UCLA Falls Short to Arizona, 65-63 Jerime Anderson scores 20 points to lead the Bruins.
UCLA's Jerime Anderson (5) tries to shoot over the defense of Arizona's Solomon Hill (44) and Josiah Turner (11) during the first half.

UCLA's Jerime Anderson (5) tries to shoot over the defense of Arizona's Solomon Hill (44) and Josiah Turner (11) during the first half.

Feb. 25, 2012

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TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - UCLA (16-13, 9-7) stayed close despite leading scorer Lazeric Jones scoring two points on 1-of-12 shooting and center Joshua Smith fighting foul trouble.The Bruins fell 65-63 to Arizona on Saturday.

Kyle Fogg hit a big 3-pointer and scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half of his final home game, fellow senior Jesse Perry added 16 points and Arizona held on for a win over UCLA.

Arizona (21-9, 12-5 Pac-12) struggled against UCLA's big front line and shot 37 percent, but its three leaders helped pull out a tough win.

Perry had 12 points in the second half, junior Solomon Hill had 13 points overall and Fogg hit a 3-pointer with 53 seconds left to put the Wildcats up six.

The Bruins had a final chance after Arizona missed 4 of 6 free throws in the final 23 seconds, but Jerime Anderson's jumper at the buzzer sailed long. Anderson had 20 points.

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