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Los Angeles • Bryce Alford scored 25 points, hitting a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1.8 seconds left that gave UCLA an 87-84 victory over No. 7 Arizona on Thursday night for the Bruins' first Pac-12 win after opening league play with consecutive road losses.
Aaron Holiday added 15 points, Isaac Hamilton had 14 points and Tony Parker had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Bruins (10-6, 1-2). They lost to the Washington schools last weekend.
Alford hit five 3-pointers and Hamilton added three of UCLA's 11 — a season-high against the Wildcats.
Ryan Anderson had 15 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Wildcats (13-2, 1-1), who had their eight-game winning streak snapped. Allonzo Trier added 13 points and Kaleb Tarczewski had 12 points and 12 rebounds in his second game back from a foot injury.
The Bruins opened the second half with a 16-9 run to go ahead 59-45. They ran off 10 straight points, including back-to-back 3-pointers by Alford and Hamilton, for their largest lead of the game.
Arizona tied it late at 83 on a three-point play by Kadeem Allen, capping a 10-0 run. —
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• No. 5 Michigan State 79, Illinois 54
• No. 7 Arizona 87, UCLA 84
• No. 15 SMU 59, Cincinnati 57
• No. 16 Louisville 77, N.C. State 72
• No. 20 Purdue 87, Michigan 70