Days ago, the UNC Tar Heels stormed the court not once, but twice, after they had a great comeback win against Duke. They were fined for storming the court early, but also faced scrutiny for rushing the court as a blue-blood basketball school. The Kansas Jayhawks on the other hand proved their pedigree but not rushing the court after beating #1 ranked Arizona.
DOWN GOES NUMBER ONE.
— Kansas Men’s Basketball (@KUHoops) February 10, 2026
The much-anticipated game between the Arizona Wildcats and the Crimson and Blue ‘Hawks in Allen Fieldhouse (AFH) was shaping up to be one of the most hyped games of the entire college basketball season. This hype-train was knocked down a couple of notches, unfortunately, after freshman phenom Darryn Peterson was ruled out of the game with flu-like symptoms.
The short-handed Jayhawks did not disappoint the KU faithful, however, going toe-to-toe with the 23-0 Wildcats. Kansas trailed by 11 points early in the 2nd half but came back to win 82-78 to topple the #1 seed. In 99% of college basketball arenas, this would have been the perfect time to storm the court, being underhanded and still pulling off a legendary comeback victory…