Pac-10 Tournament – Semifinals up next

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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 Pac-10 has 5 on the 2009 Wooden Award midseason list

photo via WoodenAward.com

From the official release:

Created in 1976, the John R. Wooden Award is the most prestigious individual honor in college basketball. It is bestowed upon the nation’s best player at an institution of higher education who has proven to his or her university that he or she is making progress toward graduation and maintaining a cumulative 2.0 GPA. Previous winners include Larry Bird (’79), Michael Jordan (’84), and Tim Duncan (’97) and last year’s recipients, Tyler Hansbrough of North Carolina and Candace Parker of Tennessee.

The Pac-10 had five players who made the preseason list.

Jon Brockman, 6-7, F, Sr., Washington
Darren Collison, 6-0, G, Sr., UCLA
Taj Gibson, 6-9, F, Jr., USC
James Harden, 6-4, G, So., Arizona State
Jordan Hill, 6-10, F, Jr., Arizona

For a complete list and more information, be sure to visit the official release from WoodenAward.com.

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