LAS VEGAS — Oregon had a hard time stopping Torian Graham in the first half, allowing Arizona State to keep it close. The Ducks still didn’t have an answer for Graham in the second, but they shut down everyone else to earn a spot in the Pac-12 semifinals.
Dillon Brooks scored 22 points, Tyler Dorsey added 21 and No. 5 Oregon pulled away in the second half to beat Arizona State 80-57 Thursday in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament.
“They’re an elite team and have the type of defense that’s going to keep them in games as they play championship-level basketball,” Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley said.
Oregon (28-4) tightened up defensively after a close first half, holding Arizona State to 8-of-33 shooting in the second. That set up transition baskets and allowed the Ducks to pull away from the eighth-seeded Sun Devils.
Dylan Ennis had a career-high 12 rebounds and five assists for the top-seeded Ducks, who move on to face California in the semifinals Friday night.
“I thought our defensive energy was pretty good,” Oregon coach Dana Altman said. “They did get a couple good looks, but mostly those were pretty contested shots.”
Arizona State (15-18) matched Oregon almost shot for shot in the first half before succumbing to the Ducks’ length and pressure in the second.
Graham, a senior, had 32 points and made seven 3-pointers, but the rest of the Sun Devils’ starters were a combined 5 for 30 from the floor.
Other Pac-12 Games
No. 7 ARIZONA 92, COLORADO 78 — Lauri Markkanen scored 20 points, Allonzo Trier added 19 and No. 7 Arizona pulled away in the second half.
Arizona (28-4) had a hard time shaking the Buffaloes in the first half before stretching the lead to 17 in the second.
CALIFORNIA 78, UTAH 75 — Jabari Bird had 26 points and scored on a key three-point play with 14 seconds left, helping California hold off Utah 78-75 on Thursday in the Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinals.
NO. 3, UCLA 76, USC 74 — Isaac Hamilton scored 22 points as the Bruins held off the Trojans.
USC trailed by as many as 12, but pulled within 71-69 with 4:21 to play.
