UCLA vs. Arizona Pac-12 Tournament: How to Watch, Betting Odds

For the second year in a row, the Bruins and Wildcats will face off for the conference crown in Las Vegas.

The rubber match between the Bruins and Wildcats will once again take place in Las Vegas with the Pac-12 tournament championship on the line.

WHO: UCLA vs. Arizona

DATE: Saturday, March 11

TIME: 7:30 p.m. PT

LOCATION: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV

TV: ESPN

STREAMING: fuboTV (Start your free trial)

RADIO: AM 570, Sirius Ch. TBD, SXM App TBD – Josh Lewin (play-by-play), Tracy Murray (analyst)

SPREAD: UCLA -1.5 (+100), Arizona +1.5 (-125)*

MONEY LINE: UCLA -118, Arizona, -110*

OVER/UNDER: O 148 (-110), U 148 (-118)*

UCLA came in at No. 2 in the most recent AP Poll and USA Today Coaches Poll, and is currently No. 4 in the NET Rankings, No. 2 in the KenPom, No. 3 in the T-Rank and No. 4 in the BPI. Arizona came in at No. 8 in the AP Poll and No. 9 in the Coaches Poll, and is currently No. 10 in the NET, No. 10 in the KenPom, No. 10 in the T-Rank and No. 10 in the BPI.

According to ESPN's Joe Lunardi, UCLA is projected to be the No. 2 seed in the West Region for the NCAA tournament, while Arizona is the No. 2 seed in the Midwest.

The Bruins were the heavy favorite to win the Pac-12 this season, earning the No. 1 spot in the preseason media poll with 26 first-place votes. The Wildcats, on the other hand, came in at No. 2 with three first-place votes. UCLA won the regular season conference title by four games, while Arizona finished in second.

UCLA is led by coach Mick Cronin, who is in his fourth season with the program. Cronin boasts an 97-34 record since arriving in Westwood and a 462-205 record as a head coach overall, including his previous stints at Murray State and Cincinnati.

The Bruins finished the regular season 27-4, including an 18-2 record in Pac-12 play. Following a winless weekend in Las Vegas in November, UCLA rattled off 14 wins in a row, including victories over Maryland, Kentucky and USC. The streak came to an end with back-to-back road losses against Arizona and USC, but the Bruins closed things out by winning 10 in a row over Washington, Washington State, Oregon State, Oregon, Stanford, Cal, Utah, Colorado, Arizona State and Arizona.

In the Pac-12 quarterfinals on Thursday, UCLA beat No. 9 seed Colorado 80-69. The Bruins beat No. 4 seed Oregon 75-56 in the Pac-12 semifinals on Friday.

UCLA is averaging 74.4 points per game while allowing 60.3 points per game, which rank No. 119 and No. 7 in the country, respectively. The Bruins have the No. 22 adjusted offense and No. 1 adjusted defense in the KenPom. Their 16.0 turnovers forced per game and their 10.3 turnovers per game both rank inside the top 25 in the country.

Guard/forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. leads UCLA with 17.5 points and 8.1 rebounds per game. Point guard Tyger Campbell is averaging 13.5 points and 4.8 assists per game. Amari Bailey, Adem Bona and Dylan Andrews, meanwhile, have each emerged as secondary options alongside veteran sharpshooter David Singleton.

Guard Jaylen Clark was averaging 13.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.6 steals per game, but he went down with a lower leg injury against Arizona on March 4. Cronin said on Tuesday that Clark will be out for the Pac-12 tournament, and a report from Stadium's Jeff Goodman claims he will be out for the season.

Bona, on the other hand, hurt his left shoulder against Oregon on Friday. His status moving forward is undetermined.

Jaquez won Pac-12 Player of the Year, Clark won Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year, Bona won Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and Cronin won Pac-12 Coach of the Year. Campbell joined Jaquez on the All-Pac-12 First Team, while Clark made the Second Team and Bona and Bailey made the All-Pac-12 Freshman Team.

Arizona is led by coach Tommy Lloyd, who is in his second season with the Wildcats. Lloyd led Arizona to a No. 1 seed and Sweet 16 appearance in his first year as a head coach, coming off 20 years as an assistant under Mark Few at Gonzaga.

The Wildcats finished the regular season 25-6, including a 14-4 record in Pac-12 play. Arizona opened the year 6-0 and had big nonconference wins over San Diego State, Creighton, Indiana and Tennessee, but fell victim to quite a few upsets versus conference opponents. The Wildcats racked up plenty of wins in January and February, defeating USC, Washington, Colorado and Utah, but they lost two out of three to Arizona State and UCLA to close out the year.

In the Pac-12 quarterfinals on Thursday, Arizona beat No. 10 seed Stanford 95-84. The Wildcats beat No. 6 seed Arizona State 78-59 in the Pac-12 semifinals on Friday.

Arizona is averaging 83.3 points per game while allowing 71.9 points per game, which rank No. 4 and No. 235 in the country, respectively. The Wildcats have the No. 5 adjusted offense and No. 50 adjusted defense in the KenPom. Arizona has the second most assists per game in the country with 19.4, and they rank No. 9 in total rebounds per game with 39.5.

The Wildcats' offense has largely been running through their big men this season, with forward Azuolas Tubelis averaging 19.8 points and 9.1 rebounds per game and center Oumar Ballo averaging 14.2 points and 8.5 rebounds per game. Veteran guards Courtney Ramey, Kerr Kriisa and Pelle Larsson are putting up 10.9 10.2 and and 10.2 points per game, respectively, with Ramey and Kriisa each attempting 6.6 3-pointers a night.

Ballo won Pac-12 Most Improved Player of the Year on Tuesday, and he made the All-Pac-12 First Team alongside Tubelis.

UCLA is 63-47 against Arizona all-time, and 6-3 since Cronin took over in Westwood. The Bruins and Wildcats split the two matchups this season, while Arizona beat UCLA in last year’s Pac-12 title game.

*Odds via SI Sportsbook

Follow Connon on Twitter at @SamConnon
Follow All Bruins on Twitter at @FN_AllBruins
Like All Bruins on Facebook at @FN.AllBruins
Subscribe to All Bruins on YouTube

Read more UCLA stories: UCLA Bruins on Sports Illustrated
Read more UCLA men's basketball stories: UCLA Men's Basketball on Sports Illustrated