His team needing one final stop, nurturing a three-point lead in the waning seconds, UCLA coach Mick Cronin went with his best defensive option.
He put Jaylen Clark in the game.
The freshman guard who had made only a cameo appearance against Washington on Saturday before checking back in with 23.9 seconds to play showed why his coach wanted him on the court.
Clark chased Huskies guard Erik Stevenson around a screen and fronted him beyond the three-point line, contesting his long-range shot that bounced off the back of the rim.