How they got there: Just three losses in Pac-12 play – to Oregon, Arizona and USC – kicked the Bruins all the way down to third place and the Pac-12 Tournament’s No. 3 seed. Then they had to hang on to beat sixth-seeded USC just 76-74 in Thursday’s late quarterfinal, surviving a 2-for-10 shooting night from Bryce Alford and making just 38.7 percent of their field goals overall.
Arizona finished in a first-place tie with Oregon at 16-2, earned the No. 2 seed and beat No. 7 seed Colorado 92-78 in Thursday’s quarterfinals.Â
