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SEATTLE — Let's start out with the good news for the Arizona Wildcats on Thursday:

Nobody was hurt, and Jawann McClellan's shooting stroke surfaced.

Other than that, during their 75-66 loss to Washington at Hec Edmundson Pavilion, the Wildcats were foul-plagued, pushed around and generally hard-pressed to stay in a game that appeared to be one of the more winnable of their final six regular-season games.

The Huskies shot only 42.4percent from the field, and made just 3 of 16 three-point attempts but took advantage of Arizona's poor shooting, 17 turnovers and foul trouble. UA wing Chase Budinger fouled out with 5:12 to play, Jordan Hill was limited throughout the game with foul trouble, and even Jerryd Bayless had four fouls.

Bayless, however, managed to score 22 points while receiving significant offensive help from McClellan, who scored 19 while making 4 of 5 three-point shots.

"I just have to be ready to shoot," McClellan said. "Luckily they were going in, but we still lost the game. We have to stay together."

However, life was difficult for Bayless and Budinger because of Washington's deep bench.

"We don't have enough guards," UA interim coach Kevin O'Neill. "They threw 10 guys on us all night. It wore us down. Jerryd needs to be off the ball, but without Nic (Wise) we can't get him off the ball. I can't blame our guys."

McClellan's last three cut the Huskies' lead to 68-61 with 1:41 left and Daniel Dillon made one to make it 73-66 but the Wildcats could get no closer.

The loss dropped Arizona to 16-10 overall and 6-7 in the Pac-10 entering a Saturday night game with third-place Washington State. The Huskies, beating Arizona at home for the first time since 2004-05, improved to 15-12 and 6-8.

The Wildcats were trailing by 13 earlier in the second half before going on a 10-1 run to climb within 53-49 by the time Hill converted a three-point play with 7:39 left. McClellan then pulled Arizona within 55-53 with a three-pointer and, later, 1 of 2 free throws.

Budinger fouled out for only the second time this season, and the Huskies kept going. Venoy Overton made 6 of 6 free throws and a field goal over a four-minute stretch to put Washington ahead 63-54 and the Huskies stayed ahead from there.

The Huskies went on a 16-4 run midway through the second half to take a 52-39 lead when Tim Morris hit a jumper with 9:26 left. During their run, Budinger picked up a fourth foul when he was guarding Overton, and Overton converted the three-point play to make it 48-39.

By that time, Budinger, Hill and even reserve Fendi Onobun all had four fouls.

Washington took a 39-35 lead six minutes into the second half, while getting Hill to pick up a fourth foul. Hill sat out the first four minutes of the second half with three fouls and picked up his fourth while guarding Washington's Jon Brockman just two minutes later.

O'Neill started Kirk Walters at center in the second half even though Walters did not play at all in the first half.

Walters missed two early free throws, however, as the Huskies held on to a one-point lead through the first four minutes. Washington had gone ahead 34-29 but Jamelle Horne made two free throws and Bayless hit a jumper to pull the Wildcats within one.

In the first half, Bayless had 12 points on 4-for-8 shooting, while McClellan added another 10 while hitting two three-pointers. Budinger was only 1 for 5 from the field but had four assists.

Both teams shot poorly in the first half: Arizona hit 38.5 percent from the field, while Washington hit 36.4 percent.

The Wildcats took an early 9-6 lead after Bayless hit two free throws with 16:48 left but Washington kept it close and the both teams failed to score on numerous possessions with the Huskies leading 12-11.

Bayless picked up his third on a charge with 24 seconds left to play in the first half.

Washington sharpshooter Ryan Appleby broke Deon Luton's school record of 212 career three-pointers with two threes in the first half, the second coming with 1:58 to go in the first half. However, Appleby made just 2 of 9 for the game from long range.