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Wildcats Beat Bruins to Capture Pac-12 Tournament Title - Mar 13, 2022 
Bennedict Mathurin (6'6''-G/F-2002) scored 27 points and No. 2 Arizona used a massive second-half run to beat No. 13 UCLA 84-76 on Saturday night, winning the Pac-12 Tournament in coach Tommy Lloyd's first season.The Wildcats and Bruins put on a Vegas headlining show worthy of the conference's top two seeds, trading athletic plays and big runs at the first full-capacity Pac-12 Tournament in three years. The top-seeded Wildcats (31-4) played their second straight game without point guard Kerr Kriisa (6'2''-G-2001) due to a sprained right ankle suffered in the quarterfinals against Stanford. His replacement, Justin Kier (6'4''-G-1998), was limited to 13 minutes due to foul trouble, depleting Arizona's depth even more. Arizona labored without Kier, falling into an 12-point hole early in the second half before finding a gear few other teams have. The Wildcats went on a 22-5 run to lead 63-58 and fire up the McKale Center north (T-Mobile Arena) crowd. Arizona kept its offensive Strip show rolling to sweep the Pac-12 regular-season and tournament titles for the seventh time - and lock up a likely No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The second-seeded Bruins (25-7) shut down Arizona for long stretches and appeared to be headed toward a repeat of their lopsided win in Westwood in January. UCLA went into a lengthy offensive funk after going up 53-41, triggering the Wildcats' play-fast offense and their raucous fans. The Bruins tried to punch back, but the Wildcats countered each time. UCLA pulled within 80-76 in the final minute, but Christian Koloko (7'0''-C-2000) and Oumar Ballo (7'0''-C-2002) had three blocked shots in the final 38 seconds. Ballo blocked six shots overall and Koloko four. Jules Bernard (6'6''-G-2000) scored 19 points and Jaime Jaquez Jr. (6'6''-G/F-2001) 18 to lead the Bruins. Sin City turned into Hoops City after two years of pandemic restrictions, with five conference tournaments played over nine days. The Pac-12 finale topped the marquee a few steps from The Strip, the conference's top two teams during the regular season. The Bruins and Wildcats put on a high-level show in the first half - when fouls weren't being called. The Wildcats were whistled 12 times and Kier was limited to eight minutes after picking up three fouls. The Bruins were called for nine fouls, including two each on three players. UCLA led 40-35 at halftime after Juzang hit a 3 at the buzzer. The hits kept coming. Kier picked up his fourth foul 62 seconds into the second half and Koloko was called for a Flagrant 1 foul on an elbow to Bernard's head. Bernard made both free throws and Tyger Campbell hit a jumper to cap a 10-2 run that put UCLA up 50-39. UCLA big man Cody Riley then went to the bench with his fourth foul. Arizona took advantage with its big run and kept it rolling, hitting 16 of 24 shots in the second half. BIG PICTURE UCLA's defense was superb early, but flailed once Arizona got rolling. The Bruins are still plenty good enough to make some noise again in the NCAA Tournament. Arizona, after a slow start, showed off the gear few teams can match. That's why they're among the favorites to win the national title. UP NEXT UCLA: Will likely still be a high seed in the NCAA Tournament Arizona: Will likely be a No. 1 seed on Selection Sunday. Courtesy of pac-12.com Pac-12 Tournament Final: Arizona - UCLA 84-76 Pac-12 Tournament Semifinals: Arizona - Colorado 82-72 UCLA - USC 69-59 All-Pac-12 Awards 2022 - Mar 13, 2022
All-Tournament MVP:  Bennedict Mathurin (6'6''-G/F-2002) of ArizonaPlayer of the Year: Bennedict Mathurin (6'6''-G/F-2002) of ArizonaDefensive Player of the Year:  Christian Koloko (7'0''-C-2000) of ArizonaFreshman of the Year:  Harrison Ingram (6'8''-G-2002) of StanfordMost Improved Player of the Year: Christian Koloko (7'0''-C-2000) of ArizonaSixth Man of the Year:  Pelle Larsson (6'5''-G-2001) of ArizonaCoach of the Year: Tommy Lloyd of Arizona First Team Terrell Brown Jr. (6'3''-G-1998) of Washington Tyger Campbell (5'11''-PG-2000) of UCLA Jaime Jaquez Jr. (6'6''-G/F-2001) of UCLA Johnny Juzang (6'6''-G-2001) of UCLA Christian Koloko (7'0''-C-2000) of Arizona Bennedict Mathurin (6'6''-G/F-2002) of Arizona Isaiah Mobley (6'10''-F-1999) of USC Drew Peterson (6'8''-G) of USC Azuolas Tubelis (6'10''-F-2002) of Arizona Jabari Walker (6'8''-F-2002) of ColoradoSecond Team Evan Battey (6'8''-F-1998) of Colorado Branden Carlson (7'0''-C-2000) of Utah Michael Flowers (6'1''-G) of WSU Jalen Graham (6'9''-F) of Arizona St. Will Richardson (6'5''-G-1999) of OregonHonorable Mention Boogie Ellis (6'3''-G-2000) of USC Harrison Ingram (6'8''-G-2002) of Stanford Spencer Jones (6'7''-F-2000) of Stanford Andre Kelly (6'8''-F) of California Jordan Shepherd (6'4''-G) of California Dalen Terry (6'7''-G-2002) of ArizonaAll-Defensive Team Jaylen Clark (6'5''-G) of UCLA Jaime Jaquez Jr. (6'6''-G/F-2001) of UCLA Myles Johnson (6'11''-C) of UCLA Christian Koloko (7'0''-C-2000) of Arizona Dalen Terry (6'7''-G-2002) of ArizonaAll-Defensive Honorable Mention  Efemina Abogidi (6'10''-C-2001) of WSU Evan Battey (6'8''-F-1998) of Colorado Marreon Jackson (6'1''-G) of Arizona St. Spencer Jones (6'7''-F-2000) of Stanford Franck Kepnang (6'10''-C-2001) of Oregon Isaiah Mobley (6'10''-F-1999) of USCAll-Freshman Team  Mouhamed Gueye (7'0''-F/C) of WSU Harrison Ingram (6'8''-G-2002) of Stanford KJ Simpson Jr. (6'2''-G) of Colorado Lazar Stefanovic (6'6''-G-2002) of Utah Glenn Taylor (6'6''-F) of Oregon St.
All-Tournament Team Bennedict Mathurin (6'6''-G/F-2002) of Arizona Jules Bernard (6'6''-G-2000) of UCLA Jaime Jaquez Jr. (6'6''-G/F-2001) of UCLA Spencer Jones (6'7''-F-2000) of Stanford Christian Koloko (7'0''-C-2000) of Arizona Boogie Ellis (6'3''-G-2000) of USC |
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