Kansas Jayhawks at Arizona Wildcats
· Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship - Quarterfinal
Arizona pulls away late to beat Kansas 88-77 in a Big 12 Conference Tournament quarterfinal
Veesaar came off the bench to sink 7 of 11 shots with two 3-pointers for the third-seeded Wildcats (21-11), who move on to play second-seeded and ninth-ranked Texas Tech in a Friday semifinal. No. 1 seed Houston plays No. 4 seed BYU in the other semifinal.
Veesaar scored 10, leading Arizona to a 45-37 advantage at halftime. Dajuan Harris Jr.'s 3-pointer gave No. 6 seed Kansas (21-12) its only lead of the half at 3-2. The Wildcats twice built 12-point leads. KJ Adams made two free throws to get the Jayhawks within 40-37, but Veesaar answered with a 3-pointer and Arizona stayed in front.
Arizona played with a lead until Zeke Mayo hit back-to-back 3-pointers for Kansas to knot the score at 50 with 15:43 remaining. Harris hit a 3-pointer to give the Jayhawks their second lead at 56-54. Rylan Griffen hit a jumper with 8:44 left to put Kansas up for the last time at 63-61. Trey Townsend followed with a dunk and a three-point play and Arizona maintained a lead over the final 7:48.
Towsend had 16 points and Love scored 11 with six assists.
Mayo scored 20 to lead Kansas. Hunter Dickinson totaled 19 points and 12 rebounds. Harris hit four 3-pointers and scored 16.
The Jayhawks wore their blue jerseys in the tournament for the first time since the 2008 title game against the Texas Longhorns. They were the higher seed and wore white in their previous 36 straight games. Kansas — the two seed in '08 — beat the top-seeded Longhorns 84-74.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 77 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 77 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Zeke Mayo made Layup. | 77 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:17 | KJ Lewis made Layup. | 75 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:21 | KJ Lewis Steal. | 75 - 86 |
Statistics
 KU |
 ARIZ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-64 | FG | 31-58 |
| 42.2 | Field Goal % | 53.4 |
| 14-31 | 3PT | 8-18 |
| 45.2 | Three Point % | 44.4 |
| 9-13 | FT | 18-21 |
| 69.2 | Free Throw % | 85.7 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 15 | Assists | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 16 | Fouls | 17 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Kansas City, MO
Attendance: 15,491 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 19-1 | - | 34-4 |
| Texas Tech | 15-5 | 4 | 28-9 |
| BYU | 14-6 | 5 | 26-10 |
| Arizona | 14-6 | 5 | 24-13 |
| Iowa State | 13-7 | 6 | 25-10 |
| Kansas | 11-9 | 8 | 21-13 |
| West Virginia | 10-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| Baylor | 10-10 | 9 | 20-15 |
| TCU | 9-11 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Kansas State | 9-11 | 10 | 16-17 |
| Utah | 8-12 | 11 | 16-17 |
| Cincinnati | 7-13 | 12 | 19-15 |
| UCF | 7-13 | 12 | 18-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 7-13 | 12 | 17-18 |
| Arizona State | 4-16 | 15 | 13-20 |
| Colorado | 3-17 | 16 | 14-21 |