National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Arizona 57, UCLA 47
When: 9:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 21, 2015
Where: McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona
Officials: # Michael Greenstein, # Gregory Nixon, # Bill Vinovich
Attendance: 14655

No. 7 Arizona 57, UCLA 47: Gabe York scored 13 points off the bench and the Wildcats shook off slow starts to both halves to post their 36th straight win at home.

Dusan Ristic scored all 12 of his points in the first half and Arizona (24-3, 12-2 Pac-12) won its fourth straight. The Wildcats didn't score a point for the first six-plus minutes of both halves but got 11 points from T.J. McConnell and seven points and 10 rebounds from Stanley Johnson while holding UCLA to its second-lowest scoring total of the season.

Bryce Alford led UCLA (16-12, 8-7) with 22 points but the Bruins lost three players to fouls while dropping their second straight game. Norman Powell finished with 11 points and Kevon Looney had 10 but UCLA's bench went scoreless and, Looney and starter Tony Parker fouled out.

UCLA led 7-0 but the stifling Arizona defense held the Bruins to 11 points the rest of the half and led 32-18 at the break, getting 24 points off the bench. Ristic paced the offense in the first half and the Wildcats limited the Bruins to 25 percent shooting before the break.

The Bruins, however, scored the first 17 points of the second half to take a 35-32 lead but Arizona regained the lead on a pair of free throws by Johnson with 9:31 left and later extended the advantage to 49-43 with 4:41 left when Johnson hit his first field goal after eight misses. Johnson's basket was part of an 8-2 run and UCLA never got closer than four the rest of the way.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Arizona moved a half-game ahead of Utah atop the Pac-12 standings. ...Parker picked up his fourth foul in the first minute of the second half and picked up his fifth soon after re-entering the lineup and finished with two points. ...Arizona outrebounded UCLA 40-23 and the Bruins finished with one offensive board.
Top Game Performances
 
UCLA   Arizona
Bryce Alford 22 Scoring Gabe York 13
Bryce Alford 3 Assists T.J. McConnell 5
Norman Powell 5 Rebounds Stanley Johnson 10
Bryce Alford 5 Free Throws Made Stanley Johnson 5
Isaac Hamilton 2 Steals Brandon Ashley 1
Kevon Looney 2 Blocks Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
UCLA 47 38.1 5-14 10-13 6 20 3 4 12
Arizona 57 34.0 3-13 18-25 11 38 3 6 10