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championship game? welcome back to our broadcast location inside staples center. michael eaves and michael simon with you again. let's go back to the first, miles getting to the championship game. ulaa gave them a strong store but the stars stepped up for cal. >> what they did in the second half they picked up their intensity, made things tougher for the bruins and that led to that high powered offense of the cal bears to get go. robertson, randle and christopher for, 18 from the field, leading to 50 cal bear points. >> 71% in the second half. cal moves on to the championship game. as we take a look at it, cal has never won the pacific life pac-10 tournament title. they have i chance to do that tomorrow. 3:00 pacific, 6:00 eastern on cbs. will it be stanford or will it be washington? that's the question facing t the -- here in the second game

on our semifinal coverage. miles, a good take on it so far? who's going to win this thing? >> i think washington is still the team to beat. i think they got the jitters out last fight. they'll be able to go up and down against stanford today and tomorrow night, if they win today, high-powered up and down game. >> the huskies have won five in a row over stanford. they have a lot of work to do to handle the huskies in our second semifinal match-up. when we return, l.a. scott will join us and talk to us about the nichetives. we're getting you ready for tibetwanfo gton

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>> one trend we've seen in college athletics as of late, conferences, especially major conferences, are getting bigger and bigger. there's been talk potentially about expanding the pac-10. why is that a good idea, commissioner and where do you think that will be in the immediate future? >> one of the reasons that's exciting for me to be involved in college sports in the pac-10, it's a dynamic time. college sports is very robust. i think it's growing in terms of value. with the economy the way it is, the financial pressures on the schools, i think it's requiring a different way of thinking and preparing for the future. so, we are -- as we get ready to go to the media market a year from now, i feel like it's incumbent upon me as new leader in this conference to think about all things that add value and enhance and solidify the conference long into the future. so if we're going to think about he can he expanding the conference, alliances with other conference, now is my time to do it. i was brought in to look at

things from a new perspective, take a step back and present to our constituent a plan for how we'll may the pac-10 as strong as we can in the future. expansion, having a football championship has to be in the mix of things you'll think about. >> there's also been talk of expanding the ncaa tournament to 96 teams, adding 34 more teams. what's your take on that? >> well, it's a very complex -- i've been here eight months. and it's like i'm just scratching the surface of understanding the complexities of the issue. the n.i.t., where they are with the tv markets and all that right now. what i would say coming from my experience in professional tennis is i think you have to be careful before you make a decision like that about expanding a format. the ncaa basketball tournament is something highly admired, very valuable. i do have some concerns about diluting something that is so pristine and so special on the one hand. on the other hand, regular

season college basketball is in a bit of a delicate stage, too. conference championships like we have going on here right now need to be valued and preserved as well. all of which is to say i have some concerns diluting what is so great about the ncaa tournament, diluting pac-10 basketball but i don't understand what the leadership the ncaa is thinking about and the pressures they have. it's too early for me to think about definitively. >> sounds like you have a lot on your plate. good luck with those expansion ideas. the commissioner of the en we return the oute pac-10 women's turn under way at galen center also in los angeles. we heoree of semifinal action as well. big day here although staples center los angeles for the pacific life pack ten tournament. boston lager is my favorite.

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speaking of stanford, the women are trying to do the same thing as well. the state farm women's pack ten tournament under way at galen center. joining me from the stanford women's toech, head coach, ten-time pack ten coach of the year. tara, welcome. >> it's great to be here. >> you got under way with a 20-point win over arizona. you've been ranked second in the country all season long. talk about your team's performance today and how well you think they're prepared to enter the ncaa tournament. >> our team is playing very well right now. jane is coming back from an ankle -- sprained ankle. mckay was the pack ten player of the year this year. these playing great. kayla peterson and great play from bolen, and so it's really exciting. you know, the pac-10 women's tournament is very competitive. >> you talked about some of your

players. i think if people have seen your team play, they realize are you have a lot of talent and versatile players. you mentioned apell, peterson. you've got some very good players on your team. >> if you want to compete at the highest level, we have a great coaching staff but the players get out there and get it done. they worked very hard. they get along very well. they're very unself sxish a fine group to coach. >> you went 18-0 in the conference in pac-10, 21-1 in the season, and the one loss to the number one team in the country, uconn. you were the only team this season to lead uconn at the half. they rallied in the second half. some of your players are anxious to get a rematch with uconn. i know from a coaching standpoint you're trying to limit that and not look too far down the road, but that could be what we see here in the final four in san antonio. >> we would love to go to the final four. we were the last team to beat uconn. they have a terrific team. just great players. i have a lot of confidence this

our team, our players. they're going to work very hard and we'll take it one game at a time. we play cal tomorrow. we don't look past anyone. we know we have to come out and play well. >> you mentioned your game against cal. let's take a look at the bracket how it stands in the women's tournament at the galen center. usc beat oregon. now ucla is taking on oregon state. it could be an all-california final four at the state farm women's pac-10 basketball tournament. we appreciate you hanging out with us. good luck in the tournament. >> thank you very much. congratulations to mike montgomery and their team. go stanford. >> go stanford! >> cardinal through and through. coming back with more on the pacific life pac-10 tournament here at staples center. can the cardinals get to the championship game or will it be thomas and the huskies?

