First Half Run Lifts Roos Over Coyotes

Thursday, February 24

Kansas City, Mo.

7:00 PM

Kansas City

19-10,12-5Summit League

South Dakota

17-11,10-7Summit League

South Dakota

Kansas City

Photo by: Ryan Weaver Photography

First Half Run Lifts Roos Over Coyotes

2/24/2022 10:22:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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Josiah Allick finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds for his second double-double in three games

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A blazing first half for Kansas City Men's Basketball (19-10, 12-5) was enough to push them past South Dakota this evening, 72-63. Josiah Allick posted his second double-double of the year and first on the Roos' home court, finishing with 18 points and 12 rebounds. Evan Gilyard II scored a game-high 20 points, his 10th 20-plus point game of the season.

KEY MOMENTS

1H / 7-0 | Allick and Gilyard set the tone for the night early, combining for the game's first seven points.
1H / 20-7 | Allick had eight points in the game's first eight minutes and the Roos jumped out to a double-digit lead.
1H / 31-9 | Gilyard brought the house down, nailing back-to-back three-point attempts to cap a 21-4 run and push the Kansas City lead above 20 points.
1H / 33-14 | Kansas City got out in transition and Allick followed up an Arkel Lamar miss with a thunderous two-handed slam.

BOOSTED.#ROOUP | @allick_josiah pic.twitter.com/vJ84UgiY9U
— Kansas City Men's Basketball (@KCRoosMBB) February 25, 2022

2H / 43-22 | After sitting much of the first half with foul trouble, Marvin Nesbitt Jr. made the first two shots of the second half.
2H / 54-35 | With just a second remaining on the shot clock, Lamar let a 27-foot jumper fly, finding nothing but the bottom of the nylon.

2H | These boys are balling. Straight up.#ROOUP | #DeclareKC pic.twitter.com/j3tohYxACO
— Kansas City Men's Basketball (@KCRoosMBB) February 25, 2022

2H / 64-53 | After South Dakota cut the lead back down to single digits, Nesbitt elevated and finished through contact on an assist by Lamar.
2H / 72-63 | The Roos went 6-of-8 from the foul line in the final 2:27 to ice the game.

STATS TO NOTE

Kansas City has reached 19 wins for the first time since the 1991-92 season.
The Roos have won 12 Summit League contests, tying the 2004-05 Roos for the most in program history.
Kansas City has won 11 games at home this season, the most games won in the Swinney Center in program history. Tonight's attendance was 1,046, the largest this season.
KC has committed less turnovers than its opponent in 19 consecutive games.
Allick notched his second double-double of the season, scoring 18 points and grabbing a season-high 12 rebounds. He also added 4 assists and 3 steals.
Kansas City started the game on a 31-9 scoring run over the first 12 minutes.
Gilyard poured in 20 points on 7-for-13 shooting from the field and 3-of-6 from three. He has now scored at least 20 points in ten games this season, including three of the last four.
The Roos took advantage of the 12 turnovers by the Coyotes, scoring 15 points off turnovers.

THE ROOS, QUOTED

Evan Gilyard II

On the home court advantage
- "We love playing at home in front of our fans. As the fan numbers increase, it helps us out, so I think it's great. We love the support and it gets us going."

Josiah Allick

On the abilities that his teammates bring to the table
- "One of the biggest strengths of our team is that I had a pretty down second half, and Marv had a great second half. There's always one of us that can come in and pick each other up and get something going."

UP NEXT
The Roos will wrap up the regular season with a meeting against the Summit League Regular Season Champions, South Dakota State at 7 p.m. on Saturday. Following the game, the Roos will honor Nesbitt, Gilyard and Lamar for Senior Night.