Kansas City
11-19,7-10Summit League
South Dakota State
18-11,13-4Summit League
Kansas City Drops Contest at South Dakota State
2/23/2023 10:04:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The Roos shot 32.8% from the field, compared to SDSU's 56.6% clip
BROOKINGS, S.D. - A quick start by Kansas City Men's Basketball (11-19, 7-10 Summit) did not hold across 40 minutes as the Roos fell to South Dakota State (18-11, 13-4 Summit), 73-50. The Roos were outscored by 22 points in the paint, as the Jackrabbits shot at a 63% clip from the field in the second half.
Kansas City made three of its first four shots from the field to start the game off, but went cold from the field as SDSU built up an 11-point halftime lead. Kansas City cut the lead down to single digits early in the second half, but a South Dakota State run put the game out of reach.
RayQuawndis Mitchell led Kansas City with 13 points and Tyler Andrews joined him in double digits with 10. Andrews and Jevin Sullivan contributed major minutes off the bench, each playing over 20 minutes.
KEY MOMENTS
- 1H - 16:43 / 10-2 | Mitchell hit a pair of three-pointers, and a bunny by Jeff Ngandu gave the Roos an eight-point lead, their largest of the game. The Jackrabbits responded by scoring the next 10 points across a three-minute stretch to take the lead.
- 1H - 9:25 / 15-12 | After a Babacar Diallo steal, Sam Martin drove through the lane and finished over a defender, expanding the Roos' lead back out to three.
- 1H - 6:25 / 18-17 | Diallo found Tyler Andrews for a second chance three-point bucket, giving the Roos their final lead of the day. SDSU went on an 11-2 run over the next four minutes to take the lead for good.
- 2H - 16:03 / 28-37 | Back-to-back buckets by Andrews and Sullivan brought the Roos back within single digits for the final time on the evening.
- 2H - 13:28 / 32-42 | Diallo went up for his second bucket of the day, cutting the Jackrabbits' lead to 10. SDSU went on a 12-2 run over the next three minutes and expanded its lead to 20.
2H | @babacar68206069 buckets to cut it down to 10 ?? pic.twitter.com/uq566nxCQm
— Kansas City Men's Basketball (@KCRoosMBB) February 24, 2023
- 2H - 1:01 / 50-71 | Precious C. Idiaru went up for a second chance bucket, the Roos' final points of the night.
STATS TO NOTE
- Mitchell has scored in double-digits in 21-straight games and has made multiple threes in 18 contests on the season.
- The Roos' bench outscored SDSU's bench 22-11, a majority of which came from Andrews (10) and Sullivan (8).
- Kansas City pulled down 11 offensive boards on the game, converting them into 17 points.
- The Roos attempted and made five free throws, both season-low numbers.
UP NEXT
Kansas City wraps up the regular season in Vermillion, S.D. against South Dakota on Saturday. The Roos currently hold a one-game lead over the Coyotes in the Summit League standings. A win will give KC the six-seed, while a loss will drop the Roos down to the seven line.
