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Tuesday, January 20
Tucson, Ariz.
7 p.m. CT
University of Kansas
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Kansas Looks to Get Back on Track Tuesday Night at Arizona
1/19/2026 2:35:00 PM | Women's Basketball
LAWRENCE, Kan. – The Kansas Jayhawks close out a two-game Arizona road swing on Tuesday, Jan. 20, with a visit to the McKale Center for a conference matchup against the Arizona Wildcats.
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Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. CT and the game will be broadcast on ESPN+, with Cindy Brunson (play-by-play), Joan Bonvicini (analyst) and Mackenzie Hamilton (sideline) on the call. Fans can also listen on the Jayhawk Radio Network from Learfield, with Steven Davis calling the action.
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Kansas enters the contest with a record of 11-8 (1-6 Big 12) following a 67-51 defeat Saturday afternoon at Arizona State. Freshman forward Jaliya Davis and sophomore forward Regan Williams led the Jayhawks with 11 points apiece, while junior guard S'Mya Nichols had eight points in 21 minutes before leaving the game with an injury.
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Davis, the back-to-back Big 12 Freshman of the Week, had her streak of 20-point games snapped at Arizona State, but she has scored at least 10 points in all nine games she's played in this season. Davis is the No. 2 scorer in the Big 12 during league play, averaging 21.5 points per game.
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Williams scored in double figures for the sixth time this season in the ASU game. She returned to the lineup vs. Oklahoma State on Jan. 14 after missing the previous seven games due to injury. Williams is KU's third-leading scorer at 10.0 points per game, while ranking second on the team with 5.8 rebounds per game.
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After becoming KU's all-time leader in free throws made vs. Oklahoma State, Nichols was 3-for-3 from the line at ASU to extend her record count to 511 career free throws made. Nichols continues to lead the nation in both free throws made (127) and attempted (152) this season, while shooting 83.6 percent from the line, which ranks seventh in the Big 12.
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Senior guard Sania Copeland has returned to the starting lineup for the past two games, and she has now scored five points in three straight contests. Copeland led the Jayhawks with three assists at Arizona State.
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Senior forward Lilly Meister totaled five points and tied her season high with three steals against Arizona State. Meister is fourth on the team in scoring at 9.4 points per game, while leading the Jayhawks with 6.9 rebounds per game this season.
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Arizona is 10-7 on the year and 1-5 in Big 12 play following a 78-62 loss at No. 10 TCU on Saturday. The Wildcats have dropped two straight since picking up their lone Big 12 win with a 75-72 victory over BYU on Jan. 6. Arizona, led by first year head coach Becky Burke, is 10-4 at the McKale Center this season.
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Tuesday's game will be the first matchup between Kansas and Arizona in Tucson as conference opponents. In its last visit to McKale Center, the unranked Jayhawks stunned the No. 12 Wildcats with a 77-50 victory on Dec. 8, 2022. The 27-point margin of victory is tied for KU's largest margin of victory over a ranked opponent in program history.
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The all-time series between Kansas and Arizona is tied at 4-4. Arizona holds a 2-1 edge in games played in Tucson, and the Wildcats won the last meeting, 74-59 on Jan. 25, 2025, in Lawrence, the first matchup between the programs as conference foes.
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Up Next
Kansas is back at home on Sunday, Jan. 25, for the first edition this season of the Dillons Sunflower Showdown against Kansas State. Tipoff from Allen Fieldhouse is set for 12 p.m. CT and the game will be televised nationally on FS1.
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Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. CT and the game will be broadcast on ESPN+, with Cindy Brunson (play-by-play), Joan Bonvicini (analyst) and Mackenzie Hamilton (sideline) on the call. Fans can also listen on the Jayhawk Radio Network from Learfield, with Steven Davis calling the action.
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Kansas enters the contest with a record of 11-8 (1-6 Big 12) following a 67-51 defeat Saturday afternoon at Arizona State. Freshman forward Jaliya Davis and sophomore forward Regan Williams led the Jayhawks with 11 points apiece, while junior guard S'Mya Nichols had eight points in 21 minutes before leaving the game with an injury.
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Davis, the back-to-back Big 12 Freshman of the Week, had her streak of 20-point games snapped at Arizona State, but she has scored at least 10 points in all nine games she's played in this season. Davis is the No. 2 scorer in the Big 12 during league play, averaging 21.5 points per game.
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Williams scored in double figures for the sixth time this season in the ASU game. She returned to the lineup vs. Oklahoma State on Jan. 14 after missing the previous seven games due to injury. Williams is KU's third-leading scorer at 10.0 points per game, while ranking second on the team with 5.8 rebounds per game.
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After becoming KU's all-time leader in free throws made vs. Oklahoma State, Nichols was 3-for-3 from the line at ASU to extend her record count to 511 career free throws made. Nichols continues to lead the nation in both free throws made (127) and attempted (152) this season, while shooting 83.6 percent from the line, which ranks seventh in the Big 12.
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Senior guard Sania Copeland has returned to the starting lineup for the past two games, and she has now scored five points in three straight contests. Copeland led the Jayhawks with three assists at Arizona State.
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Senior forward Lilly Meister totaled five points and tied her season high with three steals against Arizona State. Meister is fourth on the team in scoring at 9.4 points per game, while leading the Jayhawks with 6.9 rebounds per game this season.
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Arizona is 10-7 on the year and 1-5 in Big 12 play following a 78-62 loss at No. 10 TCU on Saturday. The Wildcats have dropped two straight since picking up their lone Big 12 win with a 75-72 victory over BYU on Jan. 6. Arizona, led by first year head coach Becky Burke, is 10-4 at the McKale Center this season.
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Tuesday's game will be the first matchup between Kansas and Arizona in Tucson as conference opponents. In its last visit to McKale Center, the unranked Jayhawks stunned the No. 12 Wildcats with a 77-50 victory on Dec. 8, 2022. The 27-point margin of victory is tied for KU's largest margin of victory over a ranked opponent in program history.
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The all-time series between Kansas and Arizona is tied at 4-4. Arizona holds a 2-1 edge in games played in Tucson, and the Wildcats won the last meeting, 74-59 on Jan. 25, 2025, in Lawrence, the first matchup between the programs as conference foes.
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Up Next
Kansas is back at home on Sunday, Jan. 25, for the first edition this season of the Dillons Sunflower Showdown against Kansas State. Tipoff from Allen Fieldhouse is set for 12 p.m. CT and the game will be televised nationally on FS1.
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