welcome back to pacific life pac-10 tournament at staples center, downtown los angeles. the washington huskies taking on the stanford cardinals in the final semifinal match-up of the evening. can the huskies face the number one seeded cal bears? they have to get past the cardinals. that's the trophy that goes to the winner of the pacific life

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also of stanford university. so our ties to the pac-10 goes back to our roots as a company. >> well, he's a ticketholder for ucla and alumni. we know who he wanted to win. we apologize ucla couldn't move on. thanks for joining me. we'll be back with more from the pacific life pac-10 tournament. who's going to get to the game against cal? stanford or huskies? think you've seen it all at l a) a whole new way toohick b) so meaty any, c) hwathunk rigicipe u ea... . ha yes. geip o boneless filet. our meatiest piece of boneless chicken ever... with a side, biscuit, and drink for just 5 bucks. unthink. and taste the unbucket side of kfc.

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against stanford he has played tremendous defense. hadn't shot particularly well. did a nice job disturbing. but it's been his defense against jeremy greene. thomas, again, i expect stanford to make washington prove they can knock down the long ball consistently. look to pack it in when they play zone, play soft when they play man-to-man.

isaiah thomas will be have to be a scoring threat from long. >> holiday likely will take landry field. pondexter, a guy who can average 20 point a game and rip you for 20, 25, 30. he can go off. meantime for the stanford, they have a guy named jeremy green, great range, engineer moment randle range. >> just a sophomore. has really improved in different areas of his game. not just strictly a jump shooter like he was last season. he's doing a much better job taking the ball to the basket, like in that possession. and andrew bettis shooting off the dribble. he has improved his game. thomas has kind of picked up the gauntlet of challenge that lorenzo romar throws at him. this will be a terrific match-up between two of the pac-10's best players. >> landry fields led the conference in scoring in over 22

point per game. jarrett mann, a tremendous point guard. drew shiller, they need his offense. he need to give them 10 to 15 point a game. jack trotter is the muscle man down low. the coach, johnny dawkins, two-time all-american at duke. then coached as an assistant for mike k. and brings that same enthusiasm and discipline to the cardinals. >> marques: you talk about the play of drew shiller. also, a walk-on for stanford, played terrific basketball as of late, igbinosa. stanford is playing well, a little chip. dawkins has tightened things up in practice. >> steve: stanford in the red. washington in the home whites as they are the higher seed. >> marques: the player of the

year, randle is the guy but pondexter and fields, two of the best this conference has to offer. >> steve: isaiah thomas, much like in seattle, washington, will defend a taller jeremy green. washington won going away 94-61. thomas got it to gaddy. abdul races to the hoop. gets fouled. >> marques: just an all-around outstanding game from this cardinal basketball club. >> steve: early fullcourt pressure and that's what turned the tide against oregon state last night. diving for the loose ball, abdul gaddy, forces the turnover and

goes back huskies' way. >> marques: shiller, green, the best in items of advancing the ball up the floor for stanford, landry fields. >> steve: gaddy can take that shot and miss it. pondexter goes down hard and he's in some kind of pain. being helped up by his teammates. went down on his lower back. >> marques: jarrett mann on the inside on the blockout. you see mann rooting up under him. >> steve: real speed. let's listen. painful. quincy, a tough guy, back at the free throw line. he was another outstanding foul shooter at 83%. number of the world university games in the off-season. he was terrific last year in the

ncaa tournaments going 43 points in two games against mississippi state and purdue. >> marques: they'll have to deal with the fullcourt man-to-man pressure. gaddy against fields. high screen near midcourt. >> steve: gaddy in the man-to-man. you see occasionally them go to the zone. shiller on the drive. knocked away by pondexter. green gets it back and scores. >> marques: talked about his ability, jeremy green getting to the rack. >> steve: i'll tell you, washington is determined to speed up the pace of this game. they don't want a slow down, comfortable stanford style. >> marques: you have to do it with defense. so far, they are. that time a nice back door steal by isaiah thomas.

