Kansas guard Zeke Mayo, left, drives past forward Flory Bidunga (40) as he blocks Colorado guard RJ Smith in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Hunter Dickinson scored a season-high 32 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to help Kansas defeat Colorado 71-64 on Monday night.
Dickinson made 13 of 18 shots and 6 of 10 free throws for the Jayhawks (19-9, 10-7 Big 12 Conference), who fell out of the AP Top 25 for the first time since Feb. 8, 2021, after losing three of five before arriving in Boulder. It was the 12th double-double this season for Dickinson.
KJ Adams had 15 points for Kansas and Rylan Griffen scored 10.
Bangot Dak had 16 points on 7-for-10 shooting to lead the Buffaloes (11-17, 2-15), who had won two of three following a 13-game losing streak. Julian Hammond III scored 11.
Kansas only trailed in the game for 20 seconds, but the Buffaloes wouldn't go away.
Dickinson had 15 points by halftime to help the Jayhawks take a 37-32 lead.
Colorado took its only lead when Hammond scored in the paint to make it 39-38 with 15:39 remaining. Dickinson answered with a jumper and a three-point play and Kansas never trailed again. The Buffaloes managed to even the score twice and trailed 62-60 after Hammond nailed a 3-pointer with 4:12 left. They would get no closer.
The Jayhawks move a half-game behind 25th-ranked BYU for fifth place in the conference with three games left in the regular season.
Kansas has won three in a row and 22 of the last 23 matchups with the Buffaloes and leads the all-time series 126-40.
Kansas will host No. 10 Texas Tech on Saturday. Colorado plays at Kansas State on Sunday.
Kansas center Hunter Dickinson, right, blocks a shot by Colorado forward Bangot Dak in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado forward Bangot Dak (8) misses a pass as Kansas center Hunter Dickinson (1) looks on in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado head coach Tad Boyle directs his team against Kansas in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Kansas center Hunter Dickinson gestures after scoring a basket late in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Colorado, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado guard Felix Kossaras, center, has his shot blocked by Kansas guard Rylan Griffen, left, as forward KJ Adams Jr. defends in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Kansas center Hunter Dickinson, center left, looks to pass the ball as Colorado center Elijah Malone, center right, defends in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Kansas center Hunter Dickinson, center, is trapped with the ball by Colorado guard RJ Smith (5) and forward Bangot Dak, behind, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Kansas center Hunter Dickinson, fourth from left, wrestles a loose ball away from Colorado forward Andrej Jakimovski (23), forward Sebastian Rancik back far left, forward Bangot Dak, third from left, and guard Julian Hammond III in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Kansas center Hunter Dickinson, right, looks to pass the ball as Colorado center Elijah Malone defends in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Kansas center Hunter Dickinson, left, pulls in a rebound as Colorado guard RJ Smith (5) defends in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Kansas forward KJ Adams Jr., left, drives past Colorado guard Harrison Carrington, right, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Kansas guard AJ Storr, left, goes up for a basket as Colorado guard Harrison Carrington, center, and forward Trevor Baskin, center right, defend in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado forward Trevor Baskin, center front, loses control of the ball as Kansas center Hunter Dickinson, center back, defends in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado forward Andrej Jakimovski, right, drives past Kansas guard Rylan Griffen, left, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado guard Julian Hammond III (3) looks to pass the ball as Kansas forward KJ Adams Jr. (24) defends in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Kansas head coach Bill Self directs his team against Colorado in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Kansas forward KJ Adams Jr., left, looks to shoot for a basket as Colorado forward Bangot Dak (8) defends in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Kansas guard Dajuan Harris Jr., left, looks to pass the ball as Colorado guard Julian Hammond III, right, defends in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado guard Harrison Carrington, left, drives to the basket as Kansas guard Zeke Mayo, right, defends in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado guard RJ Smith, left, looks to pass the ball as Kansas guard Zeke Mayo, right, defends in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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