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Men's Basketball Drops First Road Contest of the Year at No. 15 Baylor
11/15/2023 12:32:00 AM | Men's Basketball
A hot-shooting Baylor team proved too much to handle for KC down the stretch
WACO, Texas - Kansas City Men's Basketball (2-1) showed some positive moments this evening as it took on No. 15 Baylor (4-0), but in the end the Bears were too much to handle as KC fell, 99-61. Anderson Kopp led the Roos with a season-high-tying 15 points, while Jamar Brown scored 11 of his own, all coming in the first half.Â
The Roos shot 41.0% from the field on the night, knocking down 25-of-61 shots, but were just 4-of-23 from three-point range. Baylor shot the ball at a 57.4% clip, while making 13-of-23 triples for a 56.5% rate.Â
Through the first three media timeouts, Kansas City remained within striking distance, trailing by just six points. A late first half run gave Baylor an extended edge going into the half, but once again the Roos played fairly even through 12 minutes in the second half until a late run by the Bears.
KEY MOMENTS
- 1H - 19:02 / 3-2 | Melvyn Ebonkoli pulled down an offensive rebound on a miss by Khristion Courseault, finishing through contact on the put-back and converting on the ensuing free throw to give KC its only lead of the game.
- 1H - 13:08 / 11-14 | Holding Baylor to just two points over a three-minute stretch, Kansas City drew within three points as Artese Stapleton dished to Jamar Brown, who finished with a floater in the lane.
- 1H - 7:12 / 22-28 | Kopp found Promise C. Idiaru, who scored his first bucket of the night to bring the Roos within six. Baylor would end the half on a 23-11 run and enter the break with an 18 point lead.
- 2H - 18:07 / 36-54 | Coming out of the break, Brown jumped a passing lane and picked up a steal, getting the ball to Courseault in transition. Courseault found a trailing Cameron Faas, who rose up for the Roos' second three-point make of the night.
- 2H - 8:46 / 54-76 | Brown drove the lane and drew the attention of the defense, passing to Courseault in the corner for a wide-open three-point make. That bookended a span of nine minutes and 41 seconds of game time that saw the Roos play even with the Bears. Baylor ended the game on a 23-7.
STATS TO NOTE
- Brown has now scored in double digits in all three of his games as a Roo. He averages a team-high 15.0 points per contest and has also pulled down 4.0 boards per game.
- A large discrepancy at the free throw line favored the Bears. Baylor was 24-of-31 from the charity stripe while the Roos shot 7-of-10 from the line.Â
- Stapleton played a season-high 20 minutes, finishing with five points and a team-high four assists.Â
- The turnover battle was even, with both teams committing 13. Kansas City had eight steals, led by Kopp and brown with two each.
UP NEXT
The Roos are still on the road this Friday, playing at Colorado State with an 8 p.m. tip off.
