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Back-to-back dunks by Bilodeau gave UCLA a
68-54 lead with 3:07 remaining. UCLA had three turnovers and a
failed one-and-one in the next five possessions. The Wildcats
chipped away at their deficit and got within 68-65 on Ty Berry's
3-pointer with 33 seconds left. After another turnover by the
Bruins, Berry's driving layup made it 68-67.
Skyy Clark made one free throw for the Bruins with 21 seconds
left, then William Kyle III's steal helped the Bruins ice the
win as Northwestern was forced to foul and the Bruins finished
it off with four made free throws.
Eric Dailey Jr. scored 12 points, Aday Mara had 11 off the bench
and Clark 10 for UCLA (21-9, 12-7 Big Ten). Mara added 10
rebounds for his second career double-double.
Berry had 22 points, Martinelli 20 and K.J. Windham 10 for
Northwestern (16-14, 7-12).
There were nine lead changes in the first half and UCLA led
29-26 with four minutes left. The Wildcats got five points from
Ty Berry from there on the way to a 35-34 halftime lead.
The Bruins have won 10 of their last 13 games and improved to
8-3 in games decided by five points or fewer.
Northwestern saw its three-game winning streak come to an end.
UCLA wraps up the regular season at home against USC on
Saturday.
Northwestern finishes at No. 13 Maryland on Saturday.
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