Hunter Dickinson scored 33 points and pulled down 10 returns, and Kansas kept on for an 83-76 victory over No. 24 Arizona in a BIG 12 Conference-Showdown on Saturday afternoon in Lawrence, can.
Zeke Mayo added 20 points and met 5 of 7 attempts from 3-point intervals for Kansas (20-11, 11-9 Big 12). KJ Adams got 12 points and took eight returns.
Jaden Bradley scored 21 points on 7-for-11 shooting to lead Arizona (20-11, 14-6). Caleb Love got 16 points and Trey Townsend finished with 13.
Rylen Griffen made a jump shot for Kansas even the score of 68-all with 5:44 to go. It started a crucial finish for the Jayhawks, which ended the match on a 17-8 run.
Arizona started the second half on a 24-14 run to take a lead of 54-53 with 13:25 to go. Burst ended with a jump shot and an arrangement by Bradley, followed by a 3-point of Love Off A Assist from Bradley.
Kansas built a lead of 39-30 at half.
Jayhawks jumped to a 9-2 advantage during the first three plus minutes. Adams opened the point with a can, the griff emptied a 3-pointer, Dickinson made a jump shot and Adams added another can to take into account the early frenzy.
Arizona gathered to get a lead of 17-15 with 9:11 to go during the first half. Bradley had a steal on defense, and Tobe Awaka exploited with a jumper at the offensive end to put Wildcats on top.
Kansas broke out with a 26-10 driving to move forward 39-25 with 1:17 left in half. The driving ended with nine straight points by the Jayhawks, thanks to a 3-point by Mayo, a jump shot by Dickinson and a layout of Flory Bidunga.
Wildcats lowered the deficit to nine at the last minute before the break. Carter Bryant made three free throwing and Bradley added a layout in the closing seconds.
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