Men's Basketball Drops Conference Opener at SDSU

Monday, December 20

Brookings, SD

7:00 PM

Kansas City

5-6,0-1Summit League

South Dakota State

10-4,1-0Summit League

Kansas City

South Dakota St.

Photo by: Ryan Weaver Photography

Men's Basketball Drops Conference Opener at SDSU

12/20/2021 9:23:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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Timothy Barnes had a team-high 11 points off the bench in the loss

BROOKINGS, S.D. - A size disadvantage hurt Kansas City Men's Basketball against South Dakota State this evening in the Roos' Summit League-opening loss, 89-57. Timothy Barnes led KC's scoring efforts from the bench, finishing with 11 points and two rebounds.

KEY MOMENTS

1H / 10-12 | After the Jackrabbits jumped out to a 12-3 lead, a triple by Anderson Kopp, a hook shot by Jacob Johnson and a steal and score by Marvin Nesbitt Jr. brought the Roos right back into things.

1H | A quick 7-0 run to get right back into it ??#ROOUP | @jacob3johnson | @marvin_nesbitt pic.twitter.com/iLgxrwHfRr
— Kansas City Men's Basketball (@KCRoosMBB) December 21, 2021

1H / 14-25 | Arkel Lamar found a cutting Shemarri Allen in the paint to put a halt to a 13-2 run by South Dakota State.
1H / 22-39 | In the final minute of the first half, Barnes knocked down a triple from the corner to cut into the Jackrabbit lead.
2H / 33-59 | After South Dakota State expanded its lead early in the second half, Justus Peuser nailed his first-career three-pointer for his first bucket of the night.
2H / 37-64 | In his first-career action, Trace Evans got onto the score sheet with a quick layup.

STATS TO NOTE

The Kansas City bench scored 37 of the team's 57 total points on the night.
Jack Chapman was the lone Roo to finish with a positive plus/minus, finishing plus-one in nine minutes of play.
South Dakota State made 29-of-30 free throw attempts.
Trace Evans made an impact in his first appearance as a Roo, finishing with six points and a team-high five rebounds.
Lamar and Peuser made their returns from injury, finishing with eight and seven points, respectively.

UP NEXT
Kansas City continues its conference-opening road trip, traveling to Vermillion, S.D. for a meeting with the Coyotes on Wednesday at 7 p.m.