Thomas Welsh scored 12 of his 14 points in the second half and fifth-ranked UCLA dominated the offensive boards to beat No. 4 Arizona, 77-72, in a Pac-12 Conference showdown Saturday night.
The Bruins (26-3, 13-3) snapped Arizona's 21-game home court winning streak and dropped the Wildcats (26-4, 15-2) into a tie with Oregon for first place in the Pac-12 heading into the final week of the regular season. The Ducks hold the tiebreaker by beating Arizona in the teams' only meeting.
UCLA, avenging a 96-85 home loss to Arizona on Jan.