Kansas City
3-2,0-0Summit League
Idaho State
1-4,0-0Big Sky
Gilyard Notches Career-High in Win over Idaho State
11/22/2021 10:46:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Reigning Summit League Player of the Week Evan Gilyard II scored 30 points to lead KC past the Bengals
POCATELLO, Idaho - Evan Gilyard IIÂ did it again for Kansas City Men's Basketball in tonight's 74-58 win over Idaho State. The reigning Summit League Player of the Week went for a career-high 30 points, knocking down 13-of-17 shots and taking away three steals.
FINAL | Did that.#ROOUP | #DeclareKC pic.twitter.com/hegMUIi1qR
— Kansas City Men's Basketball (@KCRoosMBB) November 23, 2021
KEY MOMENTS
- 1H / 10-9 | An Anderson Kopp floater gave the Roos the lead seven minutes into the game, and Kansas City would never trail again.
- 1H / 20-12 | After Gilyard picked up a steal, Jack Chapman scored inside the paint to extend the Roos' lead to eight.
- 1H / 24-21 | The Bengals went on an 11-2 run to make things interesting, but Gilyard drove the lane for a layup to end the run.
- 1H / 33-26 | Timothy Barnes soared above the crowd to clean up a Gilyard miss and tap it in for a bucket in the closing seconds of the first half.
- 2H / 38-26 | Gilyard kicked the ball out to a wide-open Caden Boser to extend the Roos' lead early in the second half.
- 2H / 51-44 | After Idaho State cut into the Roos' lead, Marvin Nesbitt Jr. found Gilyard, who dropped in a triple.
- 2H / 63-52 | Following a Shemarri Allen steal, Josiah Allick backed down a defender and made a turnaround hook shot in the lane to extend the Roos' lead back to double-digits.
- 2H / 72-58 | With under two minutes remaining, Gilyard sliced through the Idaho State defense to drop in his 30th point of the game and seal the win for the Roos.
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— Kansas City Men's Basketball (@KCRoosMBB) November 23, 2021
STATS TO NOTE
- From the 10:55 mark of the second half until the end of the game, the Roos didn't miss a shot from the field, connecting on their final 12 field goal attempts.
- The Roos held the Bengals scoreless for the game's final 2:41, ending the contest on a 6-0 run.
- After allowing 40% three-point shooting in the first half, Kansas City allowed ISU to shoot just 14.3% from beyond the arc in the second frame.
- KC dominated in the paint, scoring 40 points inside the lane.
- Gilyard's 30 points bests his previous career-high of 29, reached twice during his sophomore season at UTEP.
- Gilyard scored 18 of his 30 points in the game's final 11 minutes.
- The Roos out-rebounded the Bengals, 31-24, led by Nesbitt and Boser with five each.
- All 10 players that saw the floor for Kansas City logged at least two points.
COACH BILLY DONLON, QUOTED
- "I'm proud of our toughness and togetherness. Our defense traveled and everyone should feel good about playing well against a tough, well-coached team."
UP NEXT
The Roos remain on the road for the Arkansas State multi-team event, where they will take on Morehead State on Saturday before facing the Red Wolves on Sunday.
