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Updated at 2:36 p.m., Saturday, March 15, 2008

CBKB: UCLA holds off Stanford for Pac-10 tourney title

By BETH HARRIS
AP Sports Writer

LOS ANGELES — Darren Collison scored 28 points and No. 3 UCLA survived its fourth close call in a week, beating 11th-ranked Stanford 67-64 today to win the Pac-10 tournament title.

The Bruins (31-3) used a 22-8 run in the second half to earn their 10th victory in a row and add the title to their third consecutive regular-season crown. They swept Stanford in the regular season, including an overtime win last week to clinch the league title.

Freshman Kevin Love overcame back spasms to score 12 points, giving him double figures in all 34 games he's played this season. Russell Westbrook had 11 rebounds.

Brook Lopez scored 15 points and Anthony Goods added 13 for the Cardinal (26-7), which was going for their first league tourney title since 2004. They've won nine of 13 heading into the NCAA tournament.

UCLA led by 10 with 2 minutes remaining before Stanford whittled its deficit to 65-64 on a dunk by Lawrence Hill with 3 seconds to go. The Cardinal fouled Collison, who made both for a three-point cushion.

Goods' jumper hit the backboard wide right at the buzzer.