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Kangaroos Fall To IPFW In Regular Season Finale
2/26/2011 10:43:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Kansas City, Mo. -- The UMKC men's basketball team (16-13, 9-9) lost in its regular season finale, 82-57 to IPFW (18-11, 11-7) on Saturday night at the Swinney Recreation Center. Prior to the game, seniors Jay Couisnard, Spencer Johnson and Bakari Lewis were honored during Senior Night festivities in their final home game as 'Roos.
Junior Reggie Chamberlain led the UMKC scoring attack, matching his career-high with 23 points, while Lewis was the only other 'Roo in double figures with 16 points to go along with team-highs of five assists and three steals. Johnson, meanwhile, finished with nine points and two blocks, while Couisnard gutted out two points while playing with a sore knee.
In the first half, a Max Rockmann jumper gave the 'Roos the early 2-0 lead, but an 8-2 run from IPFW gave them their first lead of the game.
A three from Lewis cut the margin to one at the 14:31 mark, but 18 straight IPFW points over the next 6:19 gave the 'Dons a 26-7 advantage.
The Mastodons then extended their lead to as many as 21 in the half, but a pair of Lewis free throws cut the lead back to 18 at 41-23 heading into the break.
Coming out of halftime, UMKC cut the lead to 15 at 46-31 on a Chamberlain jumper, but eight of the next 10 points extended the lead back to 21.
The 'Roos would get no closer than 16 the rest of the way and IPFW would build its lead to a game-high 25 on four occasions, including the final score of 82-57.
In the game, the 'Roos forced 11 turnovers including seven steals, while allowing only three Mastodon steals.
UMKC will be back in action again next Sunday when the head to Sioux Falls, S.D., as the No. 6 seed in the 2011 Summit League Basketball Championships where they will host No. 3 seed IUPUI at 8:30 p.m.
