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UCLA tightens Pac-12 race with victory over conference-leading Arizona

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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.