Ninth-ranked UCLA led wire to wire and held off a second-half rally from visiting Washington en route to a 70–61 Pac-12 win Thursday, Feb. 2, in Los Angeles.
The Bruins (18–4, 9–2 Pac-12), coming in on a two-game skid after having won the previous 14, pounced on the Huskies early. UCLA scored the first eight points and held Washington without a point for the opening 3:37. The Bruins’ lead swelled to 18 points and was at 16 by intermission.
Washington (13–11, 5–8) whittled the deficit down to six in the second half, with Keion Brooks Jr. sinking a 3-pointer late that pulled the Huskies to within 67–61. Brooks scored a game-high 23 points….