No. 7 Cyclones Prove Tough to Handle in Roos' First Road Contest

Monday, November 11

Ames, IA

7:00 PM

Kansas City

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Iowa State

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Kansas City

Iowa St.

Photo by: Nathan Bonner

No. 7 Cyclones Prove Tough to Handle in Roos' First Road Contest

11/11/2024 9:26:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score Highlights Coach Menzies Postgame

Jamar Brown scored 20 points on 8-of-13 shooting in the loss

AMES, Iowa - Kansas City Men's Basketball (2-1) started hot in its first road game of the year but cooled off down the stretch, losing to No. 7 Iowa State, 82-56. The Roos jumped out early, hitting their first three shots of the day and gaining a lead, but finished the game shooting just 33.3% from the field in the loss. Jamar Brown gave the Roos an offensive spark when they most needed it, finishing with 20 points on 8-of-13 shooting. Jayson Petty scored all 12 of his points in the second half, tacking on eight rebounds, two assists, two blocks and two steals.

KEY MOMENTS | HIGHLIGHTS

1H - 17:45 / 8-4 | Kansas City came out firing, hitting on its first three shots of the day including an and-one bucket from Anderson Kopp that gave the Roos their largest lead of the day at four.
1H - 6:36 / 16-21 | The Roos were held to one field goal over the span of seven minutes, but Petty found Brown on the left wing for a three-pointer, putting an end to the drought.
1H - 0:38 / 22-34 | Iowa State created some separation late in the first half, but Brown scored back-to-back buckets to bring the Roos back within a dozen.
2H - 13:31 / 30-51 | Kansas City was held without a field goal for the first six-plus minutes of the second half until Brown pulled down an offensive board and went back up to get KC going.
2H - 7:53 / 41-67 | Ring Nyeri got in on the scoring action for KC, making a three and then securing a second-chance bucket for a five-point scoring run.

STATS TO NOTE

Brown has now scored 20-plus in 2-of-3 games this year, bringing his season average to 18.3 points per game. The Roos are now 6-2 when Brown goes for 20 points on his career.
Petty's eight rebounds were within one of his career-high and brings his season average to 5.3 per game, over two more than his average last season.
Kansas City blocked five Iowa State shots on the night, led by Josh Ijeh with three. He committed just one foul on the night, making him the first Roo since Jeff Ngandu on Feb. 16, 2023 to go for three-plus blocks on one-or-fewer fouls.

POSTGAME INTERVIEW
Coach Marvin Menzies

UP NEXT
Kansas City has another challenge this weekend, traveling to Omaha for a meeting with No. 14 Creighton on Saturday.