A 16-0 run by No. 2 Arizona in the second half, fueled by six of Jaden Bradley’s 10 points in the game, proved to be the difference in the 84-61 victory Saturday over No. 14 Kansas at Tucson, Ariz.
The Wildcats (27-2, 14-2 Big 12) avenged its loss at Kansas (21-8, 11-5) on Feb. 9, when they suffered their first defeat after a program-record 23-0 start.
The victory also clinches at least a tie for the regular-season Big 12 title for Arizona.
Brayden Burries led Arizona with 20 points, 12 rebounds and five assists.
Koa Peat, who missed the last three games with a lower-leg muscle strain, had 12 points, seven rebounds and five assists.
Tommy Lloyd to Brian Jeffries on 1290-AM about Koa Peat's performance in the 84-61 win over Kansas following his return from missing the previous three games with a leg injury:
"You could just see those fresh legs and that energy. Just having him back in the game, and on the…
— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) February 28, 2026
Motiejus Krivas finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds (his eighth career double-double) and Ivan Kharchenkov had 11 points and six rebounds.
Arizona outrebounded Kansas 47-25 and outscored the Jayhawks 30-20 in the paint and 16-8 in second-chance points.
Darryn Peterson, out with flu-like symptoms when Kansas beat Arizona in the previous meeting, finished with 24 points.
Tre White and Melvin Council Jr. each had 13 points.
After Arizona took a 47-35 lead with 14:45 remaining, Kansas went on a 12-2 run.
Council, who made a 3-pointer early in the run, culminated it with a jumper to cut the lead to 49-47 with 12:07 remaining.
Arizona responded with 16 unanswered points to go ahead 65-47 with 8:52 left.
Kansas missed seven consecutive shots from the field in that stretch after making five straight.
The Wildcats’ string of seven straight made field goals pushed the lead to 76-56 with 4:42 left.
Arizona went on a 21-2 run to build a 21-5 lead with 13:35 left in the half.
During that run, Kansas missed nine consecutive shots from the field.
Arizona scored six unanswered points to take its biggest lead of the first half, 37-19, with 3:52 remaining until halftime.
The Wildcats failed to make a shot from the field thereafter in the half, missing five attempts, and Kansas closed with a 9-2 run to cut the lead to 39-28.
Flory Bidunga, who had 23 points and 10 rebounds in the previous matchup with Arizona, did not score and had two rebounds in the first half. He finished with two points and four rebounds.
Arizona outscored Kansas by 20 points at the free-throw line. The Wildcats were 30 of 34 while Kansas was 10 of 11.
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