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2012 Pac-12 Conference I Men's Staples Center Los Angeles, California Colorado 1st Tad Boyle 1st Carlon Brown Colorado 63,414 (total) 11,197 (Championship game) André Roberson (Colorado) (59 pts) CBS, FSN 2011 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.Men's Basketball TV Schedule Announced http://www.pac-12.org/SPORTS/BasketballM/Tabid/1449/Article/136942/Mens-Basketball-TV-Schedule-Announced.aspx 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 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.Pacific Life Pac-12 Basketball Tournament To Be Streamed On YouTube https://web.archive.org/web/20120306181657/http://www.pac-12.org/BasketballM/Tabid/1449/Article/146590/Pacific-Life-Pac-12-Basketball-Tournament-To-Be-Streamed-On-YouTube.aspx 2012-03-06 . March 1, 2012, Pac-12 Also streamed live on YouTube was a post-game press conferences for the semifinals and championship games. 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.2012 PACIFIC LIFE PAC-12 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT Bracket http://pac-12.org/portals/7/images/pac-12/tournament/downloads/combined-bracket.pdf pac 12 February 9, 2012
Schedule
SessionGameTime*Matchup#Final ScoreTelevisionAttendance First Round – Wednesday, March 71112:10 PM#8 Washington State vs #9 Oregon State64–69FSN5,97322:40 PM#5 UCLA vs #12 USC55–40FSN236:10 PM#7 Stanford vs #10 Arizona State85–65FSN6,74748:40 PM#6 Colorado vs #11 Utah53–41FSN Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 83512:10 PM#1 Washington vs. #9 Oregon State84–86FSN8,78062:40 PM#4 Arizona vs. #5 UCLA66–58FSN476:10 PM#2 California vs. #7 Stanford77–71FSN9,31788:40 PM#3 Oregon vs. #6 Colorado62–63FSN Semifinals – Friday, March 9596:10 PM #9 Oregon State vs. #4 Arizona61–72FSN11,615108:40 PM#2 California vs. #6 Colorado59–70FSN Championship Game – Saturday, March 106113:10 PM#4 Arizona vs. #6 Colorado51–53CBS 11,197*Game Times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.2011–12 Pac-12 Men's Basketball TV Schedule http://prod-pac.xosdigital.com/SPORTS/BasketballM/Tabid/1449/Article/136942/Mens-Basketball-TV-Schedule-Announced.aspx 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
Bracket
First roundMarch 7, 2012 QuarterfinalsMarch 8, 2012 SemifinalsMarch 9, 2012 Championship GameMarch 10, 2012
8
Washington State
64
9
Oregon State
69
5
UCLA
55
12
USC
40
7
Stanford
85
10
Arizona State
65
6
Colorado
53
11
Utah
41
1
Washington
84
9
Oregon State
86
4
Arizona
66
5
UCLA
58
2
California
77
7
Stanford
71
3
Oregon
62
6
Colorado
63
9
Oregon State
61
4
Arizona
72
2
California
59
6
Colorado
70
4
Arizona
51
6
Colorado
53
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.2013-14 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Media Guide
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.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, Associated Press, March 11, 2012https://archive.today/20130410201744/http://msn.foxsports.com/collegebasketball/story/Washington-left-out-of-NCAA-tournament-28884370 Washington left out of NCAA tournament, Associated Press, March 11, 2012Articles 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.
All-Tournament Team
Carlon Brown, Colorado
Jared Cunningham, Oregon State (2nd time, 2011)
Kyle Fogg, Arizona
Solomon Hill, Arizona
Jesse Perry, Arizona
André Roberson, Colorado
Most Outstanding Player
Carlon Brown, Colorado
2012 Hall of Honor inductees
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.2011–12 Hall of Honor Class Announced https://web.archive.org/web/20120212101811/http://www.pac-12.org/BasketballM/Tabid/1449/Article/143110/2011-12-Hall-of-Honor-Class-Announced.aspx 2012-02-12 , Pac-12 Conference, February 7, 2012 Inductees were:
Richard Jefferson (Arizona)
Kurt Nimphius (Arizona State)
Lamond Murray (California)
Burdette Haldorson (Colorado)
Jim Barnett (Oregon)
A.C. Green (Oregon State)
George Selleck (Stanford)
Ed O'Bannon (UCLA)
Sam Barry (Coach) (USC)
Arnie Ferrin (Utah)
George Irvine (Washington)
Steve Puidokas (Washington State)
See also
2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
References
External links
2012 Pac-12 Pacific Life Tournament
Category:Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament
-2011 Pac-12 Conference Menand#39;s Basketball Tournament