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UCLA holds off No. 11 Arizona, grabs share of conference lead

Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 11 years, 10 months AGO
| March 3, 2013 8:00 PM

* PAC-12

Shabazz Muhammad grabbed a defensive rebound, got fouled and made both free throws with 9 seconds remaining, helping UCLA hang on for a 74-69 victory over No. 11 Arizona on Saturday night at Los Angeles that moved the Bruins into a first-place tie with idle Oregon in the Pac-12.

The star freshman finished with 18 points as UCLA fans chanted "One more year" in reference to Muhammad's likely early departure for the NBA draft.

Kyle Anderson added 17 points, Larry Drew II had 14 points and nine assists in the senior's final home game for the Bruins, and David Wear had nine points and 10 rebounds.

Grant Jerrett hit four 3-pointers in scoring 14 points, Mark Lyons added 13, and Kevin Parrom 11 for the Wildcats (23-6, 11-6 Pac-12), who committed 16 turnovers in coach Sean Miller's 300th career game. He is 212-88 overall and 92-41 in nine seasons in the desert. The Wildcats dropped the season series, having lost 84-73 in Tucson in January.

UCLA (22-7, 12-4) took control with a 15-5 run to open the second half before Arizona rallied with a 10-2 run to get to 72-69.

Drew dribbled down to kill time but then turned the ball over before UCLA could get off a shot with 24 seconds left. Lyons missed a jumper and Muhammad grabbed the rebound and fell to the floor while getting fouled by Nick Johnson.

Southern California 57, Arizona State 56: At Los Angeles, Eric Wise scored 12 points and USC held off Arizona State.

Bryon Wesley added 11 points and J.T. Terrell had 10 for the Trojans (14-15, 9-7 Pac-12).

Jahii Carson scored 23 points for Arizona State (20-10, 9-8), which lost its third in a row.

California 62, Colorado 46: At Berkeley, Calif., Tyrone Wallace and David Kravish each had double-doubles and California won its seventh straight game by defeating Colorado (19-9, 9-7).

Wallace had 16 points and 11 rebounds, while Kravish had 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Golden Bears (20-9, 12-5 Pac-12), who are in the midst of their longest winning streak in a decade.

No. 25 Louisiana Tech 88, San Jose State 61: At Ruston, La., Raheem Appleby scored 16 points and Louisiana Tech extended the nation's longest winning streak to 18 games, clinching at least a share of its first Western Athletic Conference championship with a victory over San Jose State (9-18, 3-13).

Alex Hamilton and Jaron Johnson added 13 points apiece for the Bulldogs (26-3, 16-0), who can wrap up the outright regular-season title Thursday night with a win at New Mexico State.

It is the first conference crown for Louisiana Tech since its 1999 Sun Belt championship.

Denver 66, New Mexico State 60: At Denver, Royce O'Neale had 14 points, five rebounds and five assists, and the Pioneers (19-8, 14-2 WAC) beat New Mexico State (19-10, 12-4).

Texas-Arlington 61, Utah State 46: At Arlington, Texas, Kevin Butler scored 21 points on 7-of-15 shooting including five 3-pointers and Texas-Arlington (17-10, 11-5 WAC) defeated Utah State (19-9, 9-7).

Seattle U 53, Texas-San Antonio 37: At San Antonio, Chad Rasmussen scored 19 points and the Redhawks (8-19, 3-14) beat the Roadrunners (8-20, 3-13 WAC).

San Diego 76, Pepperdine 69: At San Diego, Johnny Dee scored 14 points and San Diego's (14-17, 7-9) other four starters tallied in double figures in a victory over Pepperdine (12-17, 4-12 West Coast Conference).

Saint Mary's 80, Santa Clara 67: At Moraga, Calif., Matthew Dellavedova scored 21 points and became the all-time leading scorer at Saint Mary's (26-5, 14-2 WCC) in the Gaels' victory against Santa Clara (21-10, 9-7).

Dellavedova passed fellow Australian Daniel Kickert for the school record by making a spinning short jumper with 3:53 remaining in the first half. Kickert had 1,874 points from 2002-06; Dellavedova has 1,892.

