Arizona's basketball teams had a mixed week in the Pac-12 Tournament, with the men's team clinching the regular-season title by defeating UCLA 88-65, while the women's team was edged out by USC 65-62 in the quarterfinals. Helena Pueyo and Esmery Martinez led the women's team with 14 points each in their victory over No. 10 Washington 58-50 in the first round. Despite the loss, Arizona's women's team still hopes for an NCAA invite. The men's victory over UCLA was described as a significant achievement, securing the final regular-season title as the Pac-12 chapter closes.
'Cats final game in the Pac-12 just slips between their fingers as USC defeats Arizona, 65-62 https://t.co/85Q3Q0fu4y
Arizona women can't overcome USC in Pac-12 tournament, still hopes for NCAA invite https://t.co/2GrrrLpkbZ
Photos: No. 5 Arizona defeats UCLA 88-65 to clinch 2024 Pac-12 regular-season men's hoops crown https://t.co/NIJ7KNHQRU
Photos: (2) USC defeats (7) Arizona 65-62, Pac-12 Women's Basketball Tournament https://t.co/XnPeWHfOSI
the forever Pac-12 champs. @ArizonaMBB is the final champion of the conference of champions‼️ https://t.co/2PQvhuQsMM
No. 5 USC holds off Arizona with 65-62 victory in Pac-12 quarterfinals. https://t.co/8rnTvehimy
Dave Pasch sums it up: Arizona clinches the regular-season Pac-12 title outright on UCLA's floor. Has a nice ring to it.
Arizona going into Pauley to rout UCLA and secure the final regular season MBB title is quite a mic drop to close out the league.
Arizona keeps NCAA bid hopes alive by edging UW 58-50 in first round of Pac-12 Tourney https://t.co/PVUbc9sYdz
Helena Pueyo and Esmery Martinez each scored 14 points and seventh-seeded Arizona defeated No. 10 Washington 58-50 on Wednesday night in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. https://t.co/kROd83xgha
Arizona with the big win to advance. USC tomorrow night.
Pac-12 chapter closing, but Arizona can write final paragraph this week: another conference crown https://t.co/dDmdDdUp5Y