# 2013 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2013 Pacific Life Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament was played March 13–16 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The UCLA Bruins, regular season champions, were named as the No. 1 seed team. Oregon won the tournament and received an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament. Oregon defeated UCLA for the tournament championship.

## Seeds

Teams were seeded by conference record, with ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary.
| Seed | School | Conf (Overall) | Tiebreaker |
| #1 | #21 UCLA | 13-5 (23-8) | |
| #2 | California | 12-6 (20-10) | 3-0 vs OREG, ARIZ |
| #3 | Oregon | 12-6 (23-8) | 1-2 vs ARIZ, CAL |
| #4 | #18 Arizona | 12-6 (24-6) | 0-2 vs OREG, CAL |
| #5 | Colorado | 10-8 (20-10) | |
| #6 | Washington | 9-9 (17-14) | 4-1 vs USC, STAN, ASU |
| #7 | USC | 9-9 (14-17) | 4-2 vs WASH, ASU, STAN |
| #8 | Stanford | 9-9 (18-13) | 1-3 vs ASU, USC, WASH |
| #9 | Arizona State | 9-9 (20-11) | 1-4 vs STAN, USC, WASH |
| #10 | Utah | 5-13 (13-17) | |
| #11 | Washington State | 4-14 (13-18) | 1-1 vs OSU, 1-1 vs UCLA |
| #12 | Oregon State | 4-14 (14-17) | 1-1 vs WSU, 0-1 vs UCLA |

## Schedule

The top four seeds received a first-round bye.
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Final Score | Television | Attendance |
| First Round – Wednesday, March 13 |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 12:00 PM | #8 Stanford vs. #9 Arizona State | 88–89$^{OT}$ | Pac-12 Network | 7,451 |
| 1 | 2 | 2:30 PM | #5 Colorado vs. #12 Oregon State | 74–68 | Pac-12 Network | 7,451 |
| 2 | 3 | 6:00 PM | #7 USC vs. #10 Utah | 66–69 | Pac-12 Network | 8,566 |
| 2 | 4 | 8:30 PM | #6 Washington vs. #11 Washington State | 64–62 | Pac-12 Network | 8,566 |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 14 |||||||
| 3 | 5 | 12:00 PM | #1 UCLA vs. #9 Arizona State | 80–75 | Pac-12 Network | 12,915 |
| 3 | 6 | 2:30 PM | #4 Arizona vs. #5 Colorado | 79–69 | Pac-12 Network | 12,915 |
| 4 | 7 | 6:00 PM | #2 California vs. #10 Utah | 69–79$^{OT}$ | Pac-12 Network | 10,566 |
| 4 | 8 | 8:30 PM | #3 Oregon vs. #6 Washington | 80–77$^{OT}$ | ESPNU | 10,566 |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 15 |||||||
| 5 | 9 | 6:00 PM | #1 UCLA vs. #4 Arizona | 66–64 | Pac-12 Network | 13,151 |
| 5 | 10 | 8:30 PM | #10 Utah vs. #3 Oregon | 45–64 | ESPN | 13,151 |
| Championship Game – Saturday, March 16 |||||||
| 6 | 11 | 8:10 PM | #1 UCLA vs. #3 Oregon | 69–78 | ESPN | 11,101 |
| *Game Times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed ||||||

## Bracket

| First round March 13, 2013 | First round March 13, 2013 | First round March 13, 2013 | Quarterfinals March 14, 2013 | Quarterfinals March 14, 2013 | Quarterfinals March 14, 2013 | Semifinals March 15, 2013 | Semifinals March 15, 2013 | Semifinals March 15, 2013 | Championship Game March 16, 2013 | Championship Game March 16, 2013 | Championship Game March 16, 2013 |
| | | | 1 | #21 UCLA | 80 | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Arizona State | 75 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Stanford | 88 | 9 | Arizona State | 75 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Arizona State | 89$^{OT}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Arizona State | 89$^{OT}$ | | | | 1 | #21 UCLA | 66 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | #18 Arizona | 64 | | | |
| | | | 4 | #18 Arizona | 79 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Colorado | 69 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Colorado | 74 | 5 | Colorado | 69 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Oregon State | 68 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Oregon State | 68 | | | | | | | 1 | #21 UCLA | 69 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Oregon | 78 |
| | | | 2 | California | 69 | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Utah | 79$^{OT}$ | | | | | | |
| 7 | USC | 66 | 10 | Utah | 79$^{OT}$ | | | | | | |
| 10 | Utah | 69 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Utah | 69 | | | | 10 | Utah | 45 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Oregon | 64 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Oregon | 80$^{OT}$ | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Washington | 77 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Washington | 64 | 6 | Washington | 77 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Washington State | 62 | | | | | | | | | |

