Arizona Clinches Share of Big 12 Title with 84-61 Win over Kansas — Kansas Vs Arizona
Arizona rolled to an 84-61 victory over No. 14 Kansas on Feb. 28, 2026, a result that earned the Wildcats at least a share of the Big 12 regular-season title. The kansas vs arizona rematch in Tucson swung on two long runs that turned a close second-half fight into a comfortable win for No. 2 Arizona.
Brayden Burries and Motiejus Krivas deliver for Arizona
Brayden Burries finished with 20 points and 12 rebounds while Motiejus Krivas added 13 points, contributions that anchored Arizona’s offense in a game played at Tucson, Ariz. Koa Peat returned from a lower-leg injury and provided 12 points after missing the previous three games. Those individual tallies helped Arizona improve to 27-2 overall and 14-2 in Big 12 play, clinching a share of the conference regular-season title in the program’s second Big 12 season.
Kansas Vs Arizona: Momentum swings and game runs
The Wildcats used a 19-0 surge to build an early 18-point cushion, stretching the lead to 37-19 as Kansas missed nine straight shots during that span. Kansas later cut the margin to two midway through the second half, but Arizona answered with a decisive 19-2 run. Jaden Bradley scored eight straight points during that second-half spurt, a sequence that finally put the game out of reach.
What makes this notable is Arizona secured the league milestone so quickly in its second season in the conference, turning dominant stretches into a clinch rather than leaving the race to late tiebreakers.
Bill Self’s timeouts and Kansas responses
Jayhawks coach Bill Self called two timeouts in a 1: 12 span as Arizona’s early run unfolded, but the interruptions did not stop the Wildcats from piling up points. Kansas, which fell to 21-8 and 11-5 in league play, was led by freshman Darryn Peterson with 24 points. The Jayhawks had handed Arizona its first loss of the season on Feb. 9, and they had won the teams’ first meeting 82-78 when Peterson sat out with flu-like symptoms. Bryson Tiller, who had 18 points in the first meeting, picked up two early fouls in the rematch, a development that compounded Kansas’ early trouble and helped Arizona seize control.
Broadcast access, fan notes and homestand context
The game was televised on with play-by-play from Jon Sciambi and analysis from Fran Fraschilla; Wildcats Sports Radio 1290 AM carried the audio broadcast. The matchup concluded Arizona’s final homestand of the regular season, and a win had been enough to secure at least a share of the program’s first Big 12 regular-season crown. Arizona is scheduled to host No. 4 Iowa State on Monday.
Fan commentary surrounding the matchup included notes that the 2026-27 season already looks exciting for the Wildcats and specific mentions of supporters Lani Cornfield, Nora Francois, and Micky Perdue getting to experience another win and "the McKale love" one more time. The fan discussion page also displayed a copyright notice reading © 2026 Vox Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
video page highlights and other headlines
The game highlights page included a range of other sports items: Nick Aldis sets up Drew McIntyre vs. Cody Rhodes for the WWE title on SmackDown; Dre Bullock lifts Hawai'i with a buzzer-beating 3; Randy Orton wins the chamber and sets up a match versus Drew McIntyre at Mania; Seth Rollins was revealed as a masked man who helped eliminate Logan Paul in the chamber; Danhausen made a WWE debut coming out of a mystery crate; CM Punk retained a title and cemented a match against Roman Reigns at Mania; Labaron Philon Jr. sank a clutch turnaround jumper to seal Alabama’s win; CM Punk walked to the ring in Chicago Bulls fashion; AJ Lee entered to a huge ovation ahead of a title match; and Rhea Ripley booked her ticket to WrestleMania by winning the chamber match.
Public notices and fan resources
The event page included general reminders about Top 25 poll alerts and updates. It also listed gambling-help resources: a national helpline, 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537); a Massachusetts line at 327-5050; a Maryland resource and a New York line at 877-8HOPE-NY with text option HOPENY. It noted that gambling services are present in select states, with Kansas affiliation referenced to Kansas Star Casino, and provided a Connecticut helpline at 1-888-789-7777. The page referenced FanDuel in the responsible-gaming context.
Arizona’s win left Kansas with its third loss in five games and moved the Wildcats into a position to celebrate a conference milestone while turning attention immediately toward the upcoming matchup with Iowa State.
