Kansas City
11-17,7-8Summit League
North Dakota State
12-15,9-6Summit League
Kansas City's Scoring Struggles Continue Against NDSU
2/16/2023 10:58:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The Roos were held to 30% shooting on the night
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - For the second game in-a-row, missed shots came back to bite Kansas City Men's Basketball (11-17, 7-8 Summit). The Roos were held to 30.3% shooting as North Dakota State (12-15, 9-6 Summit) created separation late for a 69-58 win.Â
Both teams started slowly on the offensive end, scoring a combined eight points heading into the first media timeout. Following that point, the Bison began to pull away, and Kansas City never held a lead throughout the game. Every time KC would cut the lead down to two possessions, NDSU would respond with a run to keep the game at arm's length.
RayQuawndis Mitchell led Kansas City with 18 points, playing all 40 minutes and dishing out four assists. Shemarri Allen came in with 17 points of his own, pulling down seven rebounds and nabbing two steals.
KEY MOMENTS
- 1H - 15:42 / 5-5 | Allen drove the lane for his first two points of the night, tying the game up for the final time. From there, NDSU went on a 12-1 run and jumped out to a double-digit lead.
- 1H - 9:07 / 12-17 | The Roos responded to NDSU's run with a pair of buckets by Mitchell, including a three-pointer by Mitchell from the corner that hit nothing but net.
- 1H - 2:23 / 20-28 | Jeff Ngandu rose up for his second block in the one possession, then went to the other end and buried a hook shot, sparking a run that allowed the Roos to draw within four points at half.
1H | @JeffNgandu DENIAL ?? pic.twitter.com/TUrZRJxM2j
— Kansas City Men's Basketball (@KCRoosMBB) February 17, 2023
- 2H - 17:52 / 29-32 | Jevin Sullivan entered the game and scored his first points of the game, bringing Kansas City as close as it would come for the rest of the game.Â
- 2H - 13:41 / 34-38 | Mitchell pulled up from the elbow and buried a shot that brought KC within four points, but NDSU responded with a 10-3 run to extend the lead back to double-digits.
- 2H - 0:51 / 56-65 | With time running down, Allen knocked down a three-pointer to bring the Roos back within single digits. However, the Bison knocked down their free throws to clinch the game.
STATS TO NOTE
- Mitchell played the full 40 minutes for the seventh time this season and the third time in the past six games.
- The Roos shot at a 30.3% clip, shooting below 31% for the second game in-a-row and the second time this season.
- Seventeen of KC's 39 total rebounds came from the offensive end, resulting in 21 second chance points for the Roos.
- Ngandu finished the game with five blocks, his second time this season reaching the five-block mark.Â
COACH MARVIN MENZIES, QUOTED
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"Thirty-percent isn't going to get it done, in any form or fashion, and we allowed 52% for them in the second half. That was the story of the game. I thought we had some pretty decent looks that just didn't go down."
"I've been down this road before … One of our goals is to win the conference tournament. We have to ask ourselves: Can we stay connected? Can we stay a team? Can we stay positive? Can we shore up some of the blemishes?"
UP NEXT
Kansas City remains at home for final time this season, hosting North Dakota on Saturday for a Senior Night game. The Roos will honor Sam Martin prior to the game.
