Kansas basketball had a chance to advance to the semifinals of the Big 12 tournament. To get there, though, the Jayhawks had to beat Arizona.

Kansas basketball’s regular season finale arrived. Here is what happened during this game between the Jayhawks and Wildcats in Lawrence.

Still, the Wildcats were able to take the Jayhawks’ punch and respond, forcing Kansas into several turnovers late in the second half. After a Hunter Dickinson layup cut the Arizona lead to 70-69 with 5:43 remaining, the Wildcats closed the game on a 18-8 run to win by double-figures.

Tune in to see the No. 3 seed Arizona Wildcats (20-11, 14-6 Big 12) face off the No. 6 seed Kansas Jayhawks (21-11, 11-9 Big 12) in the Big 12 Tournament Thursday at T-Mobile Center, starting at

The Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball team will play No. 3-seeded Arizona in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament on Thursday. Kansas defeated UCF in an overtime thriller Wednesday. Meanwhile, Arizona had a bye through the early rounds of the tournament.

Big 12 men's basketball conference tournament picks, predictions, odds for Kansas Jayhawks vs Arizona Wildcats quarterfinal game on Thursday.

This affiliate content is not influenced by our advertising relationships, but AP and Data Skrive might earn commissions from our partners’ links in this content.

Tonight's evening session in the Big 12 Tournament closes with two blue bloods as Arizona (20-11, 14-7) takes the court against Kansas (21-11, 12-9). The Jayhawks survived a battle yesterday against UCF,

Kansas basketball’s players had to come to terms Thursday with a Big 12 Conference tournament loss against Arizona. Here’s what some of them said.