gaddy threw the pass too hard as he was very close to his receiver. >> marques: i learned romar gets up and really has a bitter beer drinker frown, he's not a drinker, but how long will he wait to pull overton to put him in the lineup? that's when he picked up the level of play last night in the second half. >> steve: gaddy on him defensively now. goes behind his back to fields. landry pulls the trigger, misses the three. there's matthew bryan-amaning. right now the pace favors washington. >> marques: defensively it favors washington. like they did against oregon state. >> steve: stanford in the man-to-man defense. we may see a zone from the

cardinal. we're seeing it right here. >> marques: it's a two-three zone. landry fields flagging down on the baseline, getting the outside shot. >> steve: washington is not an outstanding three-point shooting team. they almost shoot 32% from three-point range. so pack it in, take your chances that way. overton comes off the bench. he's the energizer bunny coming out there. >> marques: three minutes enough for romar in this kind of situation, knowing he needs to get to the championship game to ensure yourself of an ncaa tournament bid. holiday, landry fields, on-ball defenders. >> steve: ahead to overton. a foul will be called.

tournament bound, california, 23-9. i lot of people say they might already be in. there is arizona state with an rpi of 61. they lost in the quarterfinal first round to the stanford card analyses last night. still, it is an arizona state team that won 22 games and 12 conference games and finished second in the conference. >> marques: holiday again, making a nuisance of himself defensively with a weak side block shot. >> marques: the pace favors a university of washington husky basketball team.

a lot of activity. >> steve: they're playing hard. >> marques: they're playing hard but again establishing the tempo, is what they're doing. you can lull stanford into playing that type of tempo-u them where they want them. >> steve: green misses the shot. overton misses. after missing the first seven shots, the huskies get the field goal and take the lead. >> marques: again, that's tempo. pushing the ball up the floor, cutting your offensive man off, keeping pressure on stanford. overplay on landry fields. you have to become playmakers in these situations.

arizona state, 39% shooting. overton to thomas. rattles out, no good. and picking up, landry field. >> marques: shoot the basketball. >> steve: time-out on the floor. the final game of the night at the staples center in the pacific life pac-10 tournament. ny fson.

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>> steve: our pacific life summary shows you that we have one team in. that's the number one seed, california golden bears who won their first regular season title for the first time since 1960. and rebecca, i guess you listen into the stanford huddle. what's going on? >> i did. i wanted to check in with johnny dawkins. he's challenges his team to play smarter basketball. hes, you took five or six bad shots. you can't rush offensively. he's also telling the guys, stay physical. they have to match that energy and effort as well. >> steve: they are 1 for 7, the cardinals, to open this game, rebecca. down low, fields. >> marques: nice, nice. >> steve: they did exactly what coach dawkins asked them. >> marques: nice man reading by landry fields.

>> steve: stanford in the other end, packing in the zone. overton missing the three. pondexter, rebound. that's what he does best. >> marques: up in the crowd, outmuscles the basketball away from trotter. once he does that, kind of a park, opening of the rim happening for him. an easy putback. >> steve: quincy coming off an absolutely brilliant ending in the regular season where he knocked off four and scored 34 point making 14 of 18 shots from the floor. from everywhere. >> marques: last night against oregon state, pondexter, there was something going on. >> steve: bryan-amaning has picked up his game in recent weeks. they get it low to pondexter. he misses an easy shot off the front of the rim.

>> marques: quincy pondexter, as athletic as upon decks, you have to go up and throw that down. bring the rim down with you. >> steve: good play, good play, overton. game-changer. overton to holiday who misses the layup. >> marques: you'll see it in full display, the loose layup. >> steve: washington is 2 for 13 from the floor. and they lead in the ball game. that was knocked into the washington crowd. >> marques: looks good. just give the basketball back to stanford. why not start the fast break, maybe get two point at the other end. bryan-amaning could have done with the timing. you get the oohs and aahs, but that's about it, especially if

stanford scores out of this possession. >> steve: igbinosa had a good game last night, stitches last night in their quarterfinal victory. falling down is darnell gains. they'll give it back to the cardinal with a new shot clock. >> marques: the defense was solid but offensively they were tight. same thing happening. the defense is active, it's energetic. all over the place, covering for each other. >> steve: i have a feeling lorenzo had a heck of a speech and got them fired up. >> marques: putting that throttle down, calm down and making the great shots and great looks they've got at the bucket so far. >> steve: stanford shoots the ten and washington 2 for 13.

