The black queen chants the funeral march, the cracked brass bells will ring / To summon back the fire witch to the court of the crimson king "The Court of the Crimson King" - King Crimson
Kansas Jayhawks
83 – 76
FINAL Conference
Arizona Wildcats
Big 12 Conference · Allen Fieldhouse · March 8, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread KU -4.5 Home covered
O/U 154.5 Over
Money KU -195 / ARIZ +165
Model Predictions
Spread Total KU win
Actual KU +7 159 Won
Massey KU -1.3 (+5.7) — —
Massey Totals — 151.5 (+7.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 61% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 58% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML KU -2.6 (+4.4) 153.0 (+6.0) 62% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ KU -1.9 (+5.1) 151.9 (+7.1) 59% ✓
Baseline Plus ML KU -2.0 (+5.0) 150.6 (+8.4) 65% ✓
Baseline ML KU -2.4 (+4.6) 153.0 (+6.0) 67% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 28, 2026 ARIZ 84 – 61 KU
Feb 10, 2026 KU 82 – 78 ARIZ
Mar 14, 2025 ARIZ 88 – 77 KU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings KU ARIZ
Overall 21-13 24-13
Conference 11-9 14-6
Home 14-3 13-3
Away 4-8 6-5
Neutral 3-2 5-5
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 76.1 82.5
Avg Pts Against 69.6 73.3
Massey 17.5 (#19) 19.5 (#10)
Bradley-Terry 2.42 (#36) 2.55 (#32)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.06 (#36) 3.40 (#27)
RPI 0.605 (#22) 0.586 (#43)
Shooting & Four Factors KU ARIZ
FG% 47.3% 47.1%
3PT% 34.1% 31.6%
REB / G 38.5 40.3
OREB / G 10.2 12.7
AST / TO 1.49 1.45
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.1% 52.6%
TOV% 16.9% 16.5%
ORB% 29.8% 36.9%
FT Rate 17.3% 29.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.2% 48.1%
Opp TOV% 15.8% 17.2%
DRB% 72.3% 72.1%
Opp FT Rate 19.5% 21.1%

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