Bruins upset 4th-ranked Arizona Wildcats

Arizona Wildcats Basketball


UCLA beat the 4th-ranked Arizona Wildcats 75-71 in Las Vegas today to capture the Pac-12 Tournament Championship.

After allowing just 39 points to Utah in the quarterfinals and 43 points to Colorado in the semifinals, Arizona gives up 43 precious points to UCLA in the first half and ends up losing the tourney title and, more than likely, will lose the No. 1 overall seed for the NCAA Tournament.

Hopefully, Arizona's body of work this season which includes 30 wins and just four losses will be good enough to get them one of the four No. 1 seeds at the Big Dance.

The Wildcats will know by late tomorrow afternoon where they stand.

UCLA had a lot to do with the final score.  Kyle Anderson, who scored 21 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, led the Bruins offensively as UCLA had just enough in the tank to outscore the Wildcats in the second half, 32-31.

Still, Arizona had its chances to win the game and the Pac-12 tournament title, but the Wildcats shoot just 35 percent from the foul line.  Arizona makes just six of 16 attempts!

Nick Johnson led all scorers with 22 points, while Kaleb Tarczewski added 12 points to go along with his seven rebounds. Aaron Gordon and Gabe York added 11 points apiece. Gordon led the Wildcats in rebounding with eight, but his 2 for 8 performance from the foul line was costly.

Coach Sean Miller said his team learned a few things tonight and will be ready to go come NCAA Tournament time next week.

The Wildcats will start fresh. A new six-game winning streak would be nice.