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Wear brothers lead men's basketball team past Arizona

ANAHEIM — Going into the UCLA men’s basketball team’s matchup with Arizona, coach Ben Howland said going against the Wildcats was like playing a lineup full of guards and that his Bruins would have to be able to keep up.

The Wildcats may have had the speed but they hardly had the size to challenge the Bruins’ frontcourt, and it was quickly apparent that what Howland pointed out as a concern was UCLA’s advantage on the night.

The Wear twins stood taller than any Arizona starter and continually overpowered their overmatched opponents, leading UCLA to a 65-58 win and ending the Bruins’ winless Pac-12 run before it could get any worse.

“We thought we could take advantage inside with our post up,” Howland said.

Shorthanded UCLA finds a way to beat Arizona in Anaheim

ANAHEIM ““- Cut down to a seven-man rotation, UCLA was able to squeak out a 65-58 win over Arizona on Thursday night at Honda Center.

Already down one starter in sophomore center Joshua Smith, sidelined with a concussion, UCLA lost redshirt sophomore forward David Wear to his fifth foul with 5:07 left to play in the game holding on to a slim lead.

Weary and short on breath, the Bruins still managed to get stops down the stretch.

Buzzer Beaters: Zone games, Lazeric Jones carrying the load and a look at California

SAN JOSE “”mdash; After a 1-4 start, there were doubts about whether the UCLA men’s basketball could stay competitive against Division I teams and the season looked on the verge of slipping away from the Bruins.

Though they couldn’t pull out a win last night, the Bruins hung tough with a Stanford team that looks like it’s one of the best in the conference in the early stages.