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No. 5 Wildcats roll over Ducks 80-52 in Pac-12 title game

Arizona's Brandon Ashley (21) passes between Oregon's Jalil Abdul-Bassit, left, and Oregon's Dillon Brooks during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Pac-12 conference tournament Saturday, March 14, 2015, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) Arizona's Brandon Ashley (21) passes between Oregon's Jalil Abdul-Bassit, left, and Oregon's Dillon Brooks during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Pac-12 conference tournament Saturday, March 14, 2015, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

By Associated Press March 15, 2015 1 min read

LAS VEGAS (AP) – Brandon Ashley scored 20 points, Stanley Johnson added 14 and No. 5 Arizona crushed Oregon 80-52 Saturday night to win its first Pac-12 tournament title in 13 years.

Top-seeded Arizona (31-3) rolled over Oregon in a dominating first half, building a 15-point lead with a flurry of 3-pointers and baskets in transition.

The Wildcats let up a little defensively in the second half, but were even better on offense to polish off their first Pac-12 championship since Lute Olson was coach and Luke Walton was tournament MVP in 2002.

T.J. McConnell had 12 points and six assists for the Wildcats, who shot 54 percent.

Oregon (25-9) was out of it almost from the start after Arizona went on two big first-half runs. The Ducks played better offensively in the second half, but had no chances of catching the racing Wildcats.