2021 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2021 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament was a postseason men's basketball tournament for the Pac-12 Conference, which was played March 10–13, 2021, at T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The winner was Oregon State,Curtis, Jake - Oregon State Pulls Off Another Upset, Wins Pac-12 Tournament Title - SI.COM (Sports Illustrated), March 14, 2021 Beavers, picked to finish last in Pac-12, top Colorado in championship game to earn NCAA tournament berth which was the first for the Beavers in the history of the tournament.Mickanen, Dylan - Oregon State wins the Pac-12 Tournament for the first time in program history. NBC Sports, March 13, 2021 They received the conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.Dashel, Nick - Oregon State Beavers narrowly beat Colorado to win Pac-12 tournament, earn automatic bid to NCAA Tournament. Portland Oregonian, March 13, 2021 The 2020 Tournament had been cancelled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 tournament was played, but with only family of student-athletes as spectators in attendance.Newman, Josh - The Pac-12 is pushing ahead with its conference basketball tournaments. Is this a good idea?. Salt Lake Tribune. February 8, 2021Pac-12 update on attendance policy for 2021 Men's & Women's Basketball Tournaments. Pac-12 Conference, February 24, 2021

Seeds Eleven of the 12 Pac-12 teams competed in the tournament. The Arizona Wildcats did not compete in the tournament; the university self-imposed a postseason ban for the 2020-21 season due to ongoing NCAA investigations into corruption within the program. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with tiebreakers in place to seed teams with identical conference records. The top five teams received a bye to the quarterfinals. Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreak 1 Tiebreak 2 1 Oregon†# 14–4 19–5 2 USC# 15–5 21–6 3 Colorado# 14–6 20–7 4 UCLA# 13–6 17–8 5 Oregon State# 10–10 14–12 1–1 vs. Stanford 1–1 vs. Oregon 6 Stanford 10–10 14–12 1–1 vs. Oregon State 0–2 vs. Oregon 7 Utah 8–11 11–12 8 Arizona State 7–10 10–13 9 Washington State 7–12 14–12 10 Washington 4–16 5–20 11 California 3–17 8–19 † – Pac-12 Conference regular season champions# – Received a first round bye in the conference tournament.

Schedule GameTimeMatchupScoreTelevisionAttendance First round – Wednesday, March 1011:00 pmNo. 8 Arizona State vs. No. 9 Washington State 64–59Pac-12 NetworkN/A^24:00 pmNo. 7 Utah vs. No. 10 Washington 98–9537:00 pmNo. 6 Stanford vs. No. 11 California 58–76 Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 11411:30 amNo. 1 Oregon vs. No. 8 Arizona State 91–73Pac-12 NetworkN/A52:30 pmNo. 4 UCLA vs. No. 5 Oregon State 79–83 OT65:30 pm No. 2 USC vs. No. 7 Utah 91–85 2OTN/A78:30 pmNo. 3 Colorado vs. No. 11 California 61–58ESPN Semifinals – Friday, March 1285:30 pmNo. 1 Oregon vs. No. 5 Oregon State 64–75Pac-12 NetworkN/A98:30 pmNo. 2 USC vs. No. 3 Colorado 70–72ESPN Championship – Saturday, March 13107:30 pmNo. 3 Colorado vs. No. 5 Oregon State 68–70ESPNN/A Game times in PT. Rankings denote tournament seed. ^According to the Pac-12, family members were allowed to attend, but the general public was not allowed. As a result, the Pac-12 has not released official attendance numbers.

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Game statistics

First round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Championship

Awards and honors

Team and tournament leaders Team Points Rebounds Assists StealsBlocksMinutesArizona — ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ―Arizona State Verge Jr. 54 Verge Jr. 14 2 tied 7 House 6 3 tied 1 Martin 72California Bradley 29 2 tied 11 Brown 7 2 tied 2 Kelly 2 Bradley 67Colorado Wright IV 52 Battey 19 Wright IV 14 5 tied 2 Walton 2 Wright IV 103Oregon Figueroa 35 Richardson 14 Richardson 15 Omoruyi 7 2 tied 2 Richardson 75Oregon State 2 tied 42 Alatishe 29 Thompson 11 Thompson 4 2 tied 2 Lucas 104Stanford Delaire 14 Kisunas 7 O'Connell 3 Wills 3 2 tied 1 Wills 32UCLA Bernard 19 Bernard 10 Campbell 5 Singleton 2 Riley 3 Campbell 43USC E. Mobley 52 E. Mobley 18 Eaddy 8 Eaddy 3 E. Mobley 10 2 tied 78Utah Allen 44 Allen 24 Allen 7 Allen 3 2 tied 2 Allen 87Washington Green 31 2 tied 6 Green 7 Bajema 3 2 tied 1 2 tied 37Washington State Bonton 19 Kunc 9 2 tied 4 Bonton 2 3 tied 1 Bonton 39

All-Tournament Team Name Pos. Height Weight Year Team F 220 Oregon State F 210 USC F 260 Colorado G 200 Colorado G 205 Oregon State G 195 Oregon State

Tournament notes Five teams were extended invitations to the 2021 NCAA tournament: Colorado, Oregon, Oregon State, UCLA, and USC.Wilner, Jon - NCAA tournament best bets: Pac-12 sends five teams into the Madness. How many survive the first weekend?. San Jose Mercury News, March 18, 2021 The five bids marks the most for the Conference since securing a record seven in 2015-16. Pac-12 Men’s Basketball to send five teams to 2021 NCAA Tournament. Pac-12 Conference Digital Newsroom, March 14, 2021, San Francisco, CA Oregon State was not expected to be invited to the tournament, and changed the number of predicted bids of the Pac-12 from four to five.Mast, Shelby and Scott Gleeson - NCAA Tournament bracketology: Final March Madness projection on Selection Sunday USA Today, March 14, 2021 The team first out originally predicted in the field was Louisville.Kercheval, Ben - NCAA Tournament 2021: Michigan State, UCLA among last four in, Louisville among first four replacement teams - CBS Sports, March 14, 2021Sweeney, Kevin - Bracket Watch: Time Running Out Heading Into Regular Season's Final Weekend - SI.COM (Sports Illustrated) March 5, 2021 No teams from the Pac-12 were invited to the 2021 National Invitation Tournament, which was reduced in size.

In the NCAA tournament, UCLA won the 11 seed play-in game, and then all five teams advanced to the round of 32 on the opening weekend.Wilner, Jon - Saturday Night One: Pac-12 unbeaten through first round, in range of record-breaking NCAA cash haul. East Bay Times, March 20, 2021 Four teams advanced to round of sixteen.Forde, pat - The Pac-12's Unexpected Dominance Highlights an Endearingly Weird Men’s Sweet 16. March 23, 2021. Sports Illustrated Three teams advanced to the round of eight: Oregon State, UCLA, and USC.Odom, Joel - Pac-12 will have 3 teams among the Elite Eight at the men’s NCAA Tournament. Portland Oregonian, March 28, 2021 USC and Oregon played each other for the final Elite 8 spot. UCLA reached the Final Four as a 11-seed First Four team.UCLA reaches Final Four to continue Pac-12 Men's Basketball's historic 2021 NCAA Tournament run. Pac-12 conference, March 30, 2021

Each win in the NCAA tournament by a conference team gains a payout "unit" for the conference over six years.Wilner, Jon - The Pac-12’s killer cash haul: UCLA win caps the most lucrative NCAA Tournament in conference history, San Jose Mercury News, March 31, 2021 The Pac-12 team wins in the 2021 tournament gained a record 19 units, which will cause almost US$40 million to be paid to the conference by 2027.

See also 2021 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament

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