Roos Fall Just Short at SIUE

Sunday, December 12

Edwardsville, IL

2:00 PM

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Photo by: Scott Kane

12/12/2021 4:39:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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Evan Gilyard II scored nine points in the final four minutes, but the Cougars outlasted the Roos

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - A late-game comeback attempt came up just short on the road as Kansas City Men's Basketball fell to SIUE this afternoon, 60-56. Evan Gilyard II led all scorers with 19 points, while Josiah Allick and Anderson Kopp scored 14 each.

KEY MOMENTS

1H / 7-10 | After a slow start saw the Roos fall behind by six early, Shemarri Allen pulled down a Gilyard miss and made the put-back through a crowd.
1H / 12-12 | Allen was there again for Kansas City, tying the game up on a driving layup on the assist by Allick.
1H / 19-18 | The Roos held the Cougars without a field goal for nearly four minutes, and a triple by Kopp put them ahead by a point for the Roos' only lead of the game.

1H | ????????.
Roos in front, courtesy of an Anderson Kopp triple.#ROOUP | @anderson_kopp pic.twitter.com/2vEFi8Gw1m
— Kansas City Men's Basketball (@KCRoosMBB) December 12, 2021

2H / 26-31 | SIUE opened up a nine-point lead early in the second frame, but a triple by Allick cut the lead back down to five.
2H / 38-41 | A swing in momentum came after Allick got a second chance bucket, the Roos made a defensive stop and Gilyard knocked down a triple to cut the deficit down to three.
2H / 42-47 | SIUE built its lead back up to eight points, but Kopp knocked down a three-pointer coming out of the under-eight timeout to stop the Cougar run.
2H / 54-55 | Gilyard scored nine-straight points for Kansas City to trim the deficit down to a point with just over a minute remaining.

2H | EVAN. GILYARD.
He's got nine-straight points and the Roos are within one in the final minute ??#ROOUP | @EGillyy1 pic.twitter.com/ZjaWbo9sAN
— Kansas City Men's Basketball (@KCRoosMBB) December 12, 2021

2H / 56-57 | The Cougars responded with a bucket, but Gilyard found Allick for a wide-open layup to cut the lead back down to one. However, SIUE would score the game's final three points to come away with the win.

STATS TO NOTE

After shooting 28% in the first half, the Roos went 44% from the field in the second frame to stay in the game.
KC held the Cougars to 3-of-22 three-point shooting, their third-straight game holding an opponent under 20% from long range.
Allen was the Roos' lone reserve to score, logging six points in 19 minutes.
Of Gilyard's 19 points, a career-high 12 came from the free throw line. He took 13 total attempts from the charity stripe, more-than doubling his season total.
Kopp and Gilyard each dished out four assists to lead the Roos.

UP NEXT
After an eight-day break, Kansas City will open up conference play on the road, taking on preseason favorite South Dakota State on Dec. 20 at 7 p.m.