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Group MBB
57
Winner UCLA UCLA 9-1,2-0 Big Ten
54
Arizona UA 4-5,0-0 Big 12
Winner
UCLA UCLA
9-1,2-0 Big Ten
57
Final
54
Arizona UA
4-5,0-0 Big 12
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
UCLA UCLA 30 27 57
Arizona UA 28 26 54

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | By DAVID BRANDT

No. 24 UCLA Rallies To beat Arizona, 57-54

AP Sports Writer

PHOENIX (AP) Tyler Bilodeau scored 17 points, Skyy Clark added 15 and No. 24 UCLA rallied from a 13-point deficit midway through the second half to beat Arizona 57-54 on Saturday.

UCLA won its eighth straight game, shaking off a poor shooting afternoon. Bilodeau was crucial down the stretch, making 6 of 12 shots on a variety of mid-range and post moves. Clark grabbed an offensive rebound with eight seconds left, was immediately fouled, and then made two free throws to set the final margin.

Arizona's KJ Lewis missed a potential game-tying 3-pointer in the final seconds.

Arizona opened the second half on a 21-6 run and took a 49-36 lead with 10:49 left after Jaden Bradley made two driving layups on back-to-back possessions. Bradley led the Wildcats with 12 points and added seven rebounds, six assists and matched his career high with five steals. Trey Townsend was the other Wildcat in double figures with 10 points. 

UCLA shot just 2 of 11 from the field and 2 of 6 on free throws over the first 10 minutes of the second half. But the Bruins slowly recovered and Dylan Andrews made a layup with 3:35 left to tie it at 52-all.

The longtime rivals met in downtown Phoenix as members of different conferences for the first time since 1978.

UCLA: The Bruins fought back in a gritty second-half performance. Bilodeau was fantastic down the stretch, providing some sorely needed offense.

Arizona: The Wildcats simply aren't scoring very efficiently, particularly with preseason All-America selection Caleb Love mired in a shooting slump.

Bilodeau hit a short jumper with 1:42 left to give UCLA a 55-52 lead.

UCLA came into the game giving up just 55.1 points per game, which ranked No. 1 in college basketball.

UCLA hosts Prairie View A&M on Tuesday. Arizona hosts Samford on Wednesday.

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