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No. 11 Kansas Jayhawks host No. 1 Arizona Wildcats

Arizona Wildcats (23-0, 10-0 Big 12) at Kansas Jayhawks (18-5, 8-2 Big 12)

The Associated Press
February 8, 2026 at 9:44AM
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Arizona Wildcats (23-0, 10-0 Big 12) at Kansas Jayhawks (18-5, 8-2 Big 12)

Lawrence, Kansas; Monday, 9 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wildcats -2.5; over/under is 147.5

BOTTOM LINE: No. 1 Arizona takes on No. 11 Kansas.

The Jayhawks have gone 10-1 in home games. Kansas ranks second in the Big 12 in rebounding averaging 36.2 rebounds. Flory Bidunga leads the Jayhawks with 8.9 boards.

The Wildcats are 10-0 in Big 12 play. Arizona ranks second in college basketball with 41.1 rebounds per game. Tobe Awaka paces the Wildcats with 9.9.

Kansas makes 47.9% of its shots from the field this season, which is 9.1 percentage points higher than Arizona has allowed to its opponents (38.8%). Arizona averages 22.0 more points per game (89.3) than Kansas allows (67.3).

The Jayhawks and Wildcats match up Monday for the first time in Big 12 play this season.

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TOP PERFORMERS: Tre White is shooting 42.5% from beyond the arc with 1.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Jayhawks, while averaging 14.6 points and 7.1 rebounds. Darryn Peterson is shooting 47.3% and averaging 19.0 points over the past 10 games.

Brayden Burries is shooting 36.7% from beyond the arc with 1.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Wildcats, while averaging 15.3 points and 1.5 steals. Koa Peat is averaging 15.2 points and 5.6 rebounds over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Jayhawks: 8-2, averaging 80.4 points, 35.4 rebounds, 14.5 assists, 5.2 steals and 6.0 blocks per game while shooting 49.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.5 points per game.

Wildcats: 10-0, averaging 87.9 points, 41.6 rebounds, 16.7 assists, 8.0 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 51.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.4 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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