Kansas City
3-7,0-0Summit League
Idaho State
2-6,0-0Big Sky
Shooting Woes Sink Roos Against Idaho State
11/29/2022 10:25:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Kansas City fell to the hot-shooting Bengals, while having trouble finding their own range
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Three-point disparity was the difference in the game as Kansas City Men's Basketball fell to Idaho State this evening, 75-65. The Roos had trouble knocking down the three, shooting 8.7% from deep on the game, while the Bengals hit the triple at a 57.9% clip.
Kansas City showed fight in the late stages, as Idaho State watched a 16-point lead dwindle down to four points with just under five minutes remaining in the game. However, the Roos could not come up with the big shot, and Idaho State made its free throws down the stretch.
RayQuawndis Mitchell was the Roos' leading scorer with 18 points, shooting 7-of-19 from the field and sinking KC's only three-pointers on the night. He was joined in double-digits by Shemarri Allen with 17 and Allen David Mukeba Jr. with 13.
KEY MOMENTS
- 1H - 17:44 / 4-3 | RayQuawndis Mitchell went isolation at the top of the key, drove to the left side of the court, stepped back to the elbow and gave the Roos their lone lead of the first half. The Bengals went on a five-point run over the next five minutes to take a lead.
- 1H - 10:39 / 10-11 | Allen David Mukeba Jr. drove the baseline and dished out to Promise C. Idiaru at the free throw line, rising up for a jump shot that drew Kansas City within one. Idaho State would score the next six to open up a seven-point lead.
- 1H - 0:08 / 26-34 | Mukeba drove to the basket for the Roos' final field goal of the half, breaking up an 8-2 Idaho state run and taking them into the intermission facing an eight-point deficit.
- 2H - 15:03 / 35-46 | After pulling down an Idaho State missed shot, Babacar Diallo drove all the way down and Euro-stepped around a defender to put an end to a 9-2 Bengal run.
- 2H - 6:32 / 51-57 | Idaho State had what appeared to be a wide-open look at the rim, but Mukeba rose up with both hands and snatched the ball away, sparking a fast break look for the Roos. Shemarri Allen dished to Mitchell, who took a dribble and rose up for a two-handed flush, capping a 10-2 Kansas City run that brought them within six points for the first time in over 12 minutes.
2H | Oh my @h23_jr ... and OH MY @rayquawndis ?? pic.twitter.com/JBdcLrH1PV
— Kansas City Men's Basketball (@KCRoosMBB) November 30, 2022
- 2H - 1:09 / 63-69 | Mukeba made a layup through contact, then went 1-of-3 from the line in the following moments to cut the deficit to six. However, the Bengals would proceed to go 6-of-6 from the charity stripe in the final minute to ice the game.
STATS TO NOTE
- The Roos were just 1-of-13 from three in the first half, while Idaho State went 6-of-10. The second half did not provide much more solace, as KC finished 2-of-23 and ISU went 11-of-19.
- Kansas City was proficient from inside the three-point arc, shooting 20-of-34, good for a 58.8% clip.
- KC continued its theme of being one of the nation's best shot-blocking teams. The Roos finished with four blocks, right on par with their season average, led by two block from Mukeba.
- Tyler Andrews got the first start of his collegiate career, playing a career-high 29:29. He also netted eight points, a career-high against Division One competition.
COACH MARVIN MENZIES, QUOTED
"It's going to be hard to beat a team when they can shoot the ball that well. (Idaho State) had lost a bunch of games by a total of eight points, and they've kept together and kept fighting."
"There are more opportunities to learn, more opportunities to grow, more opportunities to get better, and that's how you grow this thing. I'm still optimistic, but the concerns are the shooting right now. That's something we've got to shore up."
UP NEXT
The Roos close their three-game home stand with a chance against first-year Division One opponent Lindenwood at 7 p.m. on Saturday.