## Game summaries

* Pac-12 Network
* Mar 13 12:00 pm
* Recap
Arizona State Sun Devils 89, Stanford Cardinal 88 (OT) :
| Scoring by half: 35–33, 44–46 Overtime: 10–9 |||
| Pts: Jahii Carson 34 Rebs: Carrick Felix 12 Asts: 3 tied with 4 | Pts: Aaron Bright 27 Rebs: Josh Huestis 9 Asts: Aaron Bright 5 |
* MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 7,451 Referees: Gregory Nixon, Kevin Brill, Daryl Gelinas
* Pac-12 Network
* Mar 13 2:30 pm
* Recap
Oregon State Beavers 68, Colorado Buffaloes 74 :
| Scoring by half: 26–32, 42–42 |||
| Pts: Roberto Nelson 20 Rebs: Eric Moreland 13 Asts: 2 tied with 3 | Pts: Spencer Dinwiddie 20 Rebs: Josh Scott 10 Asts: 2 tied with 4 |
* MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 7,451 Referees: Mike Reed, Jeff Wooten, Tommy Nunez
* Pac-12 Network
* Mar 13 6:00 pm
* Recap
Utah Utes 69, USC Trojans 66 :
| Scoring by half: 35–28, 34–38 |||
| Pts: Jarred DuBois 22 Rebs: Jordan Loveridge 9 Asts: Jarred DuBois 4 | Pts: Omar Oraby 18 Rebs: Omar Oraby 10 Asts: Jio Fontan 7 |
* MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 8,566 Referees: Chris Rastatter, Mike Scyphers, Justin Van Duyne
* Pac-12 Network
* Mar 13 8:30 pm
* Recap
Washington State Cougars 62, Washington Huskies 64 :
| Scoring by half: 25–36, 37–28 |||
| Pts: Brock Motum 28 Rebs: Mike Ladd 6 Asts: Dexter Kernich-Drew 4 | Pts: Scott Suggs 19 Rebs: Aziz N'Diaye 8 Asts: Abdul Gaddy 11 |
* MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 8,566 Referees: Michael Irving, Tony Padilla, Kurt Walker
* Pac-12 Network
* Mar 14 12:00 pm
* Recap
Arizona State Sun Devils 75, #21 UCLA Bruins 80 :
| Scoring by half: 41–33, 34–47 |||
| Pts: Jordan Bachynski 22 Rebs: Jonathan Gilling 6 Asts: Jahii Carson 7 | Pts: Larry Drew II 20 Rebs: Shabazz Muhammad 9 Asts: 2 tied with 4 |
* MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 12,915 Referees: Randy McCall, Michael Eggers, Tommy Nunez
* Pac-12 Network
* Mar 14 2:30 pm
* Recap
Colorado Buffaloes 69, #18 Arizona Wildcats 79 :
| Scoring by half: 28–39, 41–40 |||
| Pts: Spencer Dinwiddie 18 Rebs: Andre Roberson 11 Asts: 2 tied with 2 | Pts: Nick Johnson 18 Rebs: Solomon Hill 7 Asts: Solomon Hill 4 |
* MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 12,915 Referees: Tony Padilla, Michael Greenstein, Brett Nansel
* Pac-12 Network
* Mar 14 6:00 pm
* Recap
Utah Utes 79, California Golden Bears 69 (OT) :
| Scoring by half: 32–33, 27–26 Overtime: 20–10 |||
| Pts: Jarred DuBois 21 Rebs: Jordan Loveridge 8 Asts: Jordan Loveridge 5 | Pts: Justin Cobbs 26 Rebs: Richard Solomon 11 Asts: Justin Cobbs 5 |
* MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 10,566 Referees: Verne Harris, David Hall, Deron White
* ESPNU
* Mar 14 8:30 pm
* Recap
Washington Huskies 77, Oregon Ducks 80 (OT) :
| Scoring by half: 34–39, 30–25 Overtime: 13–16 |||
| Pts: C.J. Wilcox 19 Rebs: Aziz N'Diaye 9 Asts: Abdul Gaddy 5 | Pts: Tony Woods 19 Rebs: Arsalan Kazemi 9 Asts: Johnathan Loyd 4 |
* MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 10,566 Referees: Chris Rastatter, Gregory Nixon, Deldre Carr
* Pac-12 Network
* Mar 15 6:00 pm
* Recap
#18 Arizona Wildcats 64, #21 UCLA Bruins 66 :
| Scoring by half: 30–26, 34–40 |||
| Pts: Brandon Ashley 15 Rebs: Kaleb Tarczewski 13 Asts: 2 tied with 5 | Pts: Jordan Adams 24 Rebs: Shabazz Muhammad 6 Asts: Larry Drew II 4 |
* MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 13,151 Referees: Mike Reed, Mike Scyphers, Michael Irving
* ESPN
* Mar 15 8:30 pm
* Recap
Utah Utes 45, Oregon Ducks 64 :
| Scoring by half: 15–29, 30–35 |||
| Pts: Brandon Taylor 13 Rebs: Jason Washburn 9 Asts: Jordan Loveridge 3 | Pts: 2 tied with 14 Rebs: E.J. Singler 8 Asts: Dominic Artis 4 |
* MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 13,151 Referees: Chris Rastatter, Kevin Brill, Tommy Nunez
* ESPN
* Mar 16 8:00 pm
* Recap
Oregon Ducks 78, #21 UCLA Bruins 69 :
| Scoring by half: 41–32, 37–37 |||
| Pts: Carlos Emory 20 Rebs: Arsalan Kazemi 12 Asts: 2 tied with 3 | Pts: 2 tied with 14 Rebs: Travis Wear 7 Asts: Larry Drew II 6 |
* MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 11,101 Referees: Tony Padilla, Gregory Nixon, Michael Greenstein

