Hunter Dickinson, Kansas take down No. 24 Arizona

Hunter Dickinson, Kansas take down No. 24 Arizona

Hunter Dickinson scored 33 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, and Kansas held on for an 83-76 win over No. 24 Arizona in a Big 12 Conference showdown on Saturday afternoon in Lawrence, Kan.Zeke Ma

Hunter Dickinson scored 33 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, and Kansas held on for an 83-76 win over No. 24 Arizona in a Big 12 Conference showdown on Saturday afternoon in Lawrence, Kan.

Zeke Mayo added 20 points and hit 5 of 7 attempts from 3-point range for Kansas (20-11, 11-9 Big 12). KJ Adams scored 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds.

Jaden Bradley scored 21 points on 7-for-11 shooting to lead Arizona (20-11, 14-6). Caleb Love scored 16 points and Trey Townsend finished with 13.

Rylen Griffen made a jump shot for Kansas to even the score at 68-all with 5:44 to go. That started a decisive finish for the Jayhawks, who finished the game on a 17-8 run.

Arizona started the second half on a 24-14 run to grab a 54-53 lead with 13:25 to go. The burst concluded with a jump shot and a layup by Bradley, followed by a 3-pointer by Love off an assist from Bradley.

Kansas built a 39-30 lead at the half.

The Jayhawks jumped to a 9-2 advantage in the first three-plus minutes. Adams opened the scoring with a dunk, Griffen drained a 3-pointer, Dickinson made a jump shot and Adams added another dunk to account for the early frenzy.

Arizona rallied to gain a 17-15 lead with 9:11 to go in the first half. Bradley had a steal on defense, and Tobe Awaka capitalized with a jumper on the offensive end to put the Wildcats on top.

Kansas erupted with a 26-10 run to pull ahead 39-25 with 1:17 remaining in the half. The run ended with nine straight points by the Jayhawks, thanks to a 3-pointer by Mayo, a jump shot by Dickinson and a layup by Flory Bidunga.

The Wildcats cut the deficit to nine in the final minute before the break. Carter Bryant made three free-throw attempts and Bradley added a layup in the closing seconds.