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Wear's putback with 5.3 seconds left gives UCLA 70-68 win over Oregon

Associated Press
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    Oregon guard Joseph Young, left, collides with UCLA guard Jordan Adams during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Eugene, Ore., Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014. (AP Photo) (The Associated Press)

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    Oregon fans cheer as their team is introduced during an NCAA college basketball against UCLA game in Eugene, Ore., Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014. (AP Photo) (The Associated Press)

EUGENE, Ore. – Travis Wear's putback with 5.3 seconds to go gave UCLA a 70-68 victory over slumping Oregon on Thursday night.

Jordan Adams finished with 19 points for UCLA (17-4, 6-2 Pac-12), which has won five of its last six games to sit at second in the league's standings behind top-ranked Arizona.

Joseph Young had 25 points for Oregon (14-6, 2-8), which was coming off a 71-44 victory over Washington State that snapped a five-game losing streak, the team's longest since 2011. The string of losses stopped a 13-game winning streak that had Oregon ranked as high as No. 10 in the rankings.

The Bruins were coming off a 76-64 victory at home over California last Sunday.

Norman Powell's fast-break layup and free throw gave UCLA a 62-52 lead — its largest of the game — with 7:20 left.

Oregon closed the gap with consecutive layups by Jason Calliste and Young to make it 65-62 with 3:21 left. Young added a free throw before Calliste hit a 3-pointer to pull Oregon in front 66-65 with 1:40 left.

Kyle Anderson missed a free throw for UCLA and Tony Parker missed a put-back layup before fouling out. Richard Amardi made both the free throws to make it 68-65 for the Ducks, but Adams hit a layup and added a free throw to tie it at 68 with just under a minute left — before Wear hit the winning basket.

The Bruins and Ducks went into the game as the top two scoring teams in the Pac-12, with Oregon averaging 85.9 and UCLA averaging 84.3.

Wear's jumper gave the Bruins a 13-9 lead in the first half. Oregon pulled into a 17-all tie after Zach LaVine fouled Young beyond the arc and Young made all three of his free throws. Young nailed a 3-pointer off a dish from Dominic Artis to give the Ducks the lead.

Calliste's layup stretched the lead to 27-21 and Oregon led 36-32 at the break. Young led all scorers with 16 points.

A pair of free throws from Norman Powell pulled the Bruins into a tie at 38, before his jumper put UCLA in front. Wear's jumper extended the lead to 45-38.

The Ducks fought back on their distinctive home court, pulling to a 49-all tie on Calliste's layup with 11:17 left in the half.

Oregon's Jonathan Loyd played after having surgery on Wednesday to repair a broken nose he sustained in practice on Tuesday. He wore a face mask against the Bruins.

The Ducks were also missing reserve post Arik Armstead, who decided to leave the team to focus on football. Armstead is a defensive end for the Ducks

The Bruins were the first in a stretch that has Oregon playing seven of its next 11 games at Matthew Knight Arena.