Dickinson matches career high with 33 points as Kansas beats No. 24 Arizona 83-76
AP
Mar 08, 2025
LAWRENCE, Ks. (AP) Hunter Dickinson matched a career high with 33 points to lead Kansas Jayhawks past No. 24 Arizona Wildcats 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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1st Half
ARIZ
Wildcats
30
KAN
Jayhawks
39
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Henri Veesaar vs. Hunter Dickinson (Dajuan Harris Jr. gains possession)
19:49
+2
KJ Adams makes two point dunk (Hunter Dickinson assists)
0-2
19:20
Jaden Bradley misses two point jump shot
19:18
Rylan Griffen defensive rebound
18:59
Hunter Dickinson misses two point hook shot
18:57
Henri Veesaar defensive rebound
18:43
Anthony Dell'Orso turnover (traveling)
18:30
+3
Rylan Griffen makes three point jump shot (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists)
0-5
18:05
Henri Veesaar misses three point jump shot
18:03
Tobe Awaka offensive rebound
18:00
+2
Tobe Awaka makes two point layup
2-5
17:36
Tobe Awaka personal foul (Hunter Dickinson draws the foul)
17:28
+2
Hunter Dickinson makes two point jump shot
2-7
17:13
Anthony Dell'Orso turnover (traveling)
16:59
Henri Veesaar blocks KJ Adams's two point jump shot
16:58
Jayhawks offensive rebound
16:52
+2
KJ Adams makes two point dunk (Rylan Griffen assists)
2-9
16:33
+2
Henri Veesaar makes two point hook shot (KJ Lewis assists)
4-9
16:14
Henri Veesaar blocks KJ Adams's two point jump shot
16:12
Caleb Love defensive rebound
16:07
KJ Lewis misses two point jump shot
16:05
Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
15:51
+2
KJ Adams makes two point dunk (Zeke Mayo assists)
4-11
15:33
Caleb Love misses two point jump shot
15:31
KJ Adams defensive rebound
15:31
Henri Veesaar personal foul (Zeke Mayo draws the foul)
15:31
TV timeout
15:20
Zeke Mayo misses two point jump shot
15:18
Henri Veesaar defensive rebound
15:05
+2
Trey Townsend makes two point layup
6-11
14:41
+2
Hunter Dickinson makes two point jump shot (KJ Adams assists)
6-13
14:30
+2
Caleb Love makes two point layup
8-13
14:19
Rylan Griffen misses three point jump shot
14:17
Jaden Bradley defensive rebound
14:14
Dajuan Harris Jr. personal foul (Jaden Bradley draws the foul)
13:52
Zeke Mayo shooting foul (Jaden Bradley draws the foul)
13:52
+1
Jaden Bradley makes regular free throw 1 of 2
9-13
13:52
+1
Jaden Bradley makes regular free throw 2 of 2
10-13
13:37
Rylan Griffen misses three point jump shot
13:35
Tobe Awaka defensive rebound
13:13
KJ Lewis misses three point jump shot
13:11
Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
12:42
Caleb Love blocks Zeke Mayo's two point jump shot
12:39
Wildcats defensive rebound
12:23
+2
Trey Townsend makes two point hook shot
12-13
12:02
David Coit misses three point jump shot
12:00
Trey Townsend defensive rebound
11:54
Zeke Mayo shooting foul (KJ Lewis draws the foul)
11:54
TV timeout
11:54
KJ Lewis misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:54
+1
KJ Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 2
13-13
11:40
David Coit misses three point jump shot
11:38
Trey Townsend defensive rebound
11:23
Flory Bidunga personal foul (Caleb Love draws the foul)
11:17
Carter Bryant misses three point jump shot
11:15
Dajuan Harris Jr. defensive rebound
11:02
Carter Bryant blocks AJ Storr's two point layup
11:01
Jayhawks offensive rebound
10:49
AJ Storr misses three point jump shot
10:47
Wildcats defensive rebound
10:33
KJ Adams blocks Tobe Awaka's two point dunk
10:31
KJ Adams defensive rebound
10:25
Tobe Awaka blocks AJ Storr's two point layup
10:23
Carter Bryant defensive rebound
10:00
+2
KJ Lewis makes two point jump shot
15-13
9:46
+2
Hunter Dickinson makes two point jump shot (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists)
15-15
9:39
KJ Lewis turnover (traveling)
9:29
Dajuan Harris Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jaden Bradley steals)
9:13
+2
Tobe Awaka makes two point jump shot
17-15
8:53
+3
Zeke Mayo makes three point jump shot (KJ Adams assists)
17-18
8:40
Jaden Bradley offensive foul (Rylan Griffen draws the foul)
8:40
Jaden Bradley turnover (offensive foul)
8:29
Zeke Mayo misses three point jump shot
8:27
Carter Bryant defensive rebound
8:18
KJ Lewis misses two point jump shot
8:16
Rylan Griffen defensive rebound
7:57
Henri Veesaar personal foul (Hunter Dickinson draws the foul)
7:57
TV timeout
7:41
+2
Hunter Dickinson makes two point jump shot (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists)
17-20
7:20
Caleb Love misses two point layup
7:18
Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
7:07
Dajuan Harris Jr. misses two point jump shot
7:07
KJ Lewis defensive rebound
7:07
Jump ball. KJ Lewis vs. Dajuan Harris Jr. (KJ Lewis gains possession)