Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Utah upsets Arizona

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SALT LAKE CITY — Brandon Taylor scored 19 points, including an ankle-breaking move to free himself for a game-clinching three-pointer with 41 seconds to play, and No. 22 Utah beat No. 9 Arizona 70-64 to move into a first-place tie with Oregon in the Pac-12.

Arizona’s Ryan Anderson made two free throws with 2:51 to play to give Arizona its last lead at 64-63. The Wildcats didn’t score again.

Taylor, who went 4 for 5 from beyond the arc, had five steals and a couple of hustle plays in the closing minutes to help the Utes retain possession and break a 12-game losing streak against Arizona.

In another game involving Pacific-12 teams, Michael Humphrey scored 24 points, Rosco Allen added 19, including a clutch three-pointer, and Stanford beat

UCLA 79-70.

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