Pac-12 Conference Releases 2021 Men’s Basketball Tournament Bracket
Mar 7, 2021, 9:35 PM
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The Pac-12 Conference released the 2021 Men’s Basketball Tournament bracket after the regular season concluded on Sunday night.
11 teams from the Pac-12 will head to Las Vegas to play the conference basketball tournament at T-Mobile Arena. Arizona will not play in the tournament after issuing a self-imposed postseason ban from NCAA violations.
Utah will be the No. 7 seed in the tournament and will face No. 10 Washington on Wednesday, March 10 at 5 p.m. MT. The winner will battle No. 2 USC on Thursday, March 11 at 6:30 p.m. MT. The first round matchup will be televised on the Pac-12 Network.
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🗓️: March 10-13
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Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Tournament Bracket
First round – Wednesday, March 10
Game 1: No. 8 Arizona State vs. No. 9 Washington State, 2 p.m. MT
Game 2: No. 7 Utah vs. No. 10 Washington, 5 p.m. MT
Game 3: No. 6 Stanford vs. No. 11 California, 8 p.m. MT
*All three games will be televised on the Pac-12 Network
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 11
Game 4: No. 1 Oregon vs. Game 1 Winner, 12:30 p.m. MT on Pac-12 Network
Game 5: No. 4 UCLA vs. No. 5 Oregon State, 3:30 p.m. MT on Pac-12 Network
Game 6: No. 2 USC vs. Game 2 Winner, 6:30 p.m. MT on Pac-12 Network
Game 7: No. 3 Colorado vs. Game 3 Winner, 9:30 p.m. MT on ESPN
Semifinals – Friday, March 12
Game 8: Semifinal 1, 6:30 p.m. MT on Pac-12 Network
Game 9: Semifinal 2, 9:30 p.m. MT on ESPN
Championship – Saturday, March 13
Game 10: Championship, 8:30 p.m. on ESPN
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