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>> steve: not much offense but harry the husky enjoying the defense. >> marques: they're liking harry the hucky. >> steve: they're all over the place. >> marques: two blocked shots, justin holiday, ripping and skipping. fields once again. matthew bryan-amaning, like the peanut vendor at dodger stadium throwing nuts into the stands. >> steve: for the huskies you have a high they're scoring 80 points per game. they were limited to just 20 points in the first half last night and still came back from a 12-point deficit to beat oregon state. >> marques: able to change the

tempo of that game. they've come out more aggressively than they did last night. making shots. they are 2 for 13. stanford, 3 for 13 here early in this game. >> steve: darnell gant, quincy pondexter, elston turner and overton on the floor for washington. we have a foul prior to the ball even being given to gant. it goes against dildy, who just came in. trying to defend quincy pondexter. >> marques: pondexter, they go back to man-to-man. they start off man-to-man on the inbounds play and flash back run the two-two zone with field out at the top. >> steve: overton misses the shot badly but donald to pick him up and he missed it. >> marques: another missed shot. has to be six at least for washington in this game so far. >> steve: five turnovers now for

the cardinals. they'll tie it 6-6. johnny dawkins does not feel comfortable because washington is shooting about 12% in this game. and stanford doesn't have the lead. >> marques: and lorenzo romar not impressed. you know those shots defensively will fall for them. just maintain the same defense intensity. >> steve: conner a good spot-up shooter. pondexter will score himself. >> marques: nice work by pondexter. you can't isolate in zone situations. isolate, top of the key. >> steve: that is an offensive foul on andrew zimmermann and sixth turnover for stanford already in this game. >> marques: credit the hustle of venoy overton to shoot one, move

the screen. in doing so, lured zimmermann into moving, getting a piece of him. >> steve: they tried the alley-oop against the zone. a foul was called against the cardinal prior to the shot. so zimmermann not only -- he picked up two fouls in the last couple of minutes, the illegal screen and now a foul. that's two fouls on zimmermann. >> marques: pondexter, the activity he's showing you here in this game, didn't feel that last night. down with some kind of a cold, flu. two-three zone. the huskies' pondexter doing a nice job. still trying to get to the rim. >> steve: really rattled arizona state last night. bryan-amaning will wind up at the free throw line. >> marques: good offensive rebound. that's that miss so badly by

elston turner jr. that it surprised stanford. they were not in position to rebound, bryan-amaning was there. he got hit but that's a makeable shot with bryan-amaning. >> steve: having trouble with his contact lens. took it out. now it's back in. may need a little liquid drop. he'll step to the free throw line for a couple of shots. >> marques: he's played better the last eight games, averaging 13 points a game. he credits paul fortier, the assistant coach. got him attacking the rim, no more fadeaway jump shots. he was able to self-correct when he does something wrong. he's spent countless hours, frame by frame, watching what he does. >> steve: it has taken the double off quincy and because of that, his numbers have stepped up. isaiah thomas back in. >> marques: that was the recurring discussion all season with the huskies, who's going to

>> offensive uls on stanford early i game. >> marques: that was the attitude, according to the coaching staff coming in. that's just too obvious to be building with the forearm pushoff with venoy overton. you want to hit back, bang, make this a physical game.

they don't mind martyr falls, retaliation physically to maintain that mindset of physicality. >> steve: stanford staying in it. the first meeting january 14th, washington won 94-61. the second meeting, february 13th, washington won 78-61. they average 86 points a game. and washington only has nine and we still have 30 minutes to go. >> marques: like a birthday candle, 25 points a game, average margin of victory against stanford. and this kind of puncture, washington was at greser, stanford didn't respond very well. they're trying to make that mindset change as coaching staff, and it showed last night against arizona state. >> steve: holiday makes the foul

shot to make it an 11-6 game. 5-0 run for the huskies. >> marques: holiday didn't touch the basketball. >> steve: they're trying to get some speed and athleticism in the game. harris along with dildy. he turns it over. my goodness, they are going crazy with the offensive fouls. >> marques: they have to get fields sop touches. great one-on-one player. he's got to first receive the basketball. >> steve: johnny dawkins saying, come on, that's a flop. three officials, very good ones. the last five possessions, stanford has turned it over four times. floated low pass.

gant almost traveled. >> marques: yet thomas getting 5 5'11". gant gant, very close to becoming a turnover. >> steve: they're going to see a built of zone when they get to the ncaa tournament. they have to be able to solve that. they have not with their outside shooting today. woo washington, 3 for 9. good defense. pushing holiday and picked up by his teammate, jack trotter. >> marques: gant leaving trotter, trying to get the weak side block that he had no chance to get.

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the pacific life pac-10 men's basketball tournament is brought to you by -- >> steve: welcome back to staples center in los angeles, california, for the pacific life pac-10 tournament. a defensive stand as washington has a 25-16 lead over the stanford cardinals. breshers is at the free throw line. the red shirt freshman from l.a. price. feel like he is going to have a fine future there. strong man in the middle, much like they had last year with jon brockman, who's now doing quite well for sacramento in the nba.

