National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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