Los Angeles • The Utes came into the night with one of the toughest defense to score on in the Pac-12, and they had excelled at limiting an opponent’s 3-point shooting.

Of course, that was before UCLA guards Aaron Holiday and Kris Wilkes caught fire.

Holiday, one of the top guards in the nation, gave Utah fits all night. The final buzzer seemed the only thing that seemed to stop him all night as he scored 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting to go with six assists as the Bruins dealt Utah an 83-64 loss in Pauley Pavilion on Thursday night.

Wilkes added 19 as the Bruins shot 52 percent from the field and made 12 3-pointers. The Utes (10-6, 2-3) have now lost three consecutive conference games, while the Bruins (13-4) improved to a conference-best 4-1 in Pac-12 play.

Seniors David Collette (15 points) and Justin Bibbins (12 points) led the Utes offensively.

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