>> marques: coming on the floor from the seattle area. landry fields touch of the basketball. >> steve: and igbinosa makes the three, chance for four. >> marques: igbinosa. young man who missed a lot of practice time, a lot of games because he had to fulfill requirements for his major this year, gets the contact down low. >> steve: igbinosa cannot make a four-point play but they cut the lead to seven. if they have a defensive stand, they have 1:30 before the break. they've had a miserable offensive first half.

defensively, overton tries to spin on his man and now is knocked down. down low to breshers. and stolen by shiller. third washington turnover. >> marques: jeremy green, talk about frustrating. he's just been in total rock up mode. >> steve: shiller, three spins out. that would have got the stanford faithful going. there's lots of good shooters on the floor. there's a separation of game clock and shot clock of about six seconds.

>> marques: isaiah thomas. >> steve: shot is good. first field goal of the game. >> marques: stanford can throw the ball inbound. >> steve: shiller misses. that's the first half as stanford held to only 19 points. johnny dawkins stares in disbelief. his defense was good. they limited the top scoring team in the conference, averaging 80 point per game to only 28. let's go to rebecca can lorenzo romar. >> you've got to be happy with the defense your team is bringing to the table right now. >> i thought we were really active. we let fields get away from us. we've done a good job on green but is he so explosive. he can come out and get 15, 0 points in the first half. we have to stay with this and not lose focus. >> offensively i know you want

to find a way to get the lid off the rim. what do you want to change? >> john wooden says be quick, not too much in a hurry. we're too quick and in a hurry. when we're around the rim, we have to take our time. >> he says they're playing a little two rushed. michael, it's the acura halftime report. give us some answers. >> i'll let similes simon. he was a little better player than i was. we'll also take to you an exciting finish. one of the other conference tournaments around the country, player of the year candidate. giving his team a victory at the buzzer. here at staples center, it's washington with a 28-19 lead.

we are back here on the "acura halftime report." the second and final game of our semifinal coverage from here at staples center tonight ppt the pacific life pac-10 tournament tonight sees washington leading stanford 2-19. landry field, 3 of 7 for ten point. the problem as a team, though, stanford shot 7 of 24. let's take you to the big ten. if you didn't see this finish, you missed a finish here between michigan and ohio state. michigan with the lead, manny harris and then evan turner, shoots, dribbles from 35 feet in

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welcome back to the "acura halftime report" here at staples center. washington and stanford at the half. it's the washington huskies with a 28-19 lead. very low scoring, poor shooting there in the first half. we saw good shotting moments ago at staples center in the 76 gasoline $76,000 free throw give away, this is jennifer james from portland, oregon. she had four free throw attempts, each one worth $19,000. she made her first one. ross davidson awarded her with a check for $19,000. 76 gasoline, we're more than top tier gas, we're on the driver's side. we've got 20 minutes to decide who's going to play top seeded cal bears in tomorrow's championship game of the pacific life pac-10 tournament. johnny dawkins team, 28-19, down by nine. if you're johnny dawkins, how do

you feel about your team right now? >> i don't feel so bad. i held the washington huskies to 28% field goal percentage and i have the best scoring duo in the pac-10 coming at you. >> landry field lead the league in scoring, and jeremy green, prolific scorer themselves. maybe they can rally, make this a ball game down the stretch. bears are waiting for them. will it be pondexter and huskies or the stanford cardinals? thanananananananananananananana

washington with a 28-19 lead over the stanford cardinal. the shooting was not that strong but the defense was outstanding by both stanford and the washington huskies. i thought the huskies in particular were relentless on the two guys fields and greens. >> they did a terrific job. that's one thing lorenzo romar has to be ecstatic. getting down and dirty on fields. holiday the rebuke, the denial, the rejection. bryan-amaning a sue near for someone in the front row.

then suggs with the jump shot. nice off the dribble shot by s y isaiah. >> the "acura halftime report" stats, remember, they only shot the huskies 38% in the first half. last night shot 52% in the second half. turnovers abate the story for stanford, eight in the first half. let's go to rebecca. >> i talked with stanford assistant coach dick davey. he said, the gobad news is we he seven turnovers. heed we need to try to get to the foul line and draw freebies in the meantime. he want to maintain defensive pressure and keep washington from making a run as well. >> steve: thank you, rebecca. stanford has the ball first to open the second half with mann on the floor. green with the first shot and

misses. he's 1 for 4. pondexter, beautiful. count the basket. a chance for three for the senior. >> marques: quincy pondexter trying to bring the energy right away. you know what type of play he is. you heard romar talk about it at the top of the game. you'll have to talk to quincy pondexter about what needs to happen for this team to live up to its potential. >> steve: we are seeing the top two scoring duos in the pac-10 conference, feeltdz and green average 39, pondexter averages 37 in the first half. those combos each went for 12. >> marques: washington, great defense. the stanford duo, especially jeremy green was thwarted. i thought it was the huskies not capitalizing on a lot of point-blank shots at the rim.

