Pac-12: Zags Dominant Start, with TJ McConnell, Kawhi Leonard and Jordan Bell Battling for 2nd

TJ McConnell put up another big outing to take the lead in the Pac-12 in scoring at 20.5 points per game, and San Diego State's Kawhi Leonard (19.5 ppg for second and 10.0 rebounds per game for first) and Oregon's Jordan Bell (19.0 ppg, 8.5 rpg and 2.0 blocks for game all top 5) left the three teams within points of each other for second place in the Pac-12 of our Value Add Basketball Game.

Based on the tie-breaker of average point differential after the three teams 1-1 starts, Arizona 2015 (+5) is now second, a basket a game ahead of Oregon 2017 (+3) and then San Diego State 2011 (+1).

Pac 12 (WCC, MVC, CUSA)	W	L	Pts	PtsAll	Pt Dif
Gonzaga 2017	2	0	73	48	25.0
Arizona 2015	1	1	69	64	5.0
Oregon 2017	1	1	74	71	3.0
San Diego St.2011	1	1	73	72	1.0
Wichita St. 2013	1	1	69	69	0.0
Memphis 2008	1	1	60	68	-8.0
UCLA 2006	1	1	59	71	-12.0
Loyola-Chicago 2018	0	2	58	73	-15.0

While the second place team makes the tournament, they must win two tournament games to make the Elite 8. Gonzaga's domination of UCLA and Memphis gives them not only the only 2-0 mark in our Pac-12, but also a +25 that would almost certainly leave them in 1st with the tiebreaker even if they drop to 2-1. However, there is plenty of time as the conference season is seven games. Here are the top five in each category. The second tie-breaker is points allowed, leaving Gonzaga in even better shape.

	Points Per Game	Pts	Reb	Stls	Blocks
1	McConnell, Arizona 2015	20.5	3	1	0
2	Leonard, San Diego St. 2011	19.5	10	1	0.5
3	Bell, Oregon 2017	19	8.5	1	2
3	White, San Diego St. 2011	19	6	0.5	0.5
5	Williams-Goss, Gonzaga 2017	18.5	5	1	0.5
	Rebounds Per Game	Pts	Reb	Stls	Blocks
1	Leonard, San Diego St. 2011	19.5	10	1	0.5
2	Dorsey, Memphis 2008	8.5	9	0	0
3	Bell, Oregon 2017	19	8.5	1	2
4	Williams, Gonzaga 2017	18	8	1	0.5
4	Ingram, Loyola 2018	13	8	0	0
	Steals Per Game	Pts	Reb	Stls	Blocks
1	Williams, Wichita St. 2013	7	0	2.5	0
2	Johnson, Arizona 2015	11	3	2	1.5
2	Collison, UCLA 2006	9	1.5	2	0.5
2	Mbaha Mouta, UCLA 2006	10	7	2	0
2	Douglas-Roberts, Memphis 2008	14.5	4.5	2	0
2	Gay, San Diego St. 2011	6.5	2	2	0
	Blocks Per Game	Pts	Reb	Stls	Blocks
1	Collins, Gonzaga 2017	8.5	4.5	0	2.5
2	Bell, Oregon 2017	19	8.5	1	2
4	Johnson, Arizona 2015	11	3	2	1.5
4	Hollis-Jefferson, Arizona 2015	14	4.5	0.5	1.5
5	17 with 1.0 blocks per game				1

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