Kansas City
3-5,0-0Summit League
Southeast Missouri State
1-6,0-0OVC
Roos Run Past Redhawks, Stay Unbeaten at Home
11/30/2023 10:26:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Kansas City held SEMO to 1-of-19 three-point shooting and snapped a five-game losing streak
KANSAS CITY - Kansas City Men's Basketball (3-5) continued its perfect home record in convincing fashion against Southeast Missouri (1-6) tonight behind Jamar Brown's 19 points. The Roos got off to a fast start and never looked back, shooting 46.9% from the field in the first half to help them take a 21-point lead into the break.
The Roos would continue their good shooting night into the second half, shooting 46.2% from the field with a couple of threes to go with it. Along with the offense, Kansas City put up a clinic on the glass tonight, totaling 52 rebounds with 15 of those coming on the offensive end. Along with the boards, Kansas City was electric on defense, forcing 10 turnovers and recording four blocks.
KEY MOMENTS
- 1H – 18:36 / 6-2 | Brown and Cameron Faas both hit shots from downtown to get the Roos offense going early.Â
- 1H – 12:48 / 18-10 | Faas missed an open look from three-point land but hustled for his own rebound and converted a putback to extend the Roos lead.
- 1H – 1:34 / 35-17 | Brown jumped in front of a Redhawk pass at half court and took it the other way for a breakaway slam.
- 2H – 18:55 / 42-20 | Allen David Mukeba Jr. got the ball down low and used multiple turnarounds to maneuver his way to the basket to give Kansas City their biggest lead of the night.Â
- 2H – 8:39 / 55-30 | With the shot clock winding down, Babacar Diallo hoisted up a shot from well beyond the arc that was all net to improve upon Kansas City's great shooting night.Â
- 2H – 6:04 / 59-37 | Mukeba got the ball down low and hit a cutting Brown on a beautiful pass, which would end in a layup.
- 2H – 1:50 / 72-41 | Diallo drove to the rack and finished through the contact to put an exclamation mark on a dominant Roos victory.Â
STATS TO NOTE
- Brown's 19 points tied him with Anderson Kopp for the most in a single game for a Roo this season.
- SEMO went 1-of-19 from three in tonight's game, which is the most attempts by a Kansas City opponent with one-or-fewer makes since at least the 2010 season, according to Sports Reference.
- The Roos were plus-21 on the boards tonight, their biggest rebounding advantage in a game since Dec. 3, 2022, against Lindenwood.
- Tonight's win was the largest win against a Division One opponent since Dec. 22, 2018, when they took down Elon 95-59.
POSTGAME PRESSERS
Coach Menzies | Jamar Brown and Cameron Faas
UP NEXT
Kansas City travels to Lawrence, Kan. for a meeting with the fifth-ranked Jayhawks on Taco Tuesday at 7 p.m.
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