Box Score provided by Kansas Athletics; Article by The Associated Press
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) – Hunter Dickinson matched a career high with 33 points to lead Kansas past No. 24 Arizona 83-76 on Saturday.
Zeke Mayo drilled five three-pointers and had 20 points while KJ Adams scored 12, including three dunks while the Jayhawks (20-11, 11-9 Big 12) built a 14-point first-half lead.
The Wildcats (20-11, 14-6) rallied for a brief lead before Dickinson took over, scoring 16 in the first half on 8-of-9 shooting, giving the Jayhawks a 39-30 halftime advantage.
Dickinson grabbed 10 rebounds for his 14th double-double of the year. He was 15 of 23 from the floor.
“The seniors played great,” said Kansas head coach Bill Self. “That was about as well as I can remember seniors playing on Senior Night. They carried us. We needed that bad.”
Jaden Bradley led Arizona with 21 points on 7-of-11 shooting and made all seven of his free-throw attempts. Caleb Love had 16 points and Trey Townsend scored 13 off the bench.
As Bradley and Love traded baskets, Arizona erased Kansas’ halftime advantage, taking a short-lived two-point lead at 68-66 with 6:02 to play. The pair combined for 26 second-half points.
Takeaways
Kansas has won 42 consecutive home finales.
Arizona has lost 5 of 8 since a six-game winning streak.
Key moment
Adams tipped a rebound of Dickinson’s 3-point miss, then dunked an alley-oop pass for a 79-72 lead with 1:22. Adams had four dunks.
Key stat
Kansas recorded 14 assists against one first-half turnover.
Up next
Arizona: Enters the Big 12 Championshp as the No 3 seed and will play its first game in the quarterfinals on Thursday, March 13, at 8:30 p.m. CT at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
Kansas: Enters the Big 12 Championship as No. 6 seed and will play Wednesday, March 12, at 8:30 p.m. CT at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri. KU will face the winner of No. 11 Utah-No. 14 UCF contest to be played Tuesday, March 11.
