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UCLA beats No. 7 Arizona 87-84 with buzzer-beater

By Aubrey Yeo, Austin Yu

Jan. 7, 2016 9:08 p.m.

Sophomore center Thomas Welsh wins the opening tipoff against Dusan Ristic of Arizona.

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Sophomore Center Thomas Welsh edges out Arizona center Dusan Ristic during the opening tipoff.

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Junior Bryce Alford attempts to go for a finger roll layup to open scoring, but the Bruin guard was unable to convert.

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Assistant Coach Ed Schilling speaks to the team during the first half.

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Freshman guard Prince Ali attempts to make a jumping pass around Ristic.

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2013-14 NBA MVP Kevin Durant sat courtside at the UCLA-Arizona game.

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Senior forward Tony Parker goes up for a dunk.

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Ristic attempt to block attempt failed to stop sophomore forward Jonah Bolden, who finished the play with a dunk.

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Sophomore guard Jonah Bolden makes a dunk in the first half.

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Welsh’s dunk was overruled by the referee due to a prior Arizona foul.

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Former UCLA basketball player and current Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook and wife Nina Earl laugh as a video plays of fans members dancing with glasses that were handed out.

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Taylor Lautner, one of the stars in the “Twilight” series sat courtside in the rivalry game.

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Arizona forward Ryan Anderson fails to hold on to a rebound after facing pressure from Welsh.

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Freshman guard Aaron Holiday stole the inbounds pass to score a layup seconds after sinking a 2-point jumper.

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Freshman guard Aaron Holiday gets blocked on a layup attempt by Kadeem Allen.

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Bryce Alford attempts to dribble past Arizona guards Trier and Kadeem Allen.

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Holiday runs into Wildcat guard Alonzo Trier during an attempt to drive to the basket.

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Arizona center Kaleb Tarczewski gets his finger hooked on the net as he blocks Tony Parker’s shot.

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Bryce Alford high-fives a fan after scoring a 3-point buzzer beater to end the first half.

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Former UCLA guard and current Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook leads Pauley Pavilion in an 8-Clap during halftime.

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Parker celebrates after making a successful layup against the Wildcats defense.

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Trier gets fouled on a shot attempt.

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Ali attempts a shot as he falls backwards from a foul.

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Anderson dunks the ball at 11:35 to cut the Arizona deficit to nine points.

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Tarczewski dunks the ball with over two minutes remaining to make the score 83-75 in favor of the Bruins.

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Parker loses the ball as he goes up for a dunk in the first half.

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Parker reacts with disappointment after losing the ball during a dunk attempt.

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Welsh was called for a blocking foul during Allen’s drive to the basket, sending the UCLA big man to the bench with five fouls.

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Parker rebounds and tips in a missed shot by Holiday.

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Head Coach Steve Alford talks to the team after the Wildcats narrow the Bruins' lead from 11 points to 1 point.

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Alford makes a three-pointer to put the Bruins ahead 87-84 with seconds left in the game.

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Russell Westbrook cheers on from the sidelines as Bryce Alford walks off from making a game-winning 3-pointer.

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Coach Alford throws his arms up as his son, Bryce Alford, makes the final shot of the game.

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The Arizona Wildcats walk off the court after their comeback was squelched by UCLA.

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Alford reacts to his successful three-pointer made in the final seconds of the game.

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Junior guard Isaac Hamilton embraces a student manager following the Bruins' victory.

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Assistant Coach David Grace holds onto Alford following the win.

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Sophomore center Thomas Welsh celebrates the victory as he walks off the court and past Alford.

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Former UCLA basketball player and current Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook high-fives fans while walking off of the court.

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