The Jayhawks, now a pedestrian 21-12, were going to hold that underdog designation a) only if they won Thursday in the Big 12 quarterfinals against Wildcats and b) because they had backed into their current plight to begin with.

Henri Veesaar and KJ Lewis scored 19 points apiece and Arizona pulled away late to beat Kansas 88-77 in a Big 12 Conference Tournament quarterfinal at T-Mobile Center.

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The Arizona men's basketball team beat the Kansas Jayhawks in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament. The Wildcats will face Texas Tech next.

Instead, the No. 6-seeded Jayhawks wilted in an 88-77 loss at T-Mobile Center. A prime example came when Kansas trailed by five with 4:06 left. Kansas turned the ball over on two straight possessions and eventually lost another winnable game.

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The Jayhawks in action on Thursday night at the Big 12 Conference Tournament Quarterfinals at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City. Trailing Arizona 45-37 at halftime

Kansas men's basketball beat the Wildcats on Senior Day, and Jayhawks coach Bill Self said his team would need a better overall effort to do it again.