BYU 73, Loyola Marymount 70: At Los Angeles, Tyler Haws scored 24 points and BYU (21-10, 10-6 WCC) beat the Lions (8-22, 1-15).

* BIG SKY

Montana 71, Montana State 68: At Bozeman, Mont., Keron DeShields scored 17 points and the Grizzlies (20-6, 16-1 Big Sky Conference) beat the Bobcats (11-16, 8-10).

* TOP 25

No. 1 Indiana 73, Iowa 60: At Bloomington, Ind., Cody Zeller scored 22 points and Kevin "Yogi" Ferrell added a career-high 19 as Indiana (18-11, 7-9 Big Ten) beat Iowa (18-11, 7-9).

No. 3 Duke 79, No. 5 Miami 76: At Durham, N.C., Ryan Kelly scored a career-high 36 points in his return from a foot injury that had sidelined him since January, helping Duke beat Miami (23-5, 14-2).

Kelly knocked down 10-of-14 shots - including 7-of-9 3-pointers - for the Blue Devils (25-4, 12-4 Atlantic Coast Conference), who avenged a blowout road loss in January by grinding out a tough win in Cameron Indoor Stadium. Quinn Cook added 15 points as Duke built a 10-point lead with about 2 minutes left, then held off a frantic rally by Miami.

No. 6 Kansas 91, West Virginia 65: At Lawrence, Kan., Ben McLemore scored a Kansas freshman-record 36 points and Jeff Withey added 14 points, 10 rebounds and nine blocks to lead the Jayhawks (25-4, 13-3 Big 12) past West Virginia (13-16, 6-10).

No. 7 Georgetown 64, Rutgers 51: At Washington, Otto Porter Jr. finished with 28 points and eight rebounds, leading the Hoyas (23-4, 13-3 Big East) past Rutgers (13-14, 4-12) for their 11th consecutive victory.

No. 8 Florida 64, Alabama 52: At Gainesville, Fla., Erik Murphy scored 15 points, Casey Prather had 10 points and nine rebounds, and the Gators (23-5, 13-3 Southeastern Conference) beat Alabama (19-10, 11-5).

No. 10 Louisville 58, No. 12 Syracuse 53: At Syracuse, N.Y., Luke Hancock hit a 3-pointer from the corner to break a tie with 99 seconds left, and Louisville (24-5, 12-4 Big East) beat Syracuse (22-7, 10-6).

No. 13 Kansas State 64, Baylor 61: At Waco, Texas, Rodney McGruder hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer and Kansas State (24-5, 13-3 Big 12) beat Baylor (17-12, 8-8).

No. 14 New Mexico 53, Wyoming 42: At Albuquerque, N.M., Alex Kirk had 15 points and nine rebounds and New Mexico (25-4, 12-2) clinched the Mountain West Conference regular season title with a victory over Wyoming (18-11, 4-11).

No. 15 Oklahoma State 78, Texas 65: At Stillwater, Okla., Markel Brown scored 18 points, Le'Bryan Nash added 16 and the Cowboys (22-6, 12-4 Big 12) beat the Longhorns (13-16, 5-11).

No. 18 Saint Louis 66, George Washington 58: At Washington, Dwayne Evans scored 22 points to lead Saint Louis (23-5, 12-2 Atlantic 10) past George Washington (23-6, 11-3) for its 11th straight win.

No. 19 Memphis 76, Central Florida 67: At Orlando, Fla., Joe Jackson and Chris Crawford both scored 19 points and Memphis (25-4, 14-0) claimed its eighth Conference USA championship with a victory over Central Florida (19-10, 8-6).

Virginia Commonwealth 84, No. 20 Butler 52: At Richmond, Va., Troy Daniels scored 14 of his 20 points in the first half and VCU's (23-6, 11-3) full-court pressure overwhelmed Butler (22-7, 9-5 Atlantic 10).

No. 22 Marquette 72, No. 21 Notre Dame 64: At Milwaukee, Jamil Wilson tied his career-high with 19 points to help Marquette (21-7, 12-4 Big East) beat Notre Dame (22-7, 10-6).

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