Bruins fall!

The Oregon Ducks accomplished what Arizona couldn't. They beat the UCLA Bruins!

Oregon took it to the Bruins tonight in the championship game of the Pac-12 tournament in Las Vegas and came away with a 78-69 victory. The Ducks (26-8) led by nine at halftime, 41-32, increased the margin to 11 midway through the second half and did not buckle to the Bruins (25-9) down the stretch, thanks mainly to the all around play of Johnathan Loyd and Carlos Emory. Loyd finished with 19 points on an 8 for 14 shooting performance and Emory netted 20.

UCLA coach Ben Howland did pull even in the technical-foul department with Arizona coach Sean Miller, by collecting a  "T" in the first half when he took off his coat and slung it into the crowd. It must have been a bad call! If Miller had done that, he would have been ejecting from the game. Just saying!

The Pac-12 tourney is over and we finally have a champion and now it's on to the big dance. Five outstanding teams will represent the Pac 12 -- Oregon, UCLA, California, Arizona and Colorado.

Now, the fun begins!