The 2016 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Pac-12 . It was played between March 9 through March 12 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada . The champion, the Oregon Ducks, received an automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA tournament .
Seeds
Teams 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
Conference
Overall
Tiebreaker 1
Tiebreaker 2
Tiebreaker 3
Tiebreaker 4
Tiebreaker 5
1
Oregon †#
14–4
25–6
2
Utah #
13–5
24–7
3
California #
12–6
22–9
1–1 vs. Ariz.
1–1 vs. Ore.
4
Arizona #
12–6
24–7
1–1 vs. Cal
0–1 vs. Ore.
5
Colorado
10–8
21–10
6
Oregon State
9–9
18–11
2–1 vs. Wash. & USC
7
USC
9–9
20–11
2–2 vs. Wash. & OSU
1–1 vs. Wash.
0–2 vs. Ore.
0–1 vs. Utah
1–2 vs. Cal & Ariz.
8
Washington
9–9
17–13
1–2 vs. OSU & USC
1–1 vs. USC
0–1 vs. Ore.
0–2 vs. Utah
0–3 vs. Cal & Ariz.
9
Stanford
8–10
15–14
10
UCLA
6–12
15–16
11
Arizona State
5–13
15–16
12
Washington State
1–17
9–21
† – 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.
Schedule
Session
Game
Time*
Matchup#
Final score
Television
Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 9
1
1
12:00 pm
#8 Washington vs. #9 Stanford
91 –68
Pac-12 Network
12,916
2
2:30 pm
#5 Colorado vs. #12 Washington State
80 –56
2
3
6:00 pm
#7 USC vs. #10 UCLA
95 –71
12,916
4
8:30 pm
#6 Oregon State vs. #11 Arizona State
75 –66
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10
3
5
12:00 pm
#1 Oregon vs. #8 Washington
83 –77
Pac-12 Network
12,916
6
2:30 pm
#4 Arizona vs. #5 Colorado
82 –78
4
7
6:00 pm
#2 Utah vs. #7 USC
80 –72
12,916
8
8:30 pm
#3 California vs. #6 Oregon State
76 –68
FS1
Semifinals – Friday, March 11
5
9
6:00 pm
#1 Oregon vs. #4 Arizona
95 –89OT
Pac-12 Network
12,916
10
8:30 pm
#2 Utah vs. #3 California
82 –78OT
FS1
Championship – Saturday, March 12
6
11
7:00 pm
#1 Oregon vs. #2 Utah
88 –57
FS1
12,916
*Game times in PT . #-Rankings denote tournament seed
Bracket
First round Wednesday March 9
Quarterfinals Thursday March 10
Semifinals Friday March 11
Championship Saturday March 12
1
#5 Oregon
83
8
Washington
77
8
Washington
91
9
Stanford
68
1
#5 Oregon
95*
4
#15 Arizona
89
4
#15 Arizona
82
5
Colorado
78
5
Colorado
80
12
Washington State
56
1
#5 Oregon
88
2
#12 Utah
57
2
#12 Utah
80
7
USC
72
7
USC
95
10
UCLA
71
2
#12 Utah
82*
3
#24 California
78
3
#24 California
76
6
Oregon State
68
6
Oregon State
75
11
Arizona State
66
* denotes each overtime period played
All-tournament team
Most outstanding player
Hall of Honor inductees
References