PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University men's basketball (9-21, 1-17) will be the No. 12 seed in the 2016 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Tournament and will take on No. 5 Colorado (21-10, 10-8), Wednesday, March 9 at 2:40 p.m. PT at the MGM Garden Arena at Las Vegas, Nev.
Colorado swept the regular season with wins at both Pullman (Jan. 23) and at Boulder (Feb. 11). The Buffaloes won by an average of 6 points per game this season with just a five-point win at Pullman (75-70) and a seven-point win in a double-overtime game at Boulder (88-81).
The winner of the game between WSU and Colorado will face No. 4 Arizona, Thursday, March 10 at 2:40 p.m. PT. Oregon earned the No. 1 seed, Utah the No. 2 seed and California the No. 3 seed.
This marks the first time that WSU will enter the Pac-12 Tournament as the 12th seed and the first time it will take on Colorado in the tournament. The last time the Cougars won a game in the tournament was back in the Pac-10 Tournament played at Los Angeles during the 2008-09 season.
2016 PAC-12 MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
Wednesday-Saturday, March 9-12
MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nev.
Wednesday, March 9
Game 1: No. 8 WASHINGTON vs. No. 9 STANFORD, 12:10 p.m. PT (P12N)
Game 2: No. 5 COLORADO vs. No. 12 WASHINGTON STATE, approx. 2:40 p.m. PT (P12N)
Game 3: No. 7 USC vs. No. 10 UCLA, 6:10 p.m. PT (P12N)
Game 4: No. 6 OREGON STATE vs. No. 11 ARIZONA STATE, approx. 8:40 p.m. PT (P12N)
Thursday, March 10
Game 5: No. 8/9 vs. No. 1 OREGON, 12:10 p.m. PT (P12N)
Game 6: No. 5/12 vs. No. 4 ARIZONA, approx. 2:40 p.m. PT (P12N)
Game 7: No. 7/10 vs. No. 2 UTAH, 6:15 p.m. PT (P12N)
Game 8: No. 6/11 vs. No. 3 CALIFORNIA, approx. 8:45 p.m. PT (FS1)
Friday, March 11
Game 9: Semifinal 1, 6:15 p.m. PT (P12N)
Game 10: Semifinal 2, approx. 8:45 p.m. PT (FS1)
Saturday, March 12
Game 11: Championship game, 7:15 p.m. PT (FS1)