LAWRENCE, Ks. (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 Jr. 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 15th double-double of the year. He was 15 of 23 from the floor.
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.
Kansas has won 42 consecutive home finales and reached the 20-win mark for the 36th straight year.
Arizona has lost 5 of 8 since a six-game winning streak.
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.
Kansas recorded 14 assists against one first-half turnover.
Arizona: Begins Big 12 Tournament play Thursday as the No. 2 or 3 seed.
Kansas: Begins Big 12 Tournament play Tuesday as No. 9 seed or Wednesday as No. 7 or 8 seed.
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| TOP SCORERS | |||||
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J. Bradley G | 21PTS | 3REB | 2AST | |
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H. Dickinson C | 33PTS | 10REB | 1AST | |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| J. Bradley | 21 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| C. Love | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| T. Awaka | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| H. Veesaar | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| A. Dell’Orso | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| T. Townsend | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| C. Bryant | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| K. Lewis | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| L. Lloyd | – | – | – | – |
| A. Arnold | – | – | – | – |
| W. Menaugh | – | – | – | – |
| J. Francois | – | – | – | – |
| C. Martinez | – | – | – | – |
| J. Cook | – | – | – | – |
| W. Kuykendall | – | – | – | – |
| E. Stephen | – | – | – | – |
| S. Djopmo | – | – | – | – |
| L. Champion | – | – | – | – |
| G. Weitman | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 76 | 27 | 10 | 13 |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| H. Dickinson | 33 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Z. Mayo | 20 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| K. Adams | 12 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| D. Harris Jr. | 9 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| R. Griffen | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| F. Bidunga | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| A. Storr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Coit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D. Wilhite | – | – | – | – |
| W. Evers | – | – | – | – |
| J. Cross | – | – | – | – |
| P. Cassidy | – | – | – | – |
| R. Passmore | – | – | – | – |
| W. Thengvall | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 83 | 31 | 22 | 15 |
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