Box Score SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Gabe York scored five of his 12 points in the final 2 minutes as No. 7 Arizona scored the last eight points to rally past No. 13 Utah 63-57 on Saturday night.
Brandon Taylor made a 3-pointer with 1:57 remaining to give Utah a 57-55 lead. York then drew Jakob Poeltl's fifth foul and made one free throw and then rebounded his miss on the second attempt and put it in to give the Wildcats a 58-57 lead with 1:39 to play.
Hollis-Jefferson, who had 10 points, made 3 of 4 free throws in the final minute and York hit two more to clinch the Wildcats' 13th straight win over Utah (22-6, 12-4 Pac-12).
Kaleb Taczewski led Arizona (26-3, 14-2) with 13 points while Stanley Johnson had 12 points and 11 rebounds. The Wildcats now lead the conference standings by two games with two games remaining.
After dominating Utah 69-51 earlier in the season thanks to a big rebounding advantage, the Wildcats again bullied the Utes on the boards, 44-35, to overcome 33-percent shooting.
Delon Wright had 17 points and Jordan Loveridge scored 10 before fouling out as the Utes finished the season 16-1 at home.
Taylor, Utah's second leading scorer, got his first points of the game on a 3-pointer to put the Utes up 47-41, with 8:11 remaining and get the sellout crowd roaring.
But York hit a 3 and Hollis-Jefferson dunked to draw within one point again. It was back-and-forth from there as the game had seven lead changes in the last 7 minutes.
The first half was the physical battle many expected between the conference's two best defensive team. Arizona jumped out to a 17-8 lead but the Utes fought back and took a short lead before the half ended with Arizona ahead 29-28. The teams were whistled for a combined 25 fouls.
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TIP-INS
Arizona: The Wildcats made 27 of 37 free throws. ... Johnson had eight offensive rebounds that gave the Wildcats numerous second chances.
Utah: Brekkott Chapman, who played just 16 minutes and had six points, fouled out with 5:18 to play. ... Poeltl only played 12 minutes before fouling out. ... Utah shot 30.9 percent from the field. ... Wright didn't score in the final 9:46.
UP NEXT
Arizona: Hosts California on Thursday.
Utah: At Washington State on Thursday.