National Basketball Association
UCLA 74, Arizona 69
When: 9:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 2, 2013
Where: Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Officials:
# Michael Irving, # Brett Nansel, # Tony Padilla
Attendance:
13727
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UCLA 74, No. 11 Arizona 69: Shabazz Muhammad scored 18 points, the final two on free throws with nine seconds remaining, and the host Bruins remain tied atop the Pac-12 standings with Oregon.
Kyle Anderson scored 15 of his 17 points in the opening half for UCLA (22-7, 12-4 Pac-12), Larry Drew II matched his season high with 14 points and distributed nine assists and David Wear added 10 points and eight rebounds off the bench.
Grant Jerrett shot 4-for-5 from 3-point range and scored 14 points to lead Arizona (23-6, 11-6). Mark Lyons scored 11 of his 13 points in the opening half, Kevin Parrom scored 11 points and Nick Johnson finished with 10 for the Wildcats.
UCLA used a 12-0 run to take a 52-38 lead with 15:26 remaining. Jerrett sank back-to-back 3-pointers to cut the deficit to three with 1:11 left.
Following a turnover by Drew, Lyons tried a runner in the lane but missed and Muhammad secured the rebound with nine seconds left. He then stepped to the free-throw line and made both to clinch the win.
GAME NOTEBOOK: UCLA has games remaining next week at Washington State and Washington. Oregon, which won its only meeting against the Bruins this season, travels to Colorado and Utah. … UCLA junior forward Travis Wear, the team’s third-leading scorer and second-leading rebounder, returned after missing two games with a sprained right foot. He finished with six points in 17 minutes. … A crowd of 13,727 was in attendance, the largest ever at Pauley Pavilion.
Top Game Performances
Arizona |
|
UCLA |
Grant Jerrett 14 |
Scoring |
Shabazz Muhammad 18 |
Solomon Hill 4 |
Assists |
Larry Drew II 9 |
Kaleb Tarczewski 10 |
Rebounds |
David Wear 9 |
Kevin Parrom 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Shabazz Muhammad 4 |
Brandon Ashley 1 |
Steals |
Jordan Adams 5 |
Kaleb Tarczewski 2 |
Blocks |
Kyle Anderson 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Arizona
|
69 |
44.4 |
10-22 |
11-14 |
13 |
34 |
4 |
4 |
16 |
UCLA
|
74 |
46.8 |
7-17 |
9-11 |
17 |
27 |
1 |
11 |
9 |