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The Bruins were up by double digits in the second half but could not slow down the Wildcats in the final minutes.

Juzang got open in the corner and drilled a triple of his own to put UCLA up by 12. But immediately after, Juzang caught a long inbounds pass and hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to quite the opposing crowd and bring Bruin fans to their feet. Outside of that top four, though, the Bruins got just nine points from the rest of their team. It seemed as if the Wildcats were going to get out to a big lead early on, but then guard Tyger Campbell dug them out of the hole by converting on an and-1. That marked the start of a six-minute stretch that boasted five lead changes and three separate ties. The Bruins had four players score in double figures and held a double-digit lead early in the second half, but it turned out not to be enough to hold off the surging Wildcats.

LAS VEGAS, NV - No. 2 Arizona Basketball (30-3, 18-2) used a strong second-half surge to overpower UCLA, winning the Pac-12 Conference Championship.

Luckily, the Wildcats would stay tough, responding in a big way as they cut the Bruins’ lead down two with 30 seconds to play. With the win, Arizona improves to 31-3 (18-2) and now awaits their fate from the NCAA Tournament committee. Dalen Terry also came up big for the Cats, especially as Justin Kier and Pelle Larsson ran into foul trouble.

SportsLine's model revealed its college basketball picks for Arizona vs. UCLA in the Pac-12 Tournament 2022 final.

Arizona? And which side of the spread hits in 60 percent of simulations? Visit SportsLine now to find out which side of the spread you need to jump on, all from the model that has crushed its college basketball picks, and find out. UCLA also holds Pac-12 opponents to just 30.6 percent shooting from 3-point distance, and the Bruins are in the top four of the conference in free-throw rate allowed and defensive rebound rate (73.3 percent). Arizona also wins at the free-throw line, posting the highest free-throw creation rate in the Pac-12 this season. The model also says one side of the spread hits in 60 percent of simulations. The Bruins lead the Pac-12 in adjusted defensive efficiency, and that includes a whopping 21.2 percent turnover creation rate. SportsLine's model is leaning over on the point total, projecting the teams to combine for 149 points. Arizona's offense is dynamic and effective, headlined by projected NBA lottery pick Bennedict Mathurin. The 6-foot-6 sophomore from Montreal is averaging 17.1 points and 5.7 rebounds per game this season, and Mathurin is a tremendous shooter, making 39.0 percent of 3-point attempts over a two-year college tenure. Arizona is 30-3 overall after 14 wins in the last 15 games, though the Wildcats and Bruins split a pair of regular season matchups. On defense, UCLA also excels in the turnover game, creating absolute havoc at the point of attack. Here are several college basketball odds and trends for Arizona vs. The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times.

UCLA basketball took out USC for the second time in a week Friday night, moving past the Trojans, 69-59, in the semifinals of the Pac-12 Conference ...

Get the fastest scores, stats, news, LIVE videos, and more. UCLA coach Mick Cronin said after the game that USC deserves a higher seed than the Trojans' projection in the NCAA Tournament after finishing 26-7 this season. "Defensively, I thought that’s as good as we’ve played in awhile, especially in the first half," Cronin said.

The win gave Arizona (31-3) its first Pac-12 Tournament title since 2017-18.

Arizona trailed 40-35 at halftime and by up to 12 points early in the second half, with UCLA taking a 53-41 lead when Johnny Juzang hit a 3-pointer three minutes after halftime. Pelle Larsson scored along the baseline off a free from Dalen Terry to make it 63-58 and the Wildcats held leads of two or three possessions for most of the game. Having erased an early second-half deficit 12 points, Arizona led 78-72 entering the final three minutes, having made 15 of 22 shots from the field and all nine free throws in the second half to that point. While guard Dalen Terry was 0 for 3 in the half, freshman reserve guard Adama Bal hit both 3-pointers he took. Mathurin led the Wildcats to an 84-76 win over UCLA in the Pac-12 Tournament championship game by collecting 27 points, seven assists and four rebounds. UCLA dropped to 25-7, and is expected to receive an NCAA Tournament seed in the 3-5 range while UA assured itself a No. 1 seed.

UCLA will compete against Arizona in the Pac-12 Tournament Championship Game. The Bruins (25-6 overall, 15-5 Pac-12) and the Wildcats (30-3, 18-2) played ...

The Wildcats also have a five-game win streak, including an 82-72 semifinal victory over Colorado. UCLA will compete against Arizona in the Pac-12 Tournament championship game. The Bruins (25-6 overall, 15-5 Pac-12) and the Wildcats (30-3, 18-2) played twice during the regular season and each earned a victory on their respective home courts.

It's game day! In Vegas! With a title at stake! The top-seeded Arizona Wildcats (30-3) take on the second-seeded UCLA Bruins (25-6) in the Pac-12 Tournament ...

The top-seeded Arizona Wildcats (30-3) take on the second-seeded UCLA Bruins (25-6) in the Pac-12 Tournament championship game. You can listen to Arizona-UCLA on the Arizona IMG Sports Network. Arizona-UCLA will be televised on Fox. Joe Davis (play-by-play), Casey Jacobsen (analyst) and Kevin Burkhardt (sideline reporter) will call the game.