Brockman owns OT as Huskies top Sun Devils

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02/27/2009 - Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jon Brockman owned overtime, scoring on the first two possessions, on his way to 21 points and 11 rebounds, as No. 21 Washington outlasted 14th-ranked Arizona State, 73-70, in a battle of conference heavyweights.

Justin Dentmon added 16 points, Isaiah Thomas donated 11 and Quincy Pondexter notched a double-double with 10 points and 12 boards for the Huskies (21-7, 12-4 Pac-10), who have won five of six overall.

Jeff Pendergraph totaled 24 points with 13 rebounds, James Harden added 19 points and Rihards Kuksiks added 13 for the Sun Devils (21-6, 10-5), who had a chance to claim first place in the conference with a victory.

Dentmon took it then gave it away in the final seconds of regulation. His layup with 47 seconds left gave the Huskies a 61-59 edge, but his defensive rebound turned into a Harden layup with approximately 11 seconds left to tie the game and force overtime.

That is where Brockman took over. He scored twice in succession on the block for a 65-61 lead, and after a Harden layup, Dentmon stepped to the charity stripe and calmly sank three straight free throws for a 68-63 advantage.

Arizona State got within one point, 68-67, before Dentmon again sank two free throws with 27 seconds to go. Derek Glasser missed an open look at a tying three from the top of the circle, Pendergraph fouled out on the ensuing rush for the basketball, and Venoy Overton sealed the victory with a pair of foul shots.

Washington led 35-34 at the half, and a Thomas jumper and two Brockman foul shots increased the edge to 42-36 early in the final 20 minutes. Matthew Bryan-Amaning's layup pushed the edge to eight points at 50-42, but Kuksiks scored eight points during a 14-2 blitz that gave the Sun Devils a four-point lead.

The two clubs battled to the wire from there.

Game Notes

Arizona State still holds a 34-33 edge in the all-time series...Washington won the first meeting this season, 84-71, back on January 31...Washington shot just 38.3 percent from the floor, and made only 2-of-17 threes. It made up for it by going 25-of-31 from the charity stripe...The Sun Devils made 41.8 percent of their shots.

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