National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Arizona 65, UCLA 63
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 25, 2012
Where: McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona
Officials: # Michael Reed, # Randy Burkhart, # Jim Giron
Attendance: 14724

ARIZONA 65, UCLA 63: Kyle Fogg scored 16 of his team-high 20 points in the second half and despite some poor free-throw shooting in the final seconds the Wildcats hung on for the Pac-12 win in Tucson, Ariz.

UCLA had a chance to tie the game but Jerime Anderson, who led the Bruins with 20 points, missed a 15-footer as time expired.

Fogg scored four straight points to give Arizona (21-9, 12-5 Pac-12) the lead for good, 54-53, with 4:06 to play. He later hit a 3-pointer to extend the Wildcats’ lead to 63-57. But Arizona hit just 2 of 6 from the line in the final minute giving UCLA a chance to get back into it.

Jesse Perry added 16 points for Arizona and Solomon Hill had 13.

UCLA (16-13, 9-7 Pac-12) got 13 points from Travis Wear and 11 from Tyler Lamb but failed to cap the season sweep.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Josh Smith scored nine points off the bench for UCLA but was once again limited by foul problems. … UCLA opened up a six-point lead in the second half. …Bruins guard Lazeric Jones was 1 for 12 from the floor and finished with five points.
Top Game Performances
 
UCLA   Arizona
Jerime Anderson 20 Scoring Kyle Fogg 20
Lazeric Jones 5 Assists Kyle Fogg 3
David Wear 9 Rebounds Kyle Fogg 9
Joshua Smith 3 Free Throws Made Kyle Fogg 10
Tyler Lamb 4 Steals Angelo Chol 1
Anthony Stover 2 Blocks Solomon Hill 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
UCLA 63 41.0 2-7 11-18 11 37 2 7 14
Arizona 65 38.3 6-18 23-32 7 31 3 4 14