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.

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.

The Wildcats may not have to beware of the Phog, but the Jayhawks should still enjoy a relative home-court advantage in Kansas City. Kansas beat Arizona just last week and can do it again tonight, per our college basketball betting picks.

After 45 exhausting, exhilarating minutes of basketball on Wednesday night, the Kansas Jayhawks have just 21 hours to prepare for their quarterfinal matchup against the third-seeded Arizona Wildcats. Thankfully for Kansas, there’s a definite familiarity to the matchup with the Wildcats.

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.