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Photos: Arizona surges to an 84-61 win over Kansas, Big 12 basketball
- Kelly Presnell
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The Wildcats get a measure of payback with an 84-61 win over the Jayhawks February 28, 2026, Tucson, Ariz.
Arizona guard Jaden Bradley (0) gets hit Kansas forward Flory Bidunga (40) trying to force his way to the basket in the second half of their Big 12 game, Tucson, Ariz., February 28, 2026.
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Arizona center Motiejus Krivas (13) forces a bad shot from Kansas forward Bryson Tiller (15) on a Jayhawk possession in the second half of their Big 12 game, Tucson, Ariz., February 28, 2026.
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Arizona center Motiejus Krivas (13) stops Kansas guard Elmarko Jackson (13) on a drive in the second half of their Big 12 game, Feb. 28, 2026, at McKale Center.
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Arizona guard Jaden Bradley (0) and Kansas guard Melvin Council Jr. (14) wrestle for the ball in the final minutes of the second half of their Big 12 game, Tucson, Ariz., February 28, 2026.
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Arizona guard Brayden Burries (5) pulls down a defensive rebound despite the hands of Kansas forward Flory Bidunga (40) during the first half in their Big 12 game, Tucson, Ariz., February 28, 2026.
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Arizona forward Koa Peat (10) loses the rebound as he gets stripped from behind by Kansas forward Bryson Tiller (15) in the second half of their Big 12 game in Tucson on Feb. 28, 2026.
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Arizona center Motiejus Krivas (13) crashes into Kansas guard Elmarko Jackson (13) to rip away a rebound in the second half of their Big 12 game, Tucson, Ariz., February 28, 2026.
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Arizona forward Ivan Kharchenkov (8) takes an arm to the face from Kansas guard Jamari McDowell (11) that ended up a flagrant one foul in the second half of their Big 12 game, Tucson, Ariz., February 28, 2026.
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Arizona forward Tobe Awaka (30) gets surrounded by Kansas center Paul Mbiya (34), center, and forward Flory Bidunga (40) in the fight for a rebound in their Big 12 game, Tucson, Ariz., February 28, 2026.
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Arizona center Motiejus Krivas (13) doesn’t quite have the reach on Kansas forward Flory Bidunga (40) for the rebound in their Big 12 game, Tucson, Ariz., February 28, 2026.
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Arizona forward Koa Peat (10) collides with Kansas guard Melvin Council Jr. (14) in their Big 12 game in Tucson on Feb. 28, 2026.
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Kansas head coach Bill Self watches from the sideline as Arizona starts to pull away from the Jayhawks in the second half of their Big 12 game in Tucson on Feb. 28, 2026.
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Arizona associate head coach Jack Murphy gets emphatic with the Wildcats during a time out huddle and Kansas fighting back into the game in the second half of their Big 12 game, Tucson, Ariz., February 28, 2026.
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Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd calls for a flagrant foul after forward Ivan Kharchenkov (8) got manhandled by Kansas on a shot attempt in the second half of their Big 12 game, Tucson, Ariz., February 28, 2026.
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Arizona forward Koa Peat (10) looks for room to shoot around Kansas guard Tre White (3) in the first half of their Big 12 game in Tucson on Feb. 28, 2026.
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Arizona guard Brayden Burries (5), left, and forward Tobe Awaka (30) put the squeeze on a shot from Kansas guard Tre White (3) in the first half of their Big 12 game in Tucson on Feb. 28, 2026.
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Arizona guard Brayden Burries (5) gets fouled trying to bolt between Kansas guard Tre White (3), left, and forward Flory Bidunga (40) in the first half of their Big 12 game, Tucson, Ariz., February 28, 2026.
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Arizona forward Ivan Kharchenkov (8) drives past Kansas center Paul Mbiya (34) and to the bucket in the first half of their Big 12 game at McKale Center, Feb. 28, 2026.
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Arizona guard Brayden Burries (5) gets fouled from behind while flying into the lane in the second half of a Big 12 game against Kansas, Tucson, Ariz., February 28, 2026.
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Arizona forward Ivan Kharchenkov (8) lands atop Kansas guard Tre White (3) after getting faked off his feet defending him in the second half of their Big 12 game, Tucson, Ariz., February 28, 2026.
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Kansas guard Melvin Council Jr. (14) reaches in to strip Arizona guard Anthony Dell'Orso (3), and pick up a foul, on a drive in the second half of their Big 12 game, Tucson, Ariz., February 28, 2026.
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Arizona guard Brayden Burries (5) wrenches the ball free of Kansas guard Jayden Dawson (1) after getting tied up driving into the lane late in the first half of their Big 12 game, Tucson, Ariz., February 28, 2026.
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Arizona guard Anthony Dell'Orso (3) looks to his bench after dropping in a long three against Kansas in the early going of the second half of their Big 12 game in Tucson on Feb. 28, 2026.
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Arizona forward Koa Peat (10) puts up short range shot over Kansas forward Flory Bidunga (40) in the second half of their Big 12 game, Tucson, Ariz., February 28, 2026.
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Arizona guard Dwayne Aristode forces his way along the baseline, seeing action for the first time in weeks in the second half against Kansas in Tucson on Feb. 28, 2026.
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Arizona guard Anthony Dell'Orso (3) tries to exploit the space between Kansas guard Elmarko Jackson (13), left, and forward Samis Calderon (6) in the second half of their Big 12 game, Tucson, Ariz., February 28, 2026.
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Arizona guard Jaden Bradley (0) looks to shoot under pressure from Kansas forward Bryson Tiller (15) in the first half of their Big 12 game, Tucson, Ariz., February 28, 2026.
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Arizona guard Brayden Burries (5) yells into the crowd after a swerving run to the bucket resulted in a basket against Kansas in the first half of their Big 12 game at McKale Center on Feb. 28, 2026.
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Arizona guard Jaden Bradley (0) bumps his way to shot through Kansas guard Melvin Council Jr. (14) in the first half of their Big 12 game, Tucson, Ariz., February 28, 2026.
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Arizona forward Koa Peat (10) cheers on his teammates as the Wildcats salt away the win over Kansas in the last minutes of the second half of their Big 12 game, Tucson, Ariz., February 28, 2026.
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Arizona forward Sidi Gueye (15) gets his high fives from the fans following the Wildcats’ 84-61 win against Kansas in the Big 12, Tucson, Ariz., February 28, 2026.
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Arizona guard Dwayne Aristode (2) suited up and taking long range jumpers before the Wildcats take on Kansas in a Big 12 game, Tucson, Ariz., February 28, 2026.
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Arizona forward Koa Peat (10) back on the court and working on his jumper before the team faces Kansas in a Big 12 game in Tucson on Feb. 28, 2026.
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