TUCSON, Ariz. – Jaliya Davis and S’Mya Nichols combined for 43 points to help the Kansas Jayhawks snap a four-game slide with an 80-69 victory over the Arizona Wildcats Tuesday evening at the McKale Center.
Davis led the Jayhawks with 25 points and a career-high eight rebounds, while Nichols added 18 points, knocking down 10 of 12 free throws. Davis recorded her sixth 20-point performance in the last seven games and the seventh of the first 10 games of her career.
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