Roos Drop Matchup with Denver

Monday, January 17

Kansas City, Mo.

7:00 PM

Kansas City

8-8,2-3Summit League

Denver

7-14,3-5Summit League

Denver

Kansas City

Photo by: Ryan Weaver Photography

Roos Drop Matchup with Denver

1/17/2022 10:24:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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Twenty-six forced turnovers were not enough for the Roos, who shot 35.8% on the night

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Despite hectic defense forcing 26 turnovers, Kansas City Men's Basketball fell flat against Denver this evening, falling 63-55. Evan Gilyard II contributed a team-high 16 points in 36 minutes, knocking down four three-pointers on the night.

KEY MOMENTS

1H / 6-8 | Marvin Nesbitt Jr. scored the first six points of the night for Kansas City, bringing them within two after the under-16 timeout.
1H / 10-13 | Arkel Lamar made an early impact offensively, knocking down his first three-pointer of the day.
1H / 15-19 | With the Roos needing a basket following a timeout, Lamar was there to provide, picking the Pios' pocket and getting into the open court for a reverse dunk.

Nice way to swing the momentum coming out of a timeout ??#ROOUP | #DeclareKC pic.twitter.com/bjJ06TP16n
— Kansas City Men's Basketball (@KCRoosMBB) January 18, 2022

1H / 21-24 | Anderson Kopp knocked down a bunny in the paint to draw the Roos within three, but the Pios would end the half on a 6-2 run.
2H / 28-32 | Coming out of the half, Lamar went on a 5-0 run by himself to spark the Kansas City offense.
2H / 35-32 | Gilyard and Kopp knocked down back-to-back triples to give the Roos the lead early in the second.

2H | Anderson connects on his first three of the game and the Roos are in front ??

KC - 35
DU - 32#ROOUP | #DeclareKC pic.twitter.com/qDCcPE6swI
— Kansas City Men's Basketball (@KCRoosMBB) January 18, 2022

2H / 38-42 | Lamar used a spin move to lose his defender and knock down the Roos' first field goal in over seven minutes.
2H / 47-53 | Gilyard would make a three-pointer to draw KC within six following the under-four timeout, but Denver sealed the game with made free throws down the stretch.

STATS TO NOTE

The Roos forced 26 Denver turnovers, the fifth time this season that a KC opponent has committed 20-plus.
Kopp scored 12 points and grabbed a team-best seven rebounds.
Lamar tallied 13 points and led the team with three assists.
Nesbitt tied his season-high with two blocks.
Kansas City committed less turnovers than their opponent for the sixth consecutive game.
Three Roos finished in double-digit scoring, the 10th game this year that three-or-more have dropped 10-plus.

UP NEXT
The Roos remain at home the rest of the week for meetings with North Dakota State on Thursday at 7 p.m. and North Dakota on Saturday at 7 p.m.