Ramey Lifts No. 8 Arizona Over No. 2 UCLA for Pac-12 Title

The Arizona Wildcats, including (front, L-R) Pelle Larsson (3), Azuolas Tubelis (10), Courtney Ramey (0) and Kerr Kriisa (25), pose with a ceremonial NCAA tournament ticket as they celebrate their 61–59 victory over the UCLA Bruins to win the championship game of the Pac-12 basketball tournament at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on March 11, 2023. Ethan Miller/Getty Images

LAS VEGAS—Courtney Ramey had missed all four of his previous 3-point attempts Saturday night, March 11, when the ball wound up back in his hands at the most critical moment.

Ramey shook a defender and then calmly drilled one from the top of the key with 16.7 seconds left to put Arizona in front. The eighth-ranked Wildcats hung on from there, beating No. 2 UCLA 61–59 in the Pac-12 championship game.