Pac-10 Tournament – Semifinals up next


March 13, 2009 at 7:09 am
By Dennis Greenfield          Get The Conversation Started »

Quarterfinals recap:

Arizona State 68, Arizona 56
The battle in the desert proved victorious for Arizona State as the Sun Devils knocked Arizona out of the Pac-10 tournament with a 68-56 win. Pac-10 player of the year James Harden led the charge with 27 points and eight rebounds.

Jordan Hill had 20 points and 13 rebounds for the Wild Cats.

The Arizona loss could very well have burst their bubble and end the longest active streak of NCAA Tournament appearances.  The ‘Cats have been to the Tournament 24 consecutive years; second all-time behind the 27-year streak by North Carolina from 1975-2001.

Washington 85, Stanford 73
Jon Brockman dropped 20 as Washington completed their 3-game sweep of Stanford this season to help the Huskies move into the semifinal round. The Cardinal’s 35% field goal shooting certainly didn’t help them any.

USC 79, Cal 75
From the opening tip-off to the final buzzer USC never trailed Cal as they beat the Bears 79-75.

Taj Gibson had a double-double for the Trojans with 21 points and 16 rebounds.

UCLA 64, Washington State 53
Darren Collison was ready to play and scored 15 points on the Bruins’ way to beating Washington State.

The Cougars really struggled in the first half shooting only 7 of 34 from the field.

Up next: Semifinals

Arizona State vs. Washington – 6:00 pm PDT

USC vs. UCLA – 8:30 pm PDT









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