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Runnin' Utes and Cardinal Duke it Out in Opening Round of Pac-12 Tournament
3/6/2023 12:08 PM | Men's Basketball
Utah and Stanford will battle it out in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament on Wednesday, March 8.
SALT LAKE CITY – The regular-season in the backseat, the Utah men's basketball team now heads to Sin City for the opening round of the Pac-12 Men's Basketball Tournament where the seventh-seeded Runnin' Utes face the 10th-seeded Stanford Cardinal on Wednesday, March 8, inside T-Mobile Arena.
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Ted Robinson will have the call for fans alongside UCLA and NBA legend Bill Walton on Pac-12 Networks as Utah and Stanford battle it out for just the second time ever in the conference tournament and settle the in-season series after each team came away with the win on the road in league action.
PAC-12 TOURNAMENT NOTES
Since joining the Pac-12, here are some numbers surrounding the Utes in the conference tournament…
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UTAH'S RECORD BY SEED (YEARS)
No. 1: N/A
No. 2: 2-1 (2016)
No. 3: 1-3 (2015, 2018, 2019)
No. 4: 0-1 (2017)
No. 5: N/A
No. 6: N/A
No. 7: 1-1 (2021, 2023)
No. 8: 1-1 (2014)
No. 9: 0-1 (2020)
No. 10: 2-1 (2013)
No. 11: 0-1 (2012, 2022)
No. 12: N/A
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UTAH'S RECORD VS. THE FIELD
ARI: 0-1
ASU: N/A
CAL: 2-1
COL: 0-1
ORE: 0-5
OSU: 0-1
STAN: 1-0
UCLA: N/A
USC: 2-1
UW: 2-1
WSU: N/A
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TOURNAMENT ROUND APPEARANCES BY YEAR
Round 1: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Quarterfinals: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
Semifinals: 2013, 2015, 2016
Championship: 2016
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#VIVALASVEGAS
Since joining the Pac-12, Utah has won five of its 11 opening round game at the Pac-12 Tournament with two of those instances (2015, 2016) occurring in the quarterfinal round after earning a by on the first day of action.Â
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In the current Pac-12 era, only Colorado (2012), Oregon (2019) and Oregon State (2021) are the only teams to have won the tournament that wasn't a top-three seed. The top-seed has won four times (2015, 2016, 2018, 2022) while the No. 2 seed has won twice (2014, 2017) and the No. 3 seed taking the crown once (2013).
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PLAYING THE ODDS
The No. 7 seed in the Pac-12 Tournament has gone a combined 7-11 in the Pac-12 Era – including an 0-2 mark in overtime games. Washington lost its first-round game to 10th-seeded Oregon State, 69-66, in 2018 while Utah went 1-1 as the No. 7 seed in 2021 after defeating the Huskies 98-95 before dropping a heartbreaker to second-seeded USC in double-overtime 91-85. The seventh-seeded teams have gone a total of 20-25 all-time in the conference's tournament history – including an 0-4 mark in overtime games and 0-2 when those games have gone into double overtime.
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CRAIG SMITH IN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS
Since he started his head coaching career at the Division I level, Craig Smith is 12-6 overall in the Summit League and Mountain West Conference and Pac-12 Conference Tournaments. In those 18 games, Smith's teams are 2-5 overall when they are the lower seeds with two of those losses coming in the title game – once at South Dakota (2018) and once at Utah State (2021).
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Summit League (South Dakota): 4-4
2015 (#5-Seed): 1-1 (Semifinals)
2016 (#8-Seed): 0-1
2017 (#1-Seed): 1-1 (Semifinals)
2018 (#2-Seed): 2-1 (Championship) [Lost to #1 South Dakota State]
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Mountain West Conference (Utah State): 8-1
2019 (#2-Seed): 3-0*
2020 (#2-Seed): 3-0*
2021 (#2-Seed): 2-1*
*Denotes 1st Round Bye
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Pac-12 Conference (Utah): 0-1
2022 (#11-Seed): 0-1
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LAST TIME OUT
The Utes were able to have the services of Gabe Madsen and Rollie Worster in its regular-season finale at Colorado, but a tough afternoon shooting the ball saw Utah drop its fifth-straight game 69-60. Worster led the Utes in the scoring column his first game back, posting 15 points on an efficient 5-of-8 shooting to go with three rebounds, four assists and a career-high tying three steals. Branden Carlson recorded his fifth double-double of the year with 13 points and 10 rebounds while Lazar Stefanovic chipped in with a dozen points and five assists. Madsen finished with nine points in his return to the line-up for the first time in five weeks.
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UP NEXT
Should the Utes win their first-round game against Stanford, Utah will square off against second-seeded Arizona on Thursday, March 9, at 7 p.m. (MT) / 6 p.m. (PT) local on Pac-12 Networks. Ted Robinson and Bill Walton will once again have the call in just the second meeting between the Runnin' Utes and Wildcats in the Pac-12 Tournament. Utah is 3-5 all-time at the conference tournament when it plays in the quarterfinals with a 1-1 mark in overtime games.
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For the latest news and information on the Runnin' Utes men's basketball program, fans can stay connected online at www.UtahUtes.com and on social media by following @UtahMBB on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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Ted Robinson will have the call for fans alongside UCLA and NBA legend Bill Walton on Pac-12 Networks as Utah and Stanford battle it out for just the second time ever in the conference tournament and settle the in-season series after each team came away with the win on the road in league action.