>> steve: meantime, the third foul is called on quincy pondexter. we told you that quincy playing with a little bit of a cold, the flu issue that has cost him a little bit. he was limited last night. his defense has not been hurt by it at all. >> marques: he played through it, if it's still bugging him. stanford opens up in their man-to-man, and jarrett mann tries to beat out quincy pondexter. >> steve: jump hoot hook, stinz out, no good. >> marques: you can be assured of him getting the offense. holiday, terrific job of such denial for fields. >> steve: green, again, from outside. he's one of the best three-shooters in the pac-10. fields misses, gets his own

rebound, sticks it back in. he has eight rebounds now and a big offensive board to pull the cardinals to within nine. >> marques: that's improvisational move by fields. big, two-step around the defensive player and nice hustle on the offensive glass. >> steve: brbryan-amaning, holiday, pondexter on the floor for washington. shot clock down to seven. isaiah will take and score on the three. it was the second half that lifted them by oregon state last night. >> marques: outside shooting is thomas. >> steve: shiller, no good. >> marques: nice, nice. thomas to holiday to pondexter. >> steve: 13 for the senior from fresno, california.

>> marques: good things happen when you run the floor. >> steve: they are. they end up with a 1-point lead. a time-out called by stanford as cardinals see washington pulling away. pondexter throws it down. >> marques: thomas right here, nice feed at the basket. the x-mo show i can't believ stive. ruinr da

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tighten up defensively. they've just got enough time and enough scorers that it's pent up in him. i'm saying, they have the battle, just got to see what happens. >> steve: pondexter finds the middle of that two-three zone. fields punches it ahead to jarrett mann. zimmermann drops it in from the foul line. >> marques: there's that defensive stat. that's a big. again, i love the fact that stanford not waving the white flag, throwing in the towel.

they understand that this thing is a long way from over. just a 12-point deficit they're looking at. much continue to play hard and give the honest effort every possession. >> steve: corner, isaiah thomas misses for three. gets knocked down. he'll wind up at the free throw line for three shots, helped up by his buddy pondexter. >> marques: coaches teach these players where they really want them to get close to the shooting hand, almost close to the body. i've seen more -- either fouls or and one shots awarded from overzealous closing out on three-point shooters. >> steve: isaiah thomas earlier today treated his fans, let them

know he did have a broken bone. earlier he tweeted, for all you wondering, i'm staying ought four years at washington. maybe a fifth, if i can. >> marques: okay. >> steve: i was waiting for your comment, and your comment is, okay. >> marques: okay. terrific player out of tacoma curtis high school. tacoma, washington, guys have a rivalry thing going on but they've come together on the roster. jarrett mann. >> steve: uppondexter and thoma have all 13 husky second half point. washington has opened up a 15-point lead. washington was up by nine at the half.

green chases down the loose basketball. isaiah thomas remains, and he pulls up, finally that's his first three. >> marques: a little high mall. green so quiet all evening. >> steve: lorenzo roamer told rebecca at the break, we have to keep defense on. he can go for 15, 20 in the half. >> marques: that kind of shooter, offensively, a little more control. >> steve: 15:36 to play in the basketball game. number three, washington, trying to advance. boston lager continues to be a spbeer weeks after jim stthe ss it took the best beer in america award.

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point. randle and christie, 65 of 80 point. washington shooting 64% in the second half. washington has the lead by ten points -- by 11 points over the stanford cardinal. there's mike montgomery, led cal to their first regular season title in 50 years. he is scouting this game between the huskies and cardinals. he's coached the cardinal for quite some time. >> marques: indeed, went to final four,er a er arpac-10 cha champions in california. i didn't know if they were be motivated, they beat oregon, then the next game they play -- i wasn't sure just if ucla, how much motivation and energy and effort -- but they came ready.

