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2015 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2014–15
Teams12
SiteMGM Grand Garden Arena
Paradise, Nevada
ChampionsArizona (5th title)
Winning coachSean Miller (1st title)
MVPBrandon Ashley (Arizona)
Attendance70,563 (total)
12,916 (championship game)
TelevisionPac-12 Network, ESPN
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2014–15 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Arizona † 16 – 2   .889 34 – 4   .895
No. 25 Oregon 13 – 5   .722 26 – 10   .722
No. 19 Utah 13 – 5   .722 26 – 9   .743
UCLA 11 – 7   .611 22 – 14   .611
Stanford 9 – 9   .500 24 – 13   .649
Arizona State 9 – 9   .500 18 – 16   .529
Oregon State 8 – 10   .444 17 – 14   .548
California 7 – 11   .389 18 – 15   .545
Colorado 7 – 11   .389 16 – 18   .471
Washington State 7 – 11   .389 13 – 18   .419
Washington 5 – 13   .278 16 – 15   .516
USC 3 – 15   .167 12 – 20   .375
† Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2015 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Pac-12 during the 2014–15 season. It was played on March 11–14, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The champion received an automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA tournament.

Seeds

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Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1 Arizona†# 16–2 28–3
2 Oregon# 13–5 23–8 1–0 vs. Utah
3 Utah# 13–5 23–7 0–1 vs. Oregon
4 UCLA# 11–7 19–12
5 Arizona State 9–9 17–14 1–1 vs. Stanford
1–1 vs. Arizona
6 Stanford 9–9 18–12 1–1 vs. ASU
0–2 vs. Arizona
7 Oregon State 8–10 17–13
8 California 7–11 17–14 2–1 vs. WSU & Colorado
9 Washington State 7–11 13–17 2–2 vs. Cal & Colorado
1–1 vs. Colorado
0–1 vs. Arizona
1–3 vs. Oregon & Utah
10 Colorado 7–11 14–16 1–2 vs. Cal & WSU
1–1 vs. WSU
0–2 vs. Arizona
0–3 vs. Oregon & Utah
11 Washington 5–13 16–14
12 USC 3–15 11–19
† – 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 seeded by conference record, with ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary.

Schedule

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Session Game Time* Matchup# Final score Television Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 11
1 1 12:00 pm #8 California vs. #9 Washington State 84–59 Pac-12 Network 9,024[1]
2 2:30 pm #5 Arizona State vs. #12 USC 64–67
2 3 6:00 pm #7 Oregon State vs. #10 Colorado 71–78 9,875[2]
4 8:30 pm #6 Stanford vs. #11 Washington 71–69
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12
3 5 12:00 pm #1 Arizona vs. #8 California 73–51 Pac-12 Network 12,916[3]
6 2:30 pm #4 UCLA vs. #12 USC 96–70
4 7 6:00 pm #2 Oregon vs. #10 Colorado 93–85 12,916[4]
8 8:30 pm #3 Utah vs. #6 Stanford 80–56 ESPN
Semifinals – Friday, March 13
5 9 6:00 pm #1 Arizona vs. #4 UCLA 70–64 Pac-12 Network 12,916[5]
10 8:30 pm #2 Oregon vs. #3 Utah 67–64 ESPN
Championship – Saturday, March 14
6 11 8:00 pm #1 Arizona vs. #2 Oregon 80–52 ESPN 12,916[6]
*Game times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

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First round
Wednesday March 11 		Quarterfinals
Thursday March 12 		Semifinals
Friday March 13 		Championship
Saturday March 14
            
1 #5 Arizona 73
8 California 51
8 California 84
9 Washington State 59
1 #5 Arizona 70
4 UCLA 64
4 UCLA 96
12 USC 70
5 Arizona State 64
12 USC 67
1 #5 Arizona 80
2 Oregon 52
2 Oregon 93
10 Colorado 85
7 Oregon State 71
10 Colorado 78
2 Oregon 67
3 #17 Utah 64
3 #17 Utah 80
6 Stanford 56
6 Stanford 71
11 Washington 69

Game statistics

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First round

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Pac-12 Network
March 11
12:00 PM PST
#8 California 84, #9 Washington State 59
Scoring by half: 1st: 37–26, 2nd: 47–33
Pts: David Kravish; 25
Rebs: David Kravish; 8
Asts: Tyrone Wallace; 7		 Pts: Ike Iroegbu; 17
Rebs: Josh Hawkinson; 11
Asts: DaVonte Lacey; 2
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Pac-12 Network
March 11
2:30 PM PST
#5 Arizona State 64, #12 USC 67
Scoring by half: 1st: 38–28, 2nd: 26–39
Pts: Shaquielle McKissic; 16
Rebs: Shaquielle McKissic; 9
Asts: Tra Holder & Chance Murray; 3		 Pts: Elijah Stewart; 27
Rebs: Darion Clark, Julian Jacobs & Nikola Jovanovic; 7
Asts: Julian Jacobs; 5
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Attendance: 9,024
Pac-12 Network
March 11
6:00 PM PST
#7 Oregon State 71, #10 Colorado 78
Scoring by half: 1st: 40–38, 2nd: 31–40
Pts: Malcolm Duvivier & Gary Payton II; 17
Rebs: Daniel Gomis; 6
Asts: Jarmal Reid; 4		 Pts: Askia Booker; 20
Rebs: Josh Scott; 14
Asts: Askia Booker; 3
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Pac-12 Network
March 11
8:50 PM PST
#6 Stanford 71, #11 Washington 69
Scoring by half: 1st: 32–32, 2nd: 39–37
Pts: Stefan Nastic; 21
Rebs: Marcus Allen; 9
Asts: Chasson Randle; 6		 Pts: Andrew Andrews; 22
Rebs: Mike Anderson; 10
Asts: Mike Anderson & Nigel Williams-Goss; 7
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Attendance: 9,875

