Kansas City
11-16,7-7Summit League
St. Thomas
17-11,8-7Summit League
Cold Shooting Hurts Roos' Chances at St. Thomas
2/11/2023 9:31:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The Roos finished below 30% from the field for the first time this year
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Poor shooting set Kansas City Men's Basketball (11-16, 7-7 Summit) behind from the jump against St. Thomas (17-11, 8-7 Summit) this evening, falling 73-43. The Roos were ice cold from the field, shooting 14-of-51 from the field for a 27.5% clip.
The Tommies scored the first 10 points of the night and never looked back, leading by double-digits for the final 32 minutes of the game. It looked like the Roos might have some life early in the second half, but a four-minute scoring drought sunk their chances.
RayQuawndis Mitchell was the only Roo to finish in double-digit scoring, dropping 11 points. He also led KC's rebounding efforts with six boards.
KEY MOMENTS
- 1H - 16:23 / 5-12 | The Tommies jumped out with a 10-point scoring run to start the game. Buckets on back-to-back possessions by Mitchell and Shemarri Allen put the Roos on the board.
- 1H - 2:43 / 16-33 | Sidy Diallo pulled down an offensive rebound and put it back up for his first points of the night, giving the Roos their first field goal in exactly 13 minutes of game time.
- 2H - 14:53 / 26-41 | Promise C. Idiaru used his size to back a man down in the lane, putting a cap on a six-point scoring run for KC, the Roos' largest run of the game.
That's a big move @PromiseIdiaru ?? pic.twitter.com/4yHXqkqMnS
— Kansas City Men's Basketball (@KCRoosMBB) February 12, 2023
- 2H - 5:45 / 31-62 | Mitchell grabbed a miss on the offensive end and went back up to surpass double-digit scoring, putting an end to a 21-5 run by the Tommies.
- 2H - 2:48 / 36-64 | Precious C. Idiaru rose up and knocked down Kansas City's first three-pointer of the night over 37 minutes into the game.
STATS TO NOTE
- Eight of Kansas City's 20 first half points came from the charity stripe.
- The Roos' 43 points is the lowest by a Kansas City team since Dec. 29, 2015 against Oklahoma State.
- Mitchell's 11-point showing gives him double-digits in each of the past 18 games.
- Despite being out-rebounded overall, the Roos pulled down 14 offensive boards for 16 second chance points.
UP NEXT
Kansas City returns home for the final home stand of the regular season, beginning with a game against North Dakota State on Thursday at 7 p.m.
