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EVANSTON, Ill. — Tyler Bilodeau scored 19 points to lead UCLA to a 73-69 victory over Northwestern on Monday night after the Bruins nearly blew a 14-point lead in the final three minutes. Back-to-back dunks by Bilodeau gave UCLA a 68-54 lead with 3:07 remaining. UCLA had three turnovers and a failed one-and-one in the next five possessions. The Wildcats chipped away at their deficit and got within 68-65 on Ty Berry's 3-pointer with 33 seconds left. After another turnover by the Bruins, Berry's driving layup made it 68-67. Skyy Clark made one free throw for the Bruins with 21 seconds left, then William Kyle III's steal helped the Bruins ice the win as Northwestern was forced to foul and the Bruins finished it off with four made free throws.
