Roos' Summit Aspirations Fall Short Against South Dakota

Sunday, March 6

Sioux Falls, S.D.

6:00 PM

Kansas City

19-12,12-6Summit League

South Dakota

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South Dakota

Kansas City

Photo by: Richard Carlson, Inertia

Roos' Summit Aspirations Fall Short Against South Dakota

3/6/2022 9:15:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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Marvin Nesbitt Jr. battled through injury to post a game-high 19 points

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Kansas City Men's Basketball (19-12) battled for forty minutes in it's Summit League Quarterfinal matchup with South Dakota, but fell short, 74-61. Marvin Nesbitt Jr. made his 121st appearance in the KC uniform, tying the program record, and finished with a game-high 19 points in 37 minutes of play.

KEY MOMENTS

1H / 13-10 | Nesbitt turned the corner and rose above the rim, throwing down a dunk that put the Roos ahead by three.

LIKE THAT MARV ??????#ROOUP | @MidcoSports | #March2TheSummit pic.twitter.com/WqxzBaAvbt
— Kansas City Men's Basketball (@KCRoosMBB) March 7, 2022

1H / 18-19 | Josiah Allick connected on his second triple of the day to bring the Roos within a point.
1H / 28-30 | After the Coyotes went ahead by eight points, Shemarri Allen, Evan Gilyard II and Nesbitt assembled a six-point Kansas City run that forced a South Dakota timeout.
1H / 33-32 | Arkel Lamar pulled up from 30 feet out for a three point basket that put the Roos in front.
2H / 41-42 | After Allick forced a USD missed shot, Allen grabbed the rebound and found Nesbitt in the fastbreak for a dunk.

2H | Lock down defense and get out in the break. That's what this team does best.#ROOUP | @MidcoSports | #March2TheSummit pic.twitter.com/287Y5511HW
— Kansas City Men's Basketball (@KCRoosMBB) March 7, 2022

2H / 48-49 | Nesbitt found Anderson Kopp in the corner for a three that brought Kansas City back within a point.
2H / 54-55 | South Dakota extended its lead to seven points, but the Roos went on another six-point run that made things interesting.
2H / 60-61 | Gilyard knocked down a jumper that made it a one-point game, but the Coyotes ended the contest on a 13-1 run to seal the game.

STATS TO NOTE

Kansas City committed just five turnovers, ending the season with 21 consecutive games in which they committed less turnovers than their opponent.
Gilyard finished with 11 points, ending the season by scoring in double-digits in 17-straight games.
Lamar posted 11 points and nine rebounds, notching his fourth game of the season with nine-or-more boards.
Nesbitt's 19-point performance was his third-straight game in double-digits, ending the year by going for 10-plus in 17-of-19 games.
The Roos committed just five turnovers on the night, tying a season low.

THE ROOS, QUOTED
Head Coach Billy Donlon

On the play of Nesbitt
- "Marvin Nesbitt was playing on one leg. That's not an excuse, South Dakota beat us, but he was playing on one leg. I told our graduating players that we just had the best season in the history of this program, and Marvin Nesbitt Jr. was a big reason for that."
On what this year's team has taught him
- "Young people have an ability to overcome adversity and move forward. What Marv and Josiah and Arkel handled, just physically, was remarkable. We had some low points, against South Dakota State on the road we lost by 32, and two days later without skipping a beat we had one of our best games of the year at South Dakota. Our guys' willingness to handle adversity and the quality of people that they are is remarkable."

Marvin Nesbitt Jr.

On the impact of Kansas City Men's Basketball on his life
- "It's everything I know. In five years, I turned from a boy into a man. It's home, and I'm going to miss it."