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MEN'S BASKETBALL After 11 years in Los Angeles at the STAPLES Center, the Pac-12 moved its championship to Las Vegas where the MGM Grand Garden Arena played host to the league's postseason tournament. OREGON won its third Pac-12 Tournament title, and first since 2007. The Ducks were the fifth different league school to capture the postseason crown over the last six years. Similar to the regular season where 57 of 108 league games were decided by single digits, the 11-game Pac-12 Tournament provided eight games decided by single digits, including a tournament record three overtime games. UCLA earned the top seed at the Pac-12 Tournament after claiming its 31st regular-season league title. The Pac-12 placed five teams in the NCAA Tournament, with another three teams playing in the NIT. The five teams in the NCAA Tournament represented the most by the Pac-12 since six participated in the 2009 NCAA Tournament. With ARIZONA and Oregon advancing to the Sweet 16, it marked the first time the league placed two teams in the regional semifinals since 2008. CALIFORNIA's Allen Crabbe was named the Pac-12 Player of the Year as he led Cal to its fourth 20-win season in five years. Crabbe averaged 18.4 points per game/3rd in the Pac-12 and 6.1 rebounds per game. He becomes the seventh Golden Bear to earn Pac-12 Player of the Year honors. ARIZONA STATE's Jahii Carson and UCLA's Shabazz Muhammad were named Co-Freshman of the Year. Carson becomes the fourth Sun Devil to earn Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and the first since 2003. Carson logged more minutes than any other player this season averaging 37.2 minutes per game. He's among the league's top five in scoring and assists averaging 18.5 points per game and 5.1 assists per game. Muhammad is the eighth Bruin to earn Pac-12 Freshman of the Year honors. He led the Bruins in scoring (17.9 ppg/4th in Pac-12) and three-point field goal percentage (.377/11th in Pac-12). COLORADO's André Roberson was named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year as he helped the Buffs limit their opponents to a Pac-12 best 62.6 points per game in league play. He led the league with 11.2 rebounds per game and was second in the Pac-12 with 2.2 steals per game. Dwight Powell of STANFORD was named the Pac-12 Most Improved Player of the Year as he increased his points per game from 5.8 in his sophomore year to 14.9 for his junior season. He also increased his rebounding average after earning 4.6 rebounds in his sophomore year and 8.4 rpg for the 2013 season. Oregon's Dana Altman was voted the John R. Wooden Pac-12 Coach of the Year as he guided the Ducks to a second-place tie in the Pac-12 standings and the Pac-12 Tournament Championship. Under Altman, the Ducks have posted their second consecutive second-place finish and third consecutive 20-win season. 2012-13 FINAL PAC-12 CONFERENCE MEN'S BASKETBALL STANDINGS UCLA (NCAA) Arizona (NCAA)# Oregon (NCAA)*& California (NCAA) Colorado (NCAA) Arizona State (NIT) Stanford (NIT)% Washington^ USC+ Utah Oregon State Washington State@ CONFERENCEOVERALL W L PCT HOME AWAY W L PCT HOME AWAY NEUT 135 .7227-2 6-3 25 10 .714 15-36-3 4-4 126 .6677-2 5-4 27 8 .771 14-27-4 6-2 126 .6677-2 5-4 28 9 .757 17-26-5 5-2 126 .6677-2 5-4 21 12 .636 11-56-5 4-2 108 .5566-3 4-5 21 12 .636 12-35-7 4-2 9 9 .500 6-3 3-6 22 13 .629 16-4 4-7 2-2 99 .5005-4 4-5 19 15 .559 12-55-7 2-3 99 .5005-4 4-5 18 16 .529 11-75-7 2-2 99 .5006-3 3-6 14 18 .438 10-63-9 1-3 5 13.278 4-5 1-8 1518 .455 11-7 2-10 2-1 4 14 .2222-7 2-7 14 18 .438 9-83-8 2-2 4 14 .222 3-6 1-8 13 19 .406 10-7 1-9 2-3 * Pac-12 Tournament Champions; # - Won tie-breaker for No. 2 seed in Pac-12 Tournament; & - Won tie-breaker for No. 3 seed in Pac-12 Tournament ^ - Won tie-breaker for No. 6 seed in Pac-12 Tournament; + - Won tie-breaker for No. 7 seed in Pac-12 Tournament; % - Won tie-breaker for No. 8 seed in Pac-12 Tournament; @ - Won tie-breaker for No. 11 seed in Pac-12 Tournament. POSTSEASON RESUL TS NCAA TOURNAMENT NATIONAL INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT Second Round - March 21 & 22 ARIZONA 81, Belmont 64 (Salt Lake City, Utah) CALIFORNIA 63, UNLV 61 (San Jose, Calif.) Illinois 57, COLORADO 49 (Austin, Texas) OREGON 68, Oklahoma State 55 (San Jose, Calif.) Minnesota 83, UCLA 63 (Austin, Texas) First Round - March 19 & 20 ARIZONA STATE 83, Detroit 68 (Tempe, Ariz.) STANFORD 58, Stephen F. Austin 57 (Stanford, Calif.) BYU 90, WASHINGTON 79 (Provo, Utah) Third Round - March 23 ARIZONA 74, Harvard 51 (Salt Lake City, Utah) Syracuse 66, CALIFOrNIA 60 (San Jose, Calif.) OREGON 74, San Jose 57 (San Jose, Calif.) Second Round - March 22 & 23 Baylor 89, ARIZONA STATE 86 (Waco, Texas) Alabama 66, STANFORD 54 (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) Fourth Round - March 28 & 29 Ohio State 73, ARIZONA 70 (Los Angeles, Calif.) Louisville 77, OREGON 69 (Indianapolis, Ind.) 15