While we’ve seen some early madness during conference tournament week, the Pac-12 men’s tournament has remained pretty chalky. All four top seeds won in Thursday’s quarterfinal round.
No. 9 seed Stanford remained upset-minded after its incredible win over Arizona State on Wednesday, but could not quite overcome No. 1 seed Arizona. Center Christian Koloko and guard Bennedict Mathurin combined for 44 points in the 84–80 win.
Oregon’s NCAA tournament hopes likely came to an end after a disappointing 2021–22 Pac-12 season, as the No. 5 seed Ducks fell to No. 4 seed Colorado 80–69. Evan Battey (19 points, 12 rebounds) and Jabari Walker (18 points, 16 rebounds) chipped in with impressive performances for the Buffaloes.