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,

The 32 points Kansas center Hunter Dickinson scored on Monday night in a victory over Colorado were his highest total as a Jayhawk, and one short of his career high in nearly five full seasons of college basketball.

Dajuan Harris Jr. throws a lob to Hunter Dickinson, who slams it home to secure Kansas' victory over Colorado.

Jayhawks -7; over/under is 140.5 BOTTOM LINE: Julian Hammond III and Colorado host Hunter Dickinson and No. 23 Kansas in Big 12 play. The Buffaloes have gone 10-6 at home. Colorado is 3-2 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

Hunter Dickinson picked a perfect time — the right night — to achieve his highest scoring game as a Kansas Jayhawk.

Kansas trailed for only 20 seconds in the game, with Dickinson scoring 15 points in the first half to give the Jayhawks a 37-32 lead. Colorado briefly led 39-38 early in the second half but was unable to keep up.

As such, Kansas head coach Bill Self revealed his plan for star big man Hunter Dickinson, per Jeff Goodman. "One thing Kansas coach Bill Self told me earlier in the week is that he intends to play through Hunter Dickinson more down the stretch," Goodman wrote on X .

Colorado came to play on Monday night, trailing by only a possession with just over four minutes to go. Despite a valiant effort, Kansas' Hunter Dickinson was just too much for CU to handle.