Late Run Lifts Minnesota over Roos

Tuesday, November 9

Minneapolis, MN

7:00 PM

Kansas City

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Minnesota

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Kansas City

Minnesota

Photo by: Minnesota Athletics

Late Run Lifts Minnesota over Roos

11/9/2021 9:26:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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Josiah Allick led all scorers with 21 points, connecting on 70% of his shots

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Kansas City Men's Basketball trailed by just two points to Minnesota with just under eight minutes remaining in this evening's game, but the Gophers ran away at the end and the Roos fell, 71-56. Josiah Allick played all 40 minutes for KC, scoring a game-high 21 points, pulling down five rebounds and blocking two shots.

KEY MOMENTS

1H / 4-3 | Allick scored the first four points of the game for Kansas City, giving them an early edge.
1H / 12-20 | After a 10-5 run put the Golden Gophers up by 11, Evan Gilyard II knocked down his second triple of the game to cut the deficit to eight.
1H / 19-27 | The Roos' deficit continued to hover around the 10-point mark, but a three-pointer by Allick cut it to eight going into the under-four minute media timeout.
1H / 25-33 | Jacob Johnson scored the final points of the half on a layup to send the Roos into the break trailing by eight.
2H / 33-43 | With Minnesota threatening to pull away early in the second half, Marvin Nesbitt Jr. scored back-to-back buckets to keep the Roos within striking distance.
2H / 40-46 | Gilyard II drove the lane to reach double-digit scoring and bring the Roos within six, the closest they had been since the 6:53 mark in the first half.
2H / 48-52 | Johnson found a cutting Jack Chapman for the first points of his collegiate career, cutting the Gopher lead to four.
2H / 52-54 | Following an Anderson Kopp steal, Johnson found a seam in the Minnesota defense for a wide open dunk to bring the Roos within two. However, the Gophers ended the game on a 17-4 run to take the win.

STATS TO NOTE

The Roos edged the Gophers on points in the paint, scoring 32 points to Minnesota's 28.
Gilyard II and Nesbitt Jr. both reached double-digits for the Roos, scoring 12 and 11 points, respectively.
Johnson earned the start for KC and was the Roos leading passer, dishing out five assists.
Allick was on the court for all 40 minutes, just the second time that he has reached that mark in his career.
Kansas City turned the ball over 12 times on the night, leading to 27 Minnesota points.

UP NEXT
The Roos will prepare to take on another Big Ten opponent as they travel to Iowa for a battle with the Hawkeyes on Friday at 7 p.m. Iowa was a 2021 March Madness qualifier, falling to Oregon in the second round of the tournament.