SEATTLE (AP) - Venoy Overton doesn't want Jerryd Bayless' hype.
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Overton scored a career-high 19 points and led a pack of Huskies that swarmed Bayless into decisively cold shooting as Washington upset the Wildcats 75-66 on a foul-filled Thursday night.
``No, I don't want no hype. I don't want the attention. I want to keep it easier on me,'' Overton said with a smile.
``I just wanted to try to get in his head ... He was exhausted.''
Last weekend, Bayless became the first Arizona player to score 30 or more points in three consecutive games. Thursday, he finished with 22 - the toughest 22 he may have in his college career. He missed 13 of 19 shots.
``They threw 10 guys on us, on a rotating basis, all night long,'' Arizona interim coach Kevin O'Neill said.
Overton was the most lethal - on both ends of the floor. He had 19 points in his previous six games combined before erupting for 15 in the second half Thursday night.
Jon Brockman added 15 points and 15 rebounds for Washington (15-12, 6-8 Pac-10), which after beating then-No. 5 UCLA got hammered in a miserable effort at struggling Oregon last week.
Jawann McClellan added 19 for Arizona (16-10, 6-7), which is in jeopardy of missing the NCAA tournament after 23 consecutive appearances. It's the nation's second-longest streak behind North Carolina's 27 from 1985-2001.
Arizona plays Saturday at No. 17 Washington State, then goes home to play Southern California and sixth-ranked UCLA.
``It is tough, but I've got news for everybody: It's been tough since we started Nov. 4,'' O'Neill said, mindful of coach Lute Olson's abrupt leave of absence and then Arizona's epidemic of injuries.
``We've got to find a way to get two or three more wins here.''
No Pac-10 team that has finished 9-9 in conference play has made it to the NCAA tournament. Yet aside from already beating Washington State inside the conference, the Wildcats have beaten No. 22 Texas A&M and lost to Virginia, No. 4 Kansas and top-ranked Memphis.
When Arizona mauled Washington 84-69 in Tucson last month, Bayless soared past Overton and the Huskies for 28 points on 9-for-11 shooting. For this upset, Washington mauled Bayless with double-teams that alternated Overton, Justin Dentmon and even 6-foot-9 forward Matthew Bryan-Amaning 40 feet away from the basket. That forced Bayless into three charging fouls in the first half and seven turnovers in all. It also exposed how thin Arizona's backcourt is with point guard Nic Wise injured.
Chase Budinger, the Wildcats' second-leading scorer, had just 10 points _ 7 1/2 below his average. He was 3-for-10 shooting before he fouled out with 5:12 to go and Washington ahead 59-53.
``They pressure and they hound,'' Budinger said.
It was all new to Bayless, more of a shooting guard who is playing out of position while Wise is out.
``This is probably the first time we've seen this pressure,'' Bayless said, barely above a whisper. ``I'm pretty sure teams are going to start following their lead.''
Overton hit free throws on Budinger's fourth foul with 11 minutes left to put Washington up 45-38.
Overton then pushed in a shotput-like heave _ ``a prayer,'' he called it _ from the base line while being pulled to the floor by Arizona's Kirk Walters for a three-point play that prompted the home crowd's loudest roar of the night. And when Quincy Pondexter slashed for a layup and Tim Morris made a floater, the Huskies seemed in command at 52-39 with 9 1/2 minutes left.
But the Wildcats then went on a 14-3 run with Jordan Hill, playing with four fouls, scoring five of those points. Brockman left with his fourth foul during Arizona's spurt, with 5:58 left.
While Arizona managed only singular free throws on three consecutive trips, Overton made his eighth and ninth free throws in nine tries in the second half, then a driving basket. Brockman's power move put the Huskies back up by 10, 65-55, with three minutes to go.
Washington sharpshooter Ryan Appleby was 2-for-10 from the field _ but those two were consecutive 3-pointers late in the first half. The latter one, from deep behind the arc with 1:58 left in the period, gave the Huskies a 28-24 lead and Appleby the school record for 3-pointers. The 213 for the senior from Stanwood, Wash., are one more than Deon Luton had from 1997-2000.





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