National Basketball Association
Arizona 88, UCLA 65
When: 9:30 PM ET, Thursday, March 7, 2024
Where: Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom, Los Angeles, California
Officials:
# Tony Padilla, # Roger Ayers, # Jeffrey Anderson
Attendance:
8428
By Field Level Media
KJ Lewis had a team-high 18 points off the bench -- one of five Arizona players who scored in double figures -- and the No. 5 Wildcats clinched the Pac-12 Conference regular-season championship on Thursday with their 88-65 rout of host UCLA in Los Angeles.
Arizona (24-6, 15-4 Pac-12) trailed for just 18 seconds early in the first half before runs of 12-2 and 17-6 sent the Wildcats into intermission with a 44-27 lead.
Arizona went 5 of 11 from 3-point range, 13 of 26 from the floor overall and 13 of 16 at the free-throw line in building its halftime advantage.
UCLA (14-16, 9-10) was unable to put up much resistance in the second half, as Arizona's lead ballooned to 28 points. Jaden Bradley finished with 13 points off the bench on 4-of-5 shooting.
Caleb Love scored 17 points for Arizona, Pelle Larsson added 12 points and Kylan Boswell finished with 10 points and a game-high five assists. Keshad Johnson, who scored seven points, grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds.
UCLA could not keep pace with Arizona, which shot 28 of 54 from the floor and 9 of 23 from beyond the arc. The Bruins went 23 of 59 from the floor, including 6 of 18 from beyond the 3-point arc.
Lazar Stefanovic, who scored a game-high 20 points, made all but one of the Bruins' 3-pointers, going 5 of 9. Dylan Andrews added 18 points and Adem Bona scored 10 points but shot just 4 of 13.
UCLA has lost five in a row. Arizona snapped a five-game skid at Pauley Pavilion.
Coupled with No. 18 Washington State's 74-68 home loss to Washington earlier on Thursday night, Arizona's win also clinched the outright conference championship. It is the 18th and final regular-season Pac-12 title for Arizona, which joins the Big 12 in 2024-25.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Arizona |
|
UCLA |
KJ Lewis 18 |
Scoring |
Lazar Stefanovic 20 |
Kylan Boswell 5 |
Assists |
Sebastian Mack 3 |
Keshad Johnson 11 |
Rebounds |
Adem Bona 5 |
Caleb Love 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Dylan Andrews 3 |
Oumar Ballo 2 |
Steals |
Adem Bona 2 |
N/A |
Blocks |
Adem Bona 5 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Arizona
|
88 |
51.9 |
9-23 |
23-30 |
16 |
35 |
0 |
8 |
9 |
UCLA
|
65 |
39.0 |
6-18 |
13-18 |
7 |
23 |
5 |
6 |
10 |