ÂHeading the #Pac12MBB Tournament? Be sure to link up with other Ute fans at these events before making your way to @TMobileArena!
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PAC-12 TOURNAMENT NOTES
Since joining the Pac-12, here are some numbers surrounding the Utes in the conference tournament…
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- Overall record in the Pac-12 Tournament: 7-11
- Overall record in Las Vegas: 31-32
- Record since Pac-12 Tournament moved to Las Vegas: 7-10
- Record since Pac-12 Tournament moved to T-Mobile Arena: 1-6
- Overall record inside T-Mobile Arena: 2-6 (vs. #6/6 Kentucky, 69-66 & vs. Washington 98-95)
- Record in the Pac-12 Tournament when Utah is the higher seed: 5-3
- Record in the Pac-12 Tournament when Utah is the lower seed: 2-8
UTAH'S RECORD BY SEED (YEARS)
No. 1: N/A
No. 2: 2-1 (2016)
No. 3: 1-3 (2015, 2018, 2019)
No. 4: 0-1 (2017)
No. 5: N/A
No. 6: N/A
No. 7: 1-1 (2021, 2023)
No. 8: 1-1 (2014)
No. 9: 0-1 (2020)
No. 10: 2-1 (2013)
No. 11: 0-1 (2012, 2022)
No. 12: N/A
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UTAH'S RECORD VS. THE FIELD
ARI: 0-1
ASU: N/A
CAL: 2-1
COL: 0-1
ORE: 0-5
OSU: 0-1
STAN: 1-0
UCLA: N/A
USC: 2-1
UW: 2-1
WSU: N/A
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TOURNAMENT ROUND APPEARANCES BY YEAR
Round 1: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Quarterfinals: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
Semifinals: 2013, 2015, 2016
Championship: 2016
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#VIVALASVEGAS
Since joining the Pac-12, Utah has won five of its 11 opening round game at the Pac-12 Tournament with two of those instances (2015, 2016) occurring in the quarterfinal round after earning a by on the first day of action.Â
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In the current Pac-12 era, only Colorado (2012), Oregon (2019) and Oregon State (2021) are the only teams to have won the tournament that wasn't a top-three seed. The top-seed has won four times (2015, 2016, 2018, 2022) while the No. 2 seed has won twice (2014, 2017) and the No. 3 seed taking the crown once (2013).
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PLAYING THE ODDS
The No. 7 seed in the Pac-12 Tournament has gone a combined 7-11 in the Pac-12 Era – including an 0-2 mark in overtime games. Washington lost its first-round game to 10th-seeded Oregon State, 69-66, in 2018 while Utah went 1-1 as the No. 7 seed in 2021 after defeating the Huskies 98-95 before dropping a heartbreaker to second-seeded USC in double-overtime 91-85. The seventh-seeded teams have gone a total of 20-25 all-time in the conference's tournament history – including an 0-4 mark in overtime games and 0-2 when those games have gone into double overtime.
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CRAIG SMITH IN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS
Since he started his head coaching career at the Division I level, Craig Smith is 12-6 overall in the Summit League and Mountain West Conference and Pac-12 Conference Tournaments. In those 18 games, Smith's teams are 2-5 overall when they are the lower seeds with two of those losses coming in the title game – once at South Dakota (2018) and once at Utah State (2021).
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Summit League (South Dakota): 4-4
2015 (#5-Seed): 1-1 (Semifinals)
2016 (#8-Seed): 0-1
2017 (#1-Seed): 1-1 (Semifinals)
2018 (#2-Seed): 2-1 (Championship) [Lost to #1 South Dakota State]
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Mountain West Conference (Utah State): 8-1
2019 (#2-Seed): 3-0*
2020 (#2-Seed): 3-0*
2021 (#2-Seed): 2-1*
*Denotes 1st Round Bye
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Pac-12 Conference (Utah): 0-1
2022 (#11-Seed): 0-1
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LAST TIME OUT
The Utes were able to have the services of Gabe Madsen and Rollie Worster in its regular-season finale at Colorado, but a tough afternoon shooting the ball saw Utah drop its fifth-straight game 69-60. Worster led the Utes in the scoring column his first game back, posting 15 points on an efficient 5-of-8 shooting to go with three rebounds, four assists and a career-high tying three steals. Branden Carlson recorded his fifth double-double of the year with 13 points and 10 rebounds while Lazar Stefanovic chipped in with a dozen points and five assists. Madsen finished with nine points in his return to the line-up for the first time in five weeks.
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UP NEXT
Should the Utes win their first-round game against Stanford, Utah will square off against second-seeded Arizona on Thursday, March 9, at 7 p.m. (MT) / 6 p.m. (PT) local on Pac-12 Networks. Ted Robinson and Bill Walton will once again have the call in just the second meeting between the Runnin' Utes and Wildcats in the Pac-12 Tournament. Utah is 3-5 all-time at the conference tournament when it plays in the quarterfinals with a 1-1 mark in overtime games.
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For the latest news and information on the Runnin' Utes men's basketball program, fans can stay connected online at www.UtahUtes.com and on social media by following @UtahMBB on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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