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Arizona ready for Washington’s vaunted 2-3 zone defense

There are no secrets when it comes to Washington Huskies basketball. They are going to play zone defense, and they are going to do it for 40 minutes.

“They’re the ultimate Do What We Do team,” said Arizona Wildcats coach Sean Miller, whose teams hosts UW on Thursday.

Predictable? Yes. Solvable? Not yet.

The first-place Huskies (18-4, 9-0) hold a comfortable three-game lead atop the Pac-12 standings and their success stems from their swarming defense, which ranks 15th in the country, according to KenPom.

It’s only getting better, too.