Gilyard's 30-Ball Guides Roos over North Dakota

Saturday, January 22

Kansas City, Mo.

7:00 PM

Kansas City

10-8,4-3Summit League

North Dakota

4-16,0-7Summit League

North Dakota

Kansas City

Photo by: Kansas City Athletics

Gilyard's 30-Ball Guides Roos over North Dakota

1/22/2022 10:27:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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Evan Gilyard II notched his third 30-point game of the year to lead the Roos to their second-straight win

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City Men's Basketball (10-8, 4-3) used a second half run to earn a win for the second game in a row this evening, defeating North Dakota (4-16, 0-7), 79-74. Evan Gilyard II dropped a game-high 30 points, knocking down nine field goals for his third 30-point performance of the season.

KEY MOMENTS

1H / 5-0 | Anderson Kopp found Arkel Lamar for a three-pointer to get the Roos off to a hot start.
1H / 13-5 | Gilyard knocked down his first shot of the night, extending the Roos' early lead.
1H / 18-9 | Gilyard pulled up from 27-feet, knocking down the triple to give Kansas City their largest lead of the first half.
1H / 34-31 | After the Fighting Hawks came back to take a brief lead, Gilyard knocked another shot down from long range again to finish with 16 points in the first half.

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— Kansas City Men's Basketball (@KCRoosMBB) January 23, 2022

2H / 50-45 | After a back-and-forth start to the second half, Kopp nailed a three-pointer on an assist by Lamar, sparking a 13-point Kansas City run. On the very next possession, Shemarri Allen threw down a monstrous dunk over a UND defender.

Sometimes 6'4 is bigger than 6'9 ??@SportsCenter #SCTop10 throw down by @shemarriallen23 #ROOUP | #DeclareKC pic.twitter.com/MjtWdiChcQ
— Kansas City Men's Basketball (@KCRoosMBB) January 23, 2022

2H / 58-45 | After the Roos forced a North Dakota shot clock violation, Allen found Kopp wide open in the corner to cap the run off.
2H / 68-52 | Lamar spun around his defender and finished at the rim to extend the Roos' lead to 16.
2H / 76-72 | After North Dakota stormed back to cut the lead to two, Lamar found Marvin Nesbitt Jr. streaking along the baseline for a game-sealing dunk.

2H | CLUTCH.#ROOUP | @marvin_nesbitt pic.twitter.com/BQ0VewyKIQ
— Kansas City Men's Basketball (@KCRoosMBB) January 23, 2022

STATS TO NOTE

Gilyard II scored 30 points for the third time this season, also tacking on four assists. Gilyard is the first Roo to drop three 30-point games in a season since Jay Couisnard in 2010-11.
The Roos committed fewer turnovers than their opponent for the eighth consecutive game, committing just ten and forcing 14.
Kansas City led for nearly the entire game, having the edge for more than 38 of the 40 minutes.
Lamar stuffed the stat sheet, finishing with ten points, nine rebounds, three blocks, three steals, and two assists. His three blocks were the most by a Roo in a game this season.
Nesbitt scored in double-figures for the fifth time in the last six games and was one of four Roos with ten-or-more points.
Allen matched his career-high of nine points for the second consecutive game.

THE ROOS, QUOTED

Evan Gilyard II

"I just have to be more consistent with my shots, be more efficient. But I think I come with the right mindset. I love the big moments, I live for the big moments."
"We have to take it a game at a time. We play hard, we play tough, we play together and we believe in each other. If we do those things, we can beat anybody."

Shemarri Allen