## Tournament notes

* For the first time, the tournament was held in a city and state outside of the conference school locations. Previous title games were held in Arizona or California.
* Stanford set a Pac-12 Tournament record for fewest free-throws attempted (1) and tied the record for fewest makes (1) in an 89-88 overtime loss to Arizona State.
* Utah had only 15 pts. in the 1st half vs. Oregon (with 29), setting a tournament record for fewest points in a half.
* Josh Huestis of Stanford had 6 blocked shots in a game vs. Arizona State. This set a tournament record which stands today.
* Five teams were invited to the 2013 NCAA men's basketball tournament: Oregon, UCLA, Arizona, Colorado, and California.

## All-Tournament Team

* Jahii Carson (Arizona State)
* Jordan Adams (UCLA)
* Larry Drew II (UCLA)
* Arsalan Kazemi (Oregon)
* Damyean Dotson (Oregon)
* Johnathan Loyd (Oregon)

## Most Outstanding Player

* Johnathan Loyd (Oregon)

## Hall of Honor inductees

Induction for the Hall of Honor on March 16, 2013 were: Jason Gardner (Arizona), Dennis Hamilton (Arizona State), Shareef Abdur-Rahim (California), Cliff Meely (Colorado), Chuck Rask (Oregon), Charlie Sitton (Oregon State), Ron Tomsic (Stanford), Lucius Allen (UCLA), Forrest Twogood (USC), Keith Van Horn (Utah), Nate Robinson (Washington) and Jim Keen (Washington State).