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UCLA can't protect 19-point lead as upset bid fades in loss to Arizona

In this file photo, coach Mick Cronin of the UCLA Bruins reacts during the second half against the Villanova Wildcats at the Wells Fargo Center on Dec. 9, 2023, in Philadelphia.

TUCSON, Ariz. — Farewell. Sayonara. See ya.

Looking beaten for 30 minutes, Arizona ran hated nemesis UCLA off the court in their final game as Pac-12 rivals at the McKale Center on Saturday afternoon.

Trailing by 19 points in the first half and 15 early in the second, the No. 12 Wildcats rallied furiously for a 77-71 victory to halt the Bruins' two-game winning streak.

Arizona took

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