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Analysis: Three ways Arizona staved off upset bid from UC Davis

Sofia Moraga | The Daily Wildcat Arizona's Brandon Williams (2) goes up for the lay-up during the first half of the Arizona-UC Davis game on Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018 at the McKale Center in Tucson, Ariz.

Well that was close, probably too close. Arizona men's basketball (9-4) narrowly defeated UC Davis at McKale Center on Saturday and needed last minute heroics to do so, despite leading by as many as 15 points.

Here's how the Wildcats were able to go into the Christmas break with a win.

Coleman comes up clutch

Point guard Justin Coleman has been quiet offensively since returning from Maui, but his go-ahead 3-pointer with one minute remaining in the game sent McKale into a frenzy.