Efficient Second Half Guides Roos Past Green Bay

Friday, December 10

Kansas City, Mo.

7:00 PM

Kansas City

5-4,0-0Summit League

Green Bay

2-7,1-1Horizon

Green Bay

Kansas City

Photo by: Ryan Weaver Photography

Efficient Second Half Guides Roos Past Green Bay

12/10/2021 10:06:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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Kansas City shot 66.7% in the second half en route to the home win

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Stifling defense in the first half and scorching offense in the second guided Kansas City Men's Basketball to a win over Green Bay in the Swinney Center this evening, 64-55. Josiah Allick overcame early foul trouble to lead the Roos, finishing with 18 points and seven rebounds.

KEY MOMENTS

1H / 8-4 | After a slow start offensively for both teams, Anderson Kopp grabbed his own miss in the paint and finished to put the Roos up by four.
1H / 16-11 | Green Bay's only lead of the game did not last long as the Roos responded with an 8-2 run, capped by a Caden Boser three-pointer.
1H / 19-15 | With time running down in the shot clock, Evan Gilyard II took a pass from Marvin Nesbitt Jr. and hit nylon from 30-feet to force a Green Bay timeout.

He hits shots.#ROOUP | @EGillyy1 pic.twitter.com/pufI7Z1OzD
— Kansas City Men's Basketball (@KCRoosMBB) December 11, 2021

1H / 22-19 | The Roos held the Phoenix to only two field goals in the final 9:20 of the first half to enter the locker room with a lead.
2H / 31-21 | Kansas City began the second half on a 9-2 run, jumping out to a double-digit lead after a transition and-one bucket by Shemarri Allen.
2H / 45-28 | The Roos' lead swelled to 17 points when a Jack Chapman steal led to Anderson Kopp finding Sam Martin for a three-point bucket.

2H | Sam checking in and knocking down shots ??#ROOUP | @sam_martinnnn pic.twitter.com/TLjHmVG51y
— Kansas City Men's Basketball (@KCRoosMBB) December 11, 2021

2H / 57-43 | After re-entering the game with just two points and one rebound, Allick entered takeover mode, compiling 12-straight points for KC and pulling down a pair of rebounds in a span of just over three minutes.
2H / 64-49 | Allick knocked down a free throw for the Roos' final points of the night and KC coasted to victory.

STATS TO NOTE

The Roos shot a solid 41.2% from the three-point-line and held Green Bay to just 2-of-12 shooting from three.
Allick took over in the second half, accumulating all of his 18 points and seven rebounds after intermission.
Kansas City applied consistent pressure throughout the game, leading to nine steals, 11 fast break points, and 17 points off turnovers.
Gilyard II led the Roos with five assists and three steals.
Jacob Johnson played a team-high 35 minutes, chipping in with four rebounds and two assists while playing stifling defense.
Kansas City featured a balanced offensive attack, with seven players scoring at least five points.
After shooting just 27.6% in the first half, the Roos knocked down 66.7% of their shots in the second frame.

THE ROOS, QUOTED

Coach Billy Donlon

"The first 10-to-12 minutes of the second half was some of the best we've played all year."
"It's a good, quality win at home … I thought there were some good things on both sides of the ball, just weren't consistent on both sides of the ball at the same time."
"Jacob Johnson had his best defensive effort since he's been here, so he should be happy with that performance, and then Josiah took over the game in the last 10 minutes."

Josiah Allick

-"We knew it was going to be a bit of a street fight out there, the shots weren't falling outside so we had to get them somewhere else. Luckily, we were able to stick to our principles."
"We don't want to give anyone a good look at three … if you can't defend a three, you don't stand a chance. Especially playing in the Summit League, it's going to be a necessary part of our defense if we want to win a championship."

UP NEXT
The Roos make a quick turnaround and travel to SIUE for a game on Sunday at 2 p.m.