FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas – In a charity fundraising exhibition contest that benefits mental health service providers and charities within each school's area, No. 16 Arkansas defeated No. 1 Kansas 85-69 in front of a sellout crowd of 19,200 on Friday night at Bud Walton Arena Nolan Richardson Court .

“Arkansas is really talented,” head coach said Bill Self. “They have a good team. There are some things we can improve. We weren't trying to do anything tricky, but the way we've been practicing for a long time, it wasn't nearly the same without Hunter (Dickinson) out there.”

Graduate Guard Dajuan Harris Jr. led all scorers with 26 points on 11 of 17 (64.7 percent) shooting, including 4 of 5 (80.0 percent) shooting from distance.

As a team, Kansas shot 45.3 percent (29 of 64) from the floor and 30.4 percent (7 of 23) from distance. Arkansas shot 48.3 percent (28 of 58) from the floor and 25.0 percent (6 of 24) from distance. The Jayhawks led by 26 points from Harris and 11 points from the freshman Rakease Passmore and nine points ahead of the senior KJ Adams Jr. David Coit distributed three assists and Flory Bidunga He pulled down seven boards for his six points. Transfers AJ Storr (eight points) and Zeke Mayo (seven points) also made their Jayhawk debut.

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No. 1 Kansas will play its second and final exhibition game of the 2024-25 season when it takes on Washburn at Allen Fieldhouse on Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. (Central). The game will be televised on ESPN+.