STANFORD — Johnny Juzang scored 23 points, including a momentum-changing four-point play and Jaime Jaquez, Jr. added 16 to help No. 12 UCLA beat Stanford, 79-70, on Tuesday night.

The Bruins (17-4 overall, 9-3 Pac-12) ended a two-game slide.

Spencer Jones scored 20 points to pace Stanford (14-9, 7-6 Pac-12), which has lost three of five since beating USC on Jan. 27.

Jaquez missed two easy layups to start the second half. Juzang then drained a 3-pointer and was fouled.

That sparked an 11-0 run, putting UCLA ahead 52-37 five minutes into the second half. Stanford never got closer than seven points the rest of the way.

Tyger Campbell added 12 points and six assists and Jules Bernard had 10 points. Harrison Ingram scored 17 and Michael O’Connell added 13 for the Cardinal.

James Keefe hit a layup with 3:58 remaining in the first half to bring Stanford within 31-29 of the Bruins, who then went on a 10-2 run the rest of the way to take a 41-31 edge into the locker room at the intermission.

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UCLA: The Bruins entered play Tuesday with their first losing streak of the season. The two losses in Arizona not only cost UCLA a spot in the top 10 of the AP poll, but a chance to move into first in the Pac-12. … The Bruins played in Maples Pavilion for the first time since Feb. 16, 2019. The Cardinal hosted UCLA in Santa Cruz last season.

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Stanford: The Cardinal had their worst offensive showing of the season in their first meeting with UCLA, scoring 43 points on 13-of-48 shooting (27.1%), which included a 3-of-20 effort (15%) from long range. Stanford played its fourth game in eight days and still has two more games in Oregon this week.

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UCLA plays at USC on Saturday.

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