA Aftermath & notes Arch rivals UCLA and USC met for the first time in 225 games in post-season play. The teams had split in the regular season, with the Trojans winning at Pauley Pavilion and the Bruins winning at Galen Center. In their third matchup of the season, a capacity crowd of 18,997 at the Staples Center saw UCLA beat USC 57–54 in the tournament semi-finals.No. 3 UCLA Advances to Pac-10 Championship Game With 57–54 Win https://web.archive.org/web/20080318203525/http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031408aad.html 2008-03-18 . UCLA Athletic Department, March 14, 2008 Both teams had highly regarded freshmen: Kevin Love and O. J. Mayo. This was the fourth match up between any arch-rival pairs in Pac-10 history, with only the two Oregon schools yet to meet. Arizona set a record for most points in a half (1st) for any Pac-10/12 Tournament game with 59 (vs. OSU (21) on Mar. 12, 2008. Brook Lopez of Stanford had an individual tournament record 60 field goal attempts (25 made in 3 games) which still stands. Nine Pacific-10 teams were invited to Post season play. UCLA, Stanford, Washington State, USC, Arizona, and Oregon were invited to the 2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. UCLA was the number one seed in the West Regional bracket. Arizona State and California were invited to the 2008 National Invitation Tournament. Washington was invited to the 2008 College Basketball Invitational. References 2007–08 Pac-10 Men's Basketball Media Guide pages 50–60 (PDF copy available at 2007–08 Pac-10 Men's Basketball Media Guide) Category:Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament