LOS ANGELES—The final buzzer sounded and the party was on at Pauley Pavilion.
Jaime Jaquez Jr. rushed into the student section, his shaggy damp hair stuck to his face, and started bobbing up and down. He and his teammates celebrated with the fans after No. 4 UCLA beat eighth-ranked Arizona 81–73 on Saturday night to complete a 17–0 record at home in the teams’ regular-season finale.
“We did it, but at the same time we’re not done,” Jaquez said. “Now we got to go into the next half. To me, it’s like a whole new season.”
Jaquez had 22 points and 10 rebounds, Tyger Campbell added 21 points and David Singleton had 17, making a season-best five 3-pointers, for the Bruins (27–4, 18–2 Pac-12). They went undefeated at home for the first time since 2006–07 and have won 25 in a row at Pauley Pavilion in the nation’s longest active home winning streak….