the defense locked down the seniors. there's defense. talk about locking down, stepping up. overton, seay say he's one of best in the country, off the grille of mann, forcing the turnover. give credit to the wings for entry pass denial also. >> steve: we didn't see this defensive energy from the very beginning of oregon state. we saw it from the very beginning of the stanford team. >> marques: they got the offense going and going, the headed in the right direction. the huskies started off the jump ball pass with great defensive intensity. you know, candidly, in years past, washington had an opportunity as a washington ball club. look at the great players in

brandon roys, blackman is a great defensive energy rebounding gig. >> it's good to see them start to get things going. they were picked in the preseason to finish second to california but they finished third. lorenzo romar said on january 3rd, if we lose just one or two more games, they may have to win the pac-10 tournament to make the tournament. washington has gone 8-2. they suffered the two losses. now they're trying to get to that title game. >> i thought they would have to win coming into it. i thought they would have to win the tournament to get into the ncaa. but i think with the way they played, especially in this tournament, i'm surprised at stanford last night. i think the huskies are one of the top two teams in the country. >> steve: holiday misses.

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>> steve: welcome back to the pacific life pac-10 tournament. washington with the big lead. it's time for the winning touch from touch of mrai >> marques: pondexter, getting out in transition, getting it down. >> steve: let's go to rebecca. >> reporter: when you think of quincy pondexter, you think tough, physical, a guy that can get to the line at will. he also has a finesse, grace and maybe that is coming from his inner ballet dancer. back here in december, he was the grandfather in the pacific northwest pballet. he was the first ever celebrity guest. you see him showing off his acting skills. the bigger lesson is how well

respected quincy is in the community up in seattle. he says he wants to be a leader, a role model and he wants to give back. smpbl havingcertainly having a fun there. >> steve: he had more than a touch of gray. well, quincy pondexter and isaiah thomas with 22 points in the second half. the ballet. you know, i've never been. spend too much time at basketball games. >> marques: it's been a while for me also. >> steve: but you have gone? m >> marques: but i have gone. time to continue with the defense and isaiah thomas in particular against germy green,

not allowing him any breathing room. >> steve: igbinosa, missing the three. overton getting to his buddy isaiah thomas. holiday lifted inside to bryan-amaning. he's fouled. at the line for two shots. the washington huskies are a fantastic 19 for 21 from the free throw line in this game. >> marques: that's the impact of assistant coach paul fortier working with matthew bryan-amaning. a couple months ago bryan-amaning wouldn't have gone off that rim, gone for the contact, gone to the free throw line and he would have tried to do some double clutch, fadeaway, something like that, but wouldn't have been half as aggressive as that move. his game has just transformed over the past few weeks. >> steve: they have a terrific

staff with shaw and lavetter and fortier. >> marques: chillious, a lot of guys played, thomas, amaning, hains, all played for chris chillious at south king prep so he has a long history and is able, because of that, to get into these guys' heads where other guys may not. >> steve: three from the corner. a young man who missed some basketball time due to academics. i mean his excellence in the classroom. a class he needed to take. matthew bryan-amaning continues to fill things up. he has nine. six of them in the second half. washington has opened up a 22-point lead. igbinosa found his spot. >> marques: igbinosa, the management and engineering

major, has a job all lined up for an engine company in northern california. he has been a valuable walk-on to this conference ball team this season. johnny dawkins allowed him to miss games to make up points so he could graduate. >> steve: overton pushes it back to 21. they have just one signee, simons. the outside shot. tnc t.j. wilcox, he can flat out shoot.

they have another from turkey, 6'10" tall. i'm not sure -- >> marques: prep school -- >> steve: california prep school is all i know. >> marques: a lot of kids go through there to hone their skills. stonewood prep. >> steve: that's it. >> marque >> marques: nice, nice move. he's done a terrific job, the toughness he wants from his team. if they can get to the upper tier of the conference.

>> steve: jarrett mann, count the basket. when we come back, mann will be at the free throw line as sanford tries to stay in it.

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>> steve: washington with a 19-point lead over the stanford cardinal and still the stanford tree is dancing. time for our oberto jerky play of the game. >> marques: that long reach, one shot to the fans. up and over and through. zimmermann, at the dotted line.. >> steve: 6'9" 235-pound junior from london, england, south kent school in connecticut. mae m mann drops the free throw, finishing the three-point play. >> marques: full court one-two-one press and amaning takes the brint of that. >> steve: rusty got nailed in the top of his head.

knocked the viewfinder off his camera. got a great crew here today. bancroft and thomas are in the end zone. they are taking some of those drives and giving you those great pictures coming right at them. >> marques: nice job, even though the foul was committed. they're giving up nothing, washington defense. i love that attitude, even though you're up substantially, you still feel you have the responsibility of protecting the rim. >> steve: they have done a tremendous defensive job on landry fields. the good guy responsible for that, one of the first team all-defensive players, justin holiday. isaiah thomas, very underrated defensive player, the job he did on jeremy green. ahead to quincy, lazy it up,

suggs there for the putback. >> marques: i've said his name hardly ever in terms of doing anything offensively. >> marques: getting knocked down is scott suggs by a stanford cardinal. we've got two crosstown rivalries going in the state in the women's tournament. the cardinals' only loss this year to connecticut and tomorrow at 5:00 pacific, usc against ucla. sunday is the championship. >> michael cooper against pac-10 coach of the year. after he had talked much trash, as michael cooler has been prone to do without his career.

