No. 4 UCLA overcame a dismal shooting performance to outlast host Colorado, claiming the Pac-12 Conference regular-season championship with its 60–56 win on Sunday, Feb. 26, in Boulder, Colo.
Jaime Jaquez Jr. led the Bruins with 17 points on 7–of–14 shooting as UCLA ran its winning streak to eight games.
The Bruins (25–4, 16–2 Pac-12) came into Sunday’s matchup needing a win to claim an outright league title, thanks to Arizona’s loss on Saturday to Arizona State. However, Colorado jumped to an early lead of 10 points then exchanged the advantage with the visitors throughout the second half.
The Buffaloes (15–15, 7–12) pulled ahead with 4:58 on a bizarre sequence in which Lawson Lovering picked up his dribble then, after finding no passing options for several seconds, dribbled again. No call was made, and moments later, Luke O’Brien connected on a 3-pointer that pushed Colorado ahead, 49–48….