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  Saturday, Jan. 22 4:00pm ET
Ucla 83, Arizona St 77
 
  RECAP | BOX SCORE

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Freshman Jason Kapono scored a career-high 24 points and reserve Matt Barnes added a career-high 17 as No. 25 UCLA held on to beat Arizona State 83-77 Saturday.

The Bruins (11-5, 2-3 Pac-10) trailed most of the second half until Kapono followed a 3-pointer by Ray Young with one of his own to tie the game at 65 with 7:58 remaining.

Barnes hit a 3-pointer to put the Bruins up 75-69, but the Sun Devils answered with consecutive 3s by Chad Prewitt and Tanner Shell to draw within one with 50 seconds left.

Barnes missed a dunk, but Young grabbed the rebound and then Eddie House fouled Kapono, who made both free throws with 20 seconds left for an 80-77 lead.

Alton Mason missed a 3-point attempt and Prewitt intentionally fouled Earl Watson for his fifth foul. Watson made the second of two free throws for an 81-77 lead with eight seconds left.

The Bruins got possession and Jerome Moiso, who had 22 points for UCLA, was fouled. He made both for the game's final points with seven seconds left.

Awvee Storey, a 22-year-old sophomore, led Arizona State with 21 points.

House, who came in averaging 30.4 points in Pac-10 play, finished with 18 as the Sun Devils (11-6, 3-3) lost their 22nd consecutive game to the Bruins. They haven't won at Pauley Pavilion in nearly 13 years and haven't beaten UCLA since 1989.

House scored the Sun Devils' first 12 points of the game on 3-pointers, but he was held in check by Watson in the second half when House had just five.

With Arizona State trailing 72-69, House missed the front end of a 1-and-1 and Barnes came down to hit a 3-pointer for UCLA.

The Bruins outscored Arizona State 18-12 over the final 7:10, including making 8 of 10 free throws.

 


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