Oregon State beat Colorado in the Pac-12 tournament championship game Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena to clinch an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, the program’s first since 2016.
Basketball
The Aztecs earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament with a 68-57 win over Utah State on Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
The senior forward and league player of the year will play in his fourth Mountain West tournament title game for the Aztecs on Saturday.
Picked to finish last in the Pac-12, Oregon State will play for an automatic berth in the NCAA tournament Saturday. This after securing a 75-64 win over Oregon in the Pac-12 tournament.
UNLV’s season ended Thursday after getting outscored by 21 points in the second half by Utah State in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West basketball tournament.
Amauri Hardy, who played three years for UNLV, returned to his old stomping grounds with Oregon to post 11 points on 5 of 7 shooting in a victory over Arizona State at T-Mobile Arena.
The Rebels played perhaps their most complete game of the season, rolling past Air Force on Wednesday at the Thomas & Mack Center to advance to play Utah State.
Freshman guard Jalen Suggs scored 10 of his 23 points in the final eight minutes to lift top-ranked Gonzaga to an 88-78 victory over BYU in the WCC championship game.
Forward Drew Timme scored a game-high 18 points to spark top-ranked Gonzaga in the semifinals of the West Coast Conference basketball tournament Monday at Orleans Arena.
Five conferences will hold men’s and women’s basketball tournaments this week and next in Las Vegas. Unlike last year, all are expected to be played to their conclusions.
The coronavirus pandemic has inflicted substantial financial damage on the Las Vegas sports scene. Fans may need patience before a full recovery takes place.
The Pac-12 canceled the rest of its men’s basketball tournament at T-Mobile Arena, the conference announced Thursday, amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus.
Gonzaga rolled to an 84-66 victory over Saint Mary’s in the West Coast Conference championship game at Orleans Arena to win its seventh tournament title in eight seasons.
Gonzaga reserve Will Graves is experiencing the thrill of a lifetime, thanks to relationships forged by his father, Kelly, the coach of the No. 2-ranked Oregon women.
Gonzaga held on to defeat San Francisco 81-77 on Monday night, while Saint Mary’s guard Jordan Ford made the game-winning jumper in a 51-50 victory over Brigham Young.
