Classification Division I Teams 12 Start date 2014 | Season 2013–14 Champions UCLA (4th title) MVP Kyle Anderson | |
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Winning coach Steve Alford (1st title) Location MGM Grand Garden Arena, Nevada, United States Champion UCLA Bruins men's basketball Sites MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise Televisions Pac-12 Network, Fox Sports 1 Similar 2014 CAA Men's Basketbal, 2013 Pac‑12 Conferen, 2014 SEC Men's Basketbal, 2014 West Coast Conferen, 2014 NCAA Division I | ||
The 2014 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament presented by New York Life was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Pac-12 during the 2013–14 season. It was played from March 12–15 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The champion received an automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Tournament. The UCLA Bruins won the tournament with a 75–71 victory over the Arizona Wildcats in the championship game.
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Seeds
Teams will be seeded by conference record, with ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary.
Schedule
Wednesday–Saturday, March 12–15, 2014
The top four seeds received a first-round bye.
Game summaries
In a matchup of the two best teams in the Pac-12, UCLA upset No. 4 Arizona 75–71 to win the conference tournament final. The Bruins' Jordan Adams made a three-point field goal that broke a tie with 45 seconds remaining. Teammate Kyle Anderson had 21 points, 15 rebounds and five assists, and was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
UCLA twice led by 11 in the first half, including 12–0 spurt at the start of the game that put them ahead 14–3. It temporarily quieted Arizona fans, who made up an overwhelming majority of the crowd. The Wildcats used a 12–2 run to cut the Bruins lead to 43–40 at halftime. UCLA exceeded Utah's 39 points from their entire second-round game against Arizona, and matched Colorado's game total of 43 against the Wildcats in the semifinals. One the nation's top defenses, Arizona allowed the Bruins to shoot 58.1 percent, making 18 of 31 from the field. The Wildcats defense tightened in the second half, when the game saw seven ties and eight lead changes. Arizona took their second lead of the game with less than 16 minutes remaining in the game—they first led 3–2 early. Arizona's Nick Johnson, the Pac-12 Player of the Year, scored 14 of his 22 in the second half. However, Anderson countered with 10 points and nine rebounds in the half.
Free throws were a key difference in the game, with UCLA making 21 of 25, while Arizona was only 6 of 16. The Wildcats surrendered 75 points just twice all season, both times to the Bruins; UCLA lost 79–75 to Arizona earlier in January.
All-tournament team
The following were honored as the top players of the tournament:
Most outstanding player
The MVP was determined after the Tournament. Kyle Anderson, who scored 21 points and grabbed 15 rebounds for UCLA in the championship game, was named Tournament MVP.
Hall of Honor inductees
Induction ceremony was held on Friday, March 14, 2014, during the tournament: