February 28, 2026; Tucson, Arizona, USA; Arizona Wildcats forward Koa Pitts (10) dunks the ball during the first half of the game against the Kansas Jayhawks at McKale Memorial Center. Mandatory Credit: Aryanna Frank-Imagn Images Jayden Bradley scored 6 of 10 points in a 16-0 run as No. 2 Arizona earned an 84-61 win over No. 14 Kansas on Saturday in Tucson, Arizona.
The Wildcats (27-2, 14-2 Big 12) avenged a loss at Kansas on Feb. 9, their first game of the season after getting off to a program-record 23-0 start. The win also tied Arizona for at least a share of the regular season Big 12 title.
Brayden Burris led Arizona with 20 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists. Koa Peat, who missed the Wildcats’ last three games with a leg muscle injury, had 12 points, seven rebounds and five assists.
For Arizona, Motiejus Krivas finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds, while Ivan Kharchenkov had 11 points and six rebounds. The Wildcats outscored Kansas 48-26 and outscored the Jayhawks 30-20 in the paint and 16-8 in second-chance points.
Darrin Peterson, who showed flu-like symptoms when Kansas beat Arizona in the last meeting, had 24 points for the Jayhawks (21-8, 11-5). Tre White and Melvin Council Jr. each had 13 points for the Jayhawks.
When Arizona took a 47-35 lead with 14:45 left, Kansas went on a 12-2 run. Council, who hit a 3-pointer early in the game, finished with a jumper to cut the Jayhawks’ deficit to 49-47 with 12:07 left.
Arizona went on a 16-0 run to take a 65-47 lead with 8:52 left. Kansas made five straight shots and then missed seven straight shots in overtime.
The Wildcats’ seven-straight field goals pushed the lead to 76-56 with 4:42 left.
Arizona went on a 21-2 run to take a 21-5 lead with 13:35 left in the first half. During that game, Kansas missed nine straight shots from the field.
Arizona scored six unanswered points to take its largest lead of the half at 37-19 with 3:52 left in the half. The Wildcats failed to make a shot from the field in the first half, missing five attempts, and Kansas closed on a 9-2 run to cut the lead to 39-28.
Flory Vidunga, who scored 23 points and 10 rebounds in the last game against Arizona, did not score in the first half and only recorded 2 rebounds. Finished with 2 points and 4 rebounds.
Arizona outscored Kansas by 20 points at the free throw line. The Wildcats were 30 of 34 and Kansas was 10 of 11.
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