Roos Use Dominant Shooting to Take Down Spires

Saturday, November 11

Kansas City, Mo.

7:00 PM

Kansas City

2-0,0-0Summit League

Saint Mary

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Team	1	2	F
St. Mary (KS)	29	13	42
Kansas City	57	38	95

Kansas City Men's Basketball got out to a 2-0 start on the young 2023-24 season after a 95-42 beatdown of St. Mary on Nov. 11, 2023.

Photo by: Syd Siemens

Roos Use Dominant Shooting to Take Down Spires

11/11/2023 9:39:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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Jamar Brown led the Roos with 18 points as four finished in double figures

KANSAS CITY, MO- Kansas City Men's Basketball (2-0) took down Saint Mary (3-3) in convincing fashion tonight, 95-42. The Roos dominated this one from the early going thanks to an explosive first half of shooting that saw them shoot 64.7% from the field and knock down eight threes.

Jamar Brown continued his impressive offensive play in his second game with the Roos, tallying 18 points on 70% shooting. He was far from the only Roo who had a big night, as Anderson Kopp, Melvyn Ebonkoli, and Allen Mukeba all put up double-digit scoring nights.

Kansas City would also turn in another dominate night on the defensive side of the ball, forcing 26 turnovers and creating 14 steals. Artese Stapleton was responsible for five of those steals, as he ups his season total to seven through the first two games.

KEY MOMENTS

1H – 17:39 / 6-0 | Brown kicked it to Kopp who pulled up for a jumper that would cap off a quick Roos 6-0 run to begin the night.
1H – 13:04 / 17-11| Cameron Faas passed it to Kopp who pulled up way behind the arc and buried a three for his second bucket of the night.
1H – 6:09 / 34-19 | Khristion Courseault drove to the basket and finished through the contact drawing the foul and completing the and-1.
1H - 4:43 / 41-24 | Mukeba got the ball down low and passed it to Jayson Petty in the corner who knocked down a three to extend the Roos lead towards the end of the first half.
1H – 0:00 / 57-29 | Stapleton dribbled out the remaining seconds of the first half at the top of the key before driving into the paint and kicking it out to Jamar Brown who hit a buzzer-beating three to give the Roos a 28-point advantage at the break.
2H – 13:13 / 71-35 | Promise Idiaru intercepted a Saint Mary pass at halfcourt and took it in for an emphatic slam as the Roos continued to cruise.

2H | @PromiseIdiaru with a monster dunk #ROOUP | #RiseOfTheRoos pic.twitter.com/nsUcoS5QoE
— Kansas City Men's Basketball (@KCRoosMBB) November 12, 2023
2H – 7:38 / 80-42 | Babacar Diallo went flying through the paint to clean up a Mukeba miss with a put-back layup to get himself in the scoring column.
2H – 6:12 / 87-42 | Mukeba picked up a steal and then dunked one home on the other end to open a 45-point lead. Kansas City had no problems from there, cruising to a victory.

STATS TO NOTE

This win makes the Roos 2-0 for the first time since the 2020-21 season.
Kansas City shot 42.1% from the three-point line in the win, including an absurd 66.7% in the first half on 12 attempts.
Kansas City recorded double digit steals (14) as a team for the first time since December 19, 2022, against South Dakota.
The 95 points are the most scored in a game from the Roos since November 14, 2022, against Calvary Bible.

UP NEXT
Kansas City will hit the road for the first time this season, with visits to Baylor and Colorado State next week.