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TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- If Cory Paus was hurt, it didn't show on
UCLA's final snap.
With coaches trying to determine whether something was wrong
with Paus' shoulder, the sophomore quarterback scrambled 13 yards
for a touchdown with 48 seconds left as UCLA rallied for a 27-24
victory over Arizona (No. 23 ESPN/USA Today, No. 24 AP) on Saturday night.
|  | | UCLA running back DeShaun Foster scored one of the Bruins' two first-quarter touchdowns. |
"Cory started off slow, but the last play he was phenomenal,"
coach Bob Toledo said. "Early in the fourth quarter, we almost
pulled him because we thought he had a separated shoulder. He hung
in there and was a difference-maker for us."
After falling behind 21-14, the Bruins (5-3, 2-3 Pac-10) held
Arizona (5-3, 3-2) to one field goal in the second half to snap
their eight-game road losing streak. UCLA last won away from home
on Nov. 14, 1998, beating Washington in Seattle.
The Bruins had three of their four interceptions in the second
half, including one with 10 seconds left that kept the Wildcats
from driving toward a tying field goal.
Paus, who was 19-of-35 for 230 yards, one score and two
interceptions, capped a 66-yard drive in the final 2:47 when he
scrambled left, pulled out of three arm tackles and put the ball in
the end zone with an extended arm.
"I started running and had my eyes set on the end zone," Paus
said. "We've been so close the last few weeks, and it was time for
us to catch the breaks."
Arizona had a school-record nine sacks in a 33-7 win over UCLA
last year, and threw Paus four times in this one. But the sophomore
kept bouncing up and passed for 101 yards in the fourth quarter.
"He's an improviser," said Brian Poli-Dixon, who caught an
18-yard TD pass from Paus that gave the Bruins a 14-7 lead late in
the first quarter.
DeShaun Foster ran 1 yard for the first UCLA score, and Chris
Griffith kicked two 33-yard field goals.
Arizona's Clarence Farmer ran for 107 yards and TDs of 2 and 19
yards, and Ortege Jenkins had a career-high 104 yards on 11 carries
-- the first double 100-yard game for the Wildcats since Keith Smith
and Gary Taylor each ran for 143 on Sept. 14, 1996, against
Illinois. But Jenkins' four interceptions also were a career-high,
and they proved decisive.
Griffith's first field goal cut Arizona's lead to 21-17 with
9:04 left in the third quarter. Then Ricky Manning Jr. picked off a
pass and returned it 27 yards to the Wildcats' 13 for another field
goal that made it 21-20 with 5:55 to go.
About two minutes later, Manning outjumped Brad Brennan in the
end zone to pull down another interception and keep Arizona from
extending its lead.
"I take responsibility for this," Jenkins said. "Some nights
are not your night. This wasn't mine. Four interceptions and
mistakes in critical situations -- I take the blame for this."
Arizona's defense scored once and was a factor in two more TDs
as the Wildcats took a 21-14 halftime lead.
Arizona scored only 3:01 into the game when Paus, who was
falling backward in the grasp of Anthony Thomas, threw up a
fluttering pass that hit Keoni Frasier, the Wildcats' other
defensive tackle, in the chest. He ran to his right and lumbered
along the sideline for the score that made it 7-0.
UCLA scored twice in the last 7:08 of the first quarter, with
Paus covering 43 yards on three passes to Poli-Dixon to set up a
1-yard plunge by Foster to tie it and throwing a scoring strike to
Poli-Dixon to give the Bruins a 14-7 lead with 1:57 remaining.
But the Arizona defense revived in the second quarter.
Jermaine Chatman ended UCLA's first drive with an interception,
and, after five straight carries by Farmer netted only 10 yards,
Jenkins threw a 41-yard pass to Brad Brennan on the 6-yard line.
Farmer scored on two carries -- the second with 8:16 to play in
the quarter.
UCLA went three-and-out on its next two possessions, and Farmer
capped a 50-yard drive after the second Bruins punt by scoring on
his 19-yard carry with 1:22 left in the period.
"We had them on so many plays, and we had him (Paus) on the
last one," Arizona coach Dick Tomey said. "We needed one play
today, and last week we needed one play (in a 14-10 loss to
Oregon). Every game we need one play."
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 With 48 seconds left, Cory Paus scrambles 13 yards for the game-winning touchdown. (Courtesy ABC Sports)
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UCLA's Freddie Mitchell converts on a crucial 4th down play, leading to the winning score. (Courtesy ABC Sports)
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Arizona's Clarence Farmer runs 19 yards for his second touchdown of the game. (Courtesy ABC Sports)
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UCLA's Brian Poli-Dixon jukes his way into the endzone for an 18-yard touchdown. (Courtesy ABC Sports)
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Ricky Manning Jr. picks off Ortege Jenkins, setting up a UCLA score. (Courtesy ABC Sports)
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The Wildcats defense strikes first as Keoni Fraser returns an interception 37 yards for a TD. (Courtesy ABC Sports)
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QB Ortege Jenkins tries to keep Arizona ahead with this 62-yard run late in the third quarter. (Courtesy ABC Sports)
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