Arkansas used a late game surge to beat the Kansas Jayhawks in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, 79-72, behind a season-high 22 points from Jonas Aidoo. All the momentum shifted to Kansas. The Razorbacks' struggles in the half court early in the season came back and gave the Jayhawks the lead with 4:55 left.

BOTTOM LINE: Kansas and Arkansas meet in the NCAA Tournament first round. The Jayhawks are 12-10 against Big 12 opponents and 9-2 in non-conference play. Kansas is the top team in the Big 12 with 17.7 assists per game led by Dajuan Harris averaging 5.7.

The No. 10 Arkansas Razorbacks defeated the No. 7 Kansas Jayhawks 79-72 in the first round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament on Thursday night, dancing on to face the winner of the No. 2 Saint John’s-No. 15 Omaha game on Saturday.