Men’s Basketball Drops Decision to Omaha on Buzzer Beater

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Men’s Basketball Drops Decision to Omaha on Buzzer Beater

1/29/2022 9:33:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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Lamar finished with a double-double and reached 1,000 career points

OMAHA, Neb. – Kansas City Men's Basketball (12-10, 5-4) fell to Omaha (4-18, 3-8) in buzzer-beater fashion this evening, 68-69. Arkel Lamar finished with a double-double while hitting his 1,000th career point at the 13:36 mark in the first half. Evan Gilyard II and Marvin Nesbitt Jr. also finished in double-digit scoring for the Roos.

KEY MOMENTS

1H / 7-8 | Sam Martin hit Caden Boser on a sharp cross-court pass to give the Roos their first three of the night.
1H / 14-12 | A deep three from Lamar gave KC the lead and tallied 1000 career points for the big man.

1H | A deep three for ???????? C??R????R P????N????S for Arkel Lamar??????#ROOUP | #KCRoos pic.twitter.com/pRYb8oGWF4
— Kansas City Men's Basketball (@KCRoosMBB) January 30, 2022

1H / 23-14 | Gilyard knocked down his first shot of the game and converted the three-point play for KC's largest lead of the half.
1H / 29-23 | Boser had another opportunity for a wide-open three and made the Mavs pay.

1H | ?????????????? ??????#KCRoos | @Cadenboser33 pic.twitter.com/GJsCKiuG1d
— Kansas City Men's Basketball (@KCRoosMBB) January 30, 2022

1H / 33- 25 | In Kansas City's last opportunity of the half, Boser stayed perfect beyond the arc.
2H / 40-38 | Lamar took advantage of an and-one opportunity with a strong drive and finish.
2H / 44-42 | Jack Chapman laid in a floater for his first points of the game.

2H | Happy National Kansas Day to our Overland Park, KS native @JackChap34

Way to represent your city with that finish???? pic.twitter.com/kUzMQRScOb
— Kansas City Men's Basketball (@KCRoosMBB) January 30, 2022

2H / 54-50 | In a back-and-forth second half, Gilyard knocked down back-to-back threes to try and grab some momentum.

2H | Here ?? We ?? Go

Back-to-back threes for Evan Gilyard II#KCRoos | @EGillyy1 pic.twitter.com/oO6ozcYQ6r
— Kansas City Men's Basketball (@KCRoosMBB) January 30, 2022

2H / 62-65 | Shemarri Allen swiped a pass from Omaha and took it to the other end for a slam to bring the game within a single possession.

2H | A steal and a ???????? by @shemarriallen23 brings the game within a single possession. pic.twitter.com/n4iaXNix9U
— Kansas City Men's Basketball (@KCRoosMBB) January 30, 2022

2H / 68-67 | With 12 seconds left, Gilyard inbounded the ball to Nessbit for a go-ahead layup, but a buzzer beater by Omaha secured them the win.

STATS TO NOTE

Gilyard was the Roos' leading scorer with 17 points, shooting 45.5% from the field and ending a perfect 5-5 from the charity stripe.
After hitting his 1,000th career point in the first half, Lamar finished with a double-double, his first in a Kansas City jersey. He finished with 15 points, 10 rebounds, two assists and three steals.
Nesbitt also neared a double-double performance with 11 points and 9 rebounds while wreaking havoc in the paint with three steals.
In just 15 minutes of play, Boser finished a perfect three-for-three from beyond the arc, totaling nine points off the bench.
While KC ran away with points in transition and off turnovers, Omaha shot nine percent better from the field for the difference down the stretch.

UP NEXT

Kansas City will complete their road trip Monday against Western Illinois at 6 p.m. before returning home Thursday to host St. Thomas.