Oski the Bear was pleasantly surprised with Cal getting payback on UNLV. Photo Credit: Bob Stanton-USA TODAY Sports

Thursday’s PAC-12 results from day one –

Midwest Region: HP Pavilion/San Jose, California
12 Oregon Ducks (27-8) 68 v. 5 Oklahoma State Cowboys (24-9/Big XII) 55

Recap – The “underseeded” Ducks controlled the action all game, keeping the ‘Pokes playing from behind for 40 minutes. Damyean Dotson led Oregon with 17 points while Arsalan Kazemi had 11 points, grabbed 17 points with two assists. Dana Altman got another win as a 12 seed after leading 12 Creighton to an OT win over 5 Florida in 2002. Next up for Oregon is Saint Louis on Saturday.

West Region: EnergySolutions Arena/Salt Lake City, Utah
11 Belmont Bruins (26-7/Ohio Valley) 64 v. 6 Arizona Wildcats (26-7) 81

Recap – Arizona built a 12-point lead at half against Belmont and held on in the second half outscoring the Bruins 49-44. Mark Lyons provided a team high 23 points with three other Wildcat starters scoring 12 points.  Next up for Arizona will be Harvard on Saturday.

East Region: HP Pavilion/San Jose, California
12 California Golden Bears (21-11) 64 v. 5 UNLV Running Rebels (25-10/MWC) 61

Recap – Life’s all about second chances and the Bears took advantage of suck opportunity. Earlier in the season Mike Montgomery’s team lost by a point to UNLV at Haas Pavilion but flipped the script in front of a most “pro-Bears” crowd in San Jose. Allen Crabbe scored 19, grabbed nine rebounds and had four assists, Justin Cobbs provided 13 points in the win. Next up for Cal is Syracuse on Saturday.

Friday’s NCAA games involving PAC-12 teams –

East Region: Frank Erwin Center/Austin, Texas/Gametime Friday March 22 at 1:40 pm on TNT
10 Colorado Buffaloes (21-11) v. 7 Illinois Fighting Illini (22-12/B1G)

South Region: Frank Erwin Center/Austin, Texas/Gametime Friday March 22 at 6:57 pm on TruTV
11 Minnesota Golden Gophers (20-12/B1G) v. 6 UCLA Bruins (25-9)

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Oski the Bear wasn’t the only one confused by the NCAA’s seeding and why his Cal Bears are playing UNLV for a second time this season. Photo Credit: Bob Stanton-USA TODAY Sports

NCAA Tournament (5 teams) –

Midwest Region: HP Pavilion/San Jose, California/Gametime Thursday March 21at 1:40 pm on TNT
12 Oregon Ducks (26-8) v. 5 Oklahoma State Cowboys (24-8/Big XII)

West Region: EnergySolutions Arena/Salt Lake City, Utah/Gametime Thursday March 21 at 4:20 on TNT
11 Belmont Bruins (26-6/Ohio Valley) v. 6 Arizona Wildcats (25-7)

East Region: HP Pavilion/San Jose, California/Gametime Thursday March 21 at 4:27 pm on TruTV
12 California Golden Bears (20-11) v. 5 UNLV Running Rebels (25-9/MWC)

East Region: Frank Erwin Center/Austin, Texas/Gametime Friday March 22 at 1:40 pm on TNT
10 Colorado Buffaloes (21-11) v. 7 Illinois Fighting Illini (22-12/B1G)

South Region: Frank Erwin Center/Austin, Texas/Gametime Friday March 22 at 6:57 pm on TruTV
11 Minnesota Golden Gophers (20-12/B1G) v. 6 UCLA Bruins (25-9)

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NIT (2 teams) –

First Round: Maples Pavilion/Palo Alto, California/Gametime Tuesday March 19 at 8 pm on ESPN2
5 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (27-4/Southland) @ 4 Stanford Cardinal (18-14)

First Round: Wells Fargo Arena/Tempe, Arizona/Gametime Wednesday 7 pm on ESPNU
6 Detroit Titans (20-12/Horizon) @ 3 Arizona State Sun Devils (21-12)

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March 13, 2013; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Arizona State Sun Devils guard Jahii Carson (1)  Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

In the first game of the day 9 seed Arizona State met 8 seed Stanford and Arizona State Freshman Jahii Carson put on a show. Carson scored 34 points, including 5 points in overtime to help put away the Cardinal, 89-88. He set the tournament record for points by a freshman.

“I just try to come up big on big stages. I know my teammates look a lot for me to create for them and create for myself, and I try to go out there and make big plays.”

- Arizona State’s Jahii Carson on his record setting performance

For the game Stanford made 15 three pointers, but just a single free throw. Their post season hopes will be sitting and waiting rather than playing. The Sundevils meet top seed UCLA at Noon Thursday. (Pac 12 Network)

For the second game of the day it was a rematch of a game from last weekend. 12 seed Oregon State met 5 seed Colorado and the results in Vegas turned out different. The Buffaloes took care of business and knocked off the Beavers. It was a rough start for the game. Colorado missed 8 of it’s first 11 shots. Oregon State started 1 for 6, but the Buffs got it together to win 74-68. Colorado meets Arizona Thursday at 2:30(PT) in Round 2.

Game three featured 10 seed Utah, who finished the regular season by beating back to back Pac 12 teams, the first time since joining the conference faced off against 7 seed USC. The Utes largest lead in the game was 13 and they were able to hold on for the 6 point victory, 69-66. Utah meets #2 Cal Thursday at 6pm(PT).

The final game of Wednesday’s Round 1 of the Pac 12 Tournament had a battle for the Apple Cup on the hardwood. 6 seed Washington met 11 seed Washington State. The Huskies started the game with a flourish and looked to take the win, but lost the lead with about 7 minutes left in the game. Washington State Senior Brock Motum had 28 points in the loss 64-62 as the Huskies move on to face the #3 seed Oregon Ducks Thursday at 8:30(PT)

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