UCLA Bruins grab 19 second chance points in 77-72 win over Arizona

Arizona Wildcats Basketball


UCLA grabbed 19 second chance points at McKale Center tonight en route to a 77-72 win over the Arizona Wildcats. Arizona falls to 26-4 and 15-2 in Pac-12 play, while the Bruins improve to 26-3 overall and 13-3 in the conference.

Allonzo Trier scored a career-high 28 points and just maybe the ball should have been in his hands during the final seconds of the game. Instead it was Kadeem Allen who took the last shot for the Wildcats and threw up an air ball.

Kobi Simmons quickly fouled Bryce Alford, who calmly sank two free throws at the other end of the court to seal the five-point win.

Trier made 11 of 14 field goal attempts -- including 3 of 6 three-pointers. He had the hot hand all night, but the game was lost long before that as the Wildcats were out rebounded 35-28 and the Bruins' 3-2 defense gave Arizona fits in the second half.

Arizona shot 51 percent from the field, but made just 5 of 18 long-range shots -- three of those shots came from Trier. Parker Jackson-Cartwright scored 11 points and Lauri Markkanen finished with 10 points, but missed all three of his attempts from beyond the arc.

Next up: The regular season finale against ASU in Tempe on Saturday.