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Arizona basketball: Dusan Ristic is anchoring the Wildcats’ offense

When in doubt, feed the ball to Dusan Ristic — it’s been a simple, yet effective strategy for the Arizona Wildcats lately.

The 7-footer has scored in double figures in 11 of Arizona’s last 12 games, and since Pac-12 play began, he is averaging just north of 16 points per game, while shooting 65 percent from the field.

“He has the softest touch I’ve seen around the basket,” said Lauri Markkanen, Ristic’s frontcourt partner. “If you play good defense he can still score.”

Indeed, meanwhile Ristic has the lowest turnover percentage (7.