>> steve: now suggs at the foup foul line. i think washington is in with this victory. 11 wins, 20 conference. a lot of people have them on the one bubble. here is landry fields going for a field-landry. 1 rebou 14 rebounds for landry but he was well guarded by holiday. >> marques: now they start over instead of the plus four advantage you get a fresh ten. >> steve: a good point, marques, because why reward the offense when the defense is doing their job? >> marques: exactly. all of a sudden, you get 13 advantage in. darnell is going to really

whistle this. and then the showboats, the grandma in the stands is here tonight. >> marques: mr. hill has been in the the at crenshaw high junior and senior years. >> steve: this is how high he got. he grabbed

fun. he's a tremendous le >> marques: you have 21, why you point? >> steve: lorenzo went to junior college. he said he would have gotten further today but that school already had a point guard by the

name of roy hamilton, our executive producer. >> marques: he started out there his freshman year. >> steve: he was a sophomore. long memory for lorenzo. romar takes some of his students on in practice. i mean, he played for washington in 1978-80 and played with the milwaukee bucks, with you, for a very short slew. rk very und >> marques: very underrated. >> steve: washington to their first outright title since 1953 #. now trying to lead washington to the pac-10 tournament title game. >> marques: they're so pleased

they have finally turned the corner defensively. that's focus, that kind of plagued this team earlier in the season. they're playing their best basketball at the perfect time of the year. vg thag having won six in a row, 11 of the last 13. you're also judged on what you've done lately. washington playing great basketball recently. >> marques: you're looking at 11 victory games against cal. >> steve: stanford rebound. ahead to bullock. he will score. outlet for terrence clint. he appreciated that. he points to the young man, job

well done. we will see california and washington. in tomorrow's pacific life pac-10 tournament. >> marques: washington will need the same type of defensety that was on display for the game. should be a tremendous afternoon of basketball. the pacific life pac-10 championship game, it was a funk fest led by darnell gant. >> steve: the final score, 79-64 as washington advances. so we'll have three-seed washington, one seed california. tomorrow, 3:10 or 3:15 local time. for the pac-10 championship. pac-10 still trying to get three teams now. now 23 victories.

california in because necessity won the regular season championship. i believe arizona stated very deserving because they also with 22 victories and 12 conference wins and played very well down the stretch before running into a good stanford team yesterday. let's go to rebecca haarlow. jeremy green came in with a hot hand. he had a fantastic ball game last night. but you took him out of his game. how did you disrupt his rhythm all night long? >> he's a good player, he's always going to make shots. my teammates helped me out a lot. >> you had to continue to battle with the hand injury, you're wearing the glove, not wear the glove. >> it's the end of the season, it's money time. i'm not sitting out for anything. it's a broken hand, it's a broken hand, but teammate need

you. >> isaiah has had a fantastic two ball games. talk about what it's meant to have him on this team. >> it's taken a lot of burden on my shoulders. i don't have to of producing really good basketball and we're following his lead. >> tomorrow you take on cal. i know this is an exciting opportunity for you. what does it mean to be in title game at this point of your career. >> it mean the world to us because we didn't win the regular season pac-10. our guys are focused, trying to make a run at this tournament. >> heading into this ball game, what kind of expect can we expect to see. it's definitely physical. it's going to be the pac-10 champs over the last ten years. i know they don't want to lose another one. we'll battle the plays as hard as we can and hopefully come out with the win. >> thank you, quincy. >> thank you. >> it's down to two guys, washington and cal. we'll see who brings more energy and goes home with the title.

tomorrow, steve. >> thanks to so much. steve physioc along with marques johnson. earlier this year you predicted they would be there because of his athletic and depth. >> i thought they would beat everybody. they have to have a much better offensive performance than -- i didn't know how motivated they were to win because they are assured of an ncaa spot, in my mind but they look like they wanted to walk away the regular season championships and also the conference championships. it should be an outstanding tournament final. >> cal has played the most consistent in their first two games. your pick tomorrow? >> i'm going to stay with the huskies. i think cal -- i think they may feel like they have done their job here, but, again, i was wrong on them. tonight they played a great game, inspired game against ucla. i just think it boils down to privacy inforti