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Men's Basketball Associated Press

No. 7/7 Arizona Battles Past No. 13 Utah

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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.

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Players Mentioned

Stanley Johnson

#5 Stanley Johnson

F
6' 7"
Freshman
Gabe York

#1 Gabe York

G
6' 3"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Stanley Johnson

#5 Stanley Johnson

6' 7"
Freshman
F
Gabe York

#1 Gabe York

6' 3"
Junior
G
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