2020 PAC-12 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT Post-Game Notes
GAME 11: #1 Oregon (89), #3 Stanford (56) Sunday, March 8, 2020
Oregon earns the Pac-12’s automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament.
Oregon’s 33-point margin of victory is the largest in a Tournament championship game (25, Stanford def. USC, 89-64, 2009). The Ducks’ 89 points equaled the most in a title game (89, Stanford vs. USC, 2009). Oregon’s 56.4% from the field was a championship game record (.500 twice, last Oregon vs. Stanford in 2018).
Two of Stanford’s three lowest scoring games of the season have come against Oregon (55-87, loss at Oregon, 1/16 and 55-44 win at ASU, 3/1).
Oregon has played in three Tournament championship games, all against Stanford (2-1). The Cardinal fall to 13-4 in title games.
Tonight’s attendance: 6,794 (2nd most for a Tournament final) Overall Tournament attendance: 34,138 (2nd most for a Tournament)
Most Outstanding Player: Sabrina Ionescu*, Oregon All-Tournament Team: Aari McDonald, G, Arizona Kiana Williams, G, Stanford Ruthy Hebard, F, Oregon Lexie Hull, F, Stanford Michaela Onyenwere, F, UCLA
*Ionescu was also the Tournament MOP in 2018.
Career Tournament Records Ionescu, Oregon: 250 points, 86 assists, 90 FG’s made Williams, Stanford: 34 3pt FG’s Made
Single Tournament Records Ionescu, 27 assists Oregon, 37 3pt FG’s Made
Oregon’s Minyon Moore scored a season high 21 points tonight.
Ionescu recorded her 2nd double-double of the Tournament (20th of season and 58th of career). Her 70 points scored in this year’s Tournament tied for 4th place on the single Tournament points list.
Stanford’s Williams scored 20+ points for the second time in the Tournament and 9th time this season. She scored 56 points in the Tournament to pace the Cardinal.