THE PACIFIC-12 CONFERENCE THREAD

Ducks ride defense past Utah in Pac-12 title game

Tyler Dorsey scored 23 points, Dillon Brooks added 18 and No. 8 Oregon turned the Pac-12 championship game into an early rout, rolling over No. 12 Utah 88-57 on Saturday night.

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Utes use 19-2 run to rally past Fresno State

Jakob Poeltl had 16 points and a career-high 18 rebounds, and Utah used a 19-2 run to pull away from feisty Fresno State 80-69 Thursday night in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

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Oregon romps past Holy Cross 91-52

Carrying the marquee for the underachieving Pac-12, No. 1 seed Oregon showed no nerves playing as a top seed and rolled past No. 16 seed Holy Cross 91-52 on Friday night in a West Regional first-round game.

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Brooks rallies top-seed Oregon past St. Joseph's

Dillon Brooks refused to let 1-seed Oregon and the Pac-12 be eliminated on the first weekend of the NCAA tournament, scoring 25 points and leading the Ducks to 69-64 win over St. Joseph's.

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Oregon knocks defending champ Duke out of tourney

Oregon used a strong second-half rally to beat defending champion Duke 82-68 on Thursday night in the West Region semifinal, advancing to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2007.

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Dorsey scores 21 as No. 5 Oregon beats Army 91-77 in opener

Oregon coach Dana Altman had a great start to the season Friday -- in more ways than one.

After signing a new seven-year contract and three highly ranked high school recruits, Altman found a sold-out crowd of 12,364 eager to witness the beginning of his seventh season with the Ducks.

Tyler Dorsey scored 21 points and freshman Payton Pritchard added 15 in his debut as No. 5 Oregon opened with a 91-77 victory over Army.

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No. 10 Arizona beats No. 12 Michigan State in final seconds

Arizona coach Sean Miller came up with perfect ending for his Wildcats.

Kadeem Allen took the ball the length of the court and scored with 1.3 seconds left and the 10th-ranked Wildcats beat No. 12 Michigan State 65-63 on Friday night in the Armed Forces Classic.

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No. 16 UCLA routs Pacific 119-80 behind record 18 3-pointers

Fun returned to Pauley Pavilion in a big way with the college debuts of Lonzo Ball and T.J. Leaf.

Those two were among four starters in double figures for No. 16 UCLA, which made a school-record 18 3-pointers in a 119-80 rout of Pacific in the teams' season opener on Friday night.

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No 16 UCLA blows past Cal State Northridge in 2nd half

UCLA sustained several blows in the first half against Cal State Northridge, then delivered a knockout punch in the second half.

That's the way UCLA coach Steve Alford saw it as a poor first half, muddied by turnovers and missed shots, had the Bruins trailing at halftime. The No. 16 Bruins scored 62 second-half points and struck first, early and often as they dominated Cal State Northridge 102-87 on Sunday night.

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Frosh Markkanen lifts No. 10 Arizona to difficult win

Two games in and Arizona freshman Lauri Markkanen is already drawing high praise from his coach.

"Lauri's one of the best players in college basketball," Sean Miller said. "He is. He's a monster."

The 18-year-old 7-footer from Finland scored 26 points and the 10th-ranked Wildcats held off a furious second-half rally by Cal State Bakersfield for a 78-66 victory on Tuesday night.

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Moore sets Cal freshman record with 38 points in OT win

Sure, Charlie Moore has heard of Shareef Abdur-Rahim. When told he had just broken the former NBA star's California freshman record at this early stage of the season, he was thrilled.

"I was like, `Oh, wow, that's a pretty big accomplishment," he said, smiling.

The Golden Bears needed somebody to carry the load with three starters and key playmakers sitting out injured and a cold first half.

Moore scored 38 points to top Abdur-Rahim's mark of 33 points set in November 1995, Stephen Domingo hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 3:10 left in overtime, and short-handed No. 25 Cal held off UC Irvine 75-65 on Wednesday night.

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No. 4 Oregon overpowers Valparaiso 76-54

An embarrassing road loss to Baylor may prove to be a valuable lesson for Oregon.

If the fourth-ranked Ducks want to meet their own lofty expectations, they'll have to earn it on the boards.

Two days after losing by 17 points to the unranked Bears, Chris Boucherhad 25 points and nine rebounds to lead Oregon to its 27th consecutive home victory, 76-54 over Valparaiso on Thursday night.

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Freshmen Leaf and Ball lead No. 16 UCLA past San Diego 88-68

Knowing San Diego lacked a solid inside presence, UCLA went after the Toreros where it hurt.

T.J. Leaf had 26 points and 10 rebounds and fellow freshman Lonzo Balladded 13 points to help the 16th-ranked Bruins win 88-68 on Thursday night.

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Markkanen scores 22, No. 10 Arizona routs Sacred Heart 95-65

Arizona coach Sean Miller called it "a typical November game."

For his 10th-ranked Wildcats, that meant another blowout over an overmatched opponent.

Lauri Markkanen scored 22 points to lead six Arizona players in double figures in Arizona's 95-65 rout of Sacred Heart on Friday night.

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Leaf and Ball lead No. 16 UCLA past Long Beach State 114-77

Once UCLA got going, there was no stopping the Bruins.

T.J. Leaf scored 21 points and fellow freshman Lonzo Ball added 20 in 16th-ranked UCLA's 114-77 victory over Long Beach State on Sunday night.

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No. 8 Wildcats pull away to beat Northern Colorado 71-55

Parker Jackson-Cartwright took over as starting point guard for Arizona this season.

He's handled the takeover as well as he handles the basketball.

Jackson-Cartwright had 15 points, a career-high 11 assists and one turnover in 34 minutes in the eighth-ranked Wildcats' 71-55 victory over Northern Colorado on Monday night.

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No. 13 Oregon beats Tennessee 69-65 in OT in Maui

Dillon Brooks came up short with a chance to win the game in regulation. Given another shot, he wasn't going to miss.

Brooks hit a long 3-pointer with 22 seconds left in overtime and scored 17 points, lifting No. 13 Oregon to a 69-65 victory over Tennessee at the Maui Invitational on Tuesday.

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King leads Colorado over No. 22 Texas

Colorado had to rebound from its first loss of the season and the Buffaloes did by rebounding.

George King had 12 points and 13 rebounds to lead Colorado to a 68-54 victory over No. 22 Texas on Tuesday in the third-place game of the Legends Classic at Barclays Center.

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No. 13 Oregon beats UConn 79-69 for fifth in Maui

Oregon opened the Maui Invitational with a disappointing loss, won in overtime and closed with a click-on-all-cylinders win.

Winning the tournament was the goal, but getting better with each game wasn't a bad consolation.

Chris Boucher scored 21 points, Tyler Dorsey added 19 and No. 13 Oregon beat Connecticut 79-69 on Wednesday in the fifth-place game of the Maui Invitational.

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No. 14 UCLA romps past Portland 99-77 in Wooden Legacy

UCLA coach Steve Alford thought Lonzo Ball got off to a slow start Thursday night.

If that was a slow start for Ball, it bodes very well for the Bruins this season.

The freshman sensation had 18 points and 11 assists for his third career double-double, turning in several spectacular plays as No. 14 UCLA romped past Portland 99-77 in the first round of the Wooden Legacy.

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