Quarterfinals

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Pac-12 Network
March 12
12:00 PM PST
#1 Arizona 73, #8 California 51
Scoring by half: 1st: 33–27, 2nd: 40–24
Pts: Stanley Johnson; 19
Rebs: Brandon Ashley, Stanley Johnson & Kaleb Tarczewski; 7
Asts: T. J. McConnell; 6		 Pts: Tyrone Wallace; 19
Rebs: David Kravish; 12
Asts: Tyrone Wallace; 5
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Attendance: 12,916
Pac-12 Network
March 12
2:40 PM PST
#4 UCLA 90, #12 USC 76
Scoring by half: 1st: 47–29, 2nd: 49–41
Pts: Isaac Hamilton; 36
Rebs: Bryce Alford & György Golomán; 7
Asts: Bryce Alford; 7		 Pts: Katin Reinhardt; 20
Rebs: Nikola Jovanovic; 6
Asts: Julian Jacobs; 7
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Attendance: 12,916
Pac-12 Network
March 12
6:00 PM PST
#2 Oregon 93, #10 Colorado 85
Scoring by half: 1st: 34–37, 2nd: 59–48
Pts: Joe Young; 30
Rebs: Dwayne Benjamin & Dillon Brooks; 8
Asts: Joe Young; 4		 Pts: Josh Scott; 16
Rebs: Tre'Shaun Fletcher, Jaron Hopkins & Josh Scott; 6
Asts: Askia Booker; 5
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Attendance: 12,916
ESPN
March 12
8:40 PM PST
#3 Utah 80, #6 Stanford 56
Scoring by half: 1st: 34–39, 2nd: 46–17
Pts: Delon Wright; 20
Rebs: Jordan Loveridge; 8
Asts: Jordan Loveridge & Delon Wright; 5		 Pts: Chasson Randle; 22
Rebs: Anthony Brown; 6
Asts: Anthony Brown, Robert Cartwright & Stefan Nastic; 2
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Attendance: 12,916

Semifinals

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Pac-12 Network
March 13
6:00 PM PST
#1 Arizona 70, #4 UCLA 64
Scoring by half: 1st: 27–27, 2nd: 43–37
Pts: Brandon Ashley; 24
Rebs: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson; 12
Asts: T. J. McConnell; 11		 Pts: Norman Powell; 21
Rebs: 5 tied; 4
Asts: Bryce Alford, Norman Powell & Thomas Welsh; 2
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Attendance: 12,916
ESPN
March 13
8:45 PM PST
#2 Oregon 67, #3 Utah 64
Scoring by half: 1st: 30–31, 2nd: 37–33
Pts: Joe Young; 25
Rebs: Dwayne Benjamin & Joe Young; 4
Asts: Joe Young; 3		 Pts: Brandon Taylor; 24
Rebs: Jakob Poeltl; 8
Asts: Delon Wright; 5
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Attendance: 12,916

Championship game

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ESPN
March 14
8:00 PM PST
#1 Arizona 80, #2 Oregon 52
Scoring by half: 1st: 36–21, 2nd: 44–31
Pts: Brandon Ashley; 20
Rebs: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson; 9
Asts: T. J. McConnell; 6		 Pts: Joe Young; 19
Rebs: Dillon Brooks & Elgin Cook; 4
Asts: Joe Young; 4
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Attendance: 12,916

Tournament notes

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  • For the first time since the conference expanded to 12 teams, the #12 seed (USC) won a game.
  • Arizona's 28-point win (80-52) was the largest margin of victory in the conference championship game.[7]
  • Arizona won its fifth Pac Tournament, the first university to do so. The Wildcats have the most conference tournament championships.
  • Arizona was the sixth school in the past seven years to win this tournament.[7]

All-tournament team

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Most outstanding player

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Hall of Honor inductees

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Main article: Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Hall of Honor

References

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  1. ^ "Final stats". Pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. Archived from the original on March 14, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  2. ^ "Final stats". Pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. Archived from the original on March 14, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  3. ^ "Final stats". Pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. Archived from the original on March 13, 2015. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  4. ^ "Final stats". Pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. Archived from the original on March 14, 2015. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  5. ^ "Final stats". Pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. Archived from the original on March 16, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  6. ^ "Final stats". Pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. Archived from the original on March 16, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Post Game Notes" (PDF). pac-12.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 26, 2015.
  8. ^ Pac-12 Basketball Hall of Honor to Induct 2014-15 Class, Pac-12 Conference, January 15, 2015
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