KC's Comeback Effort Falls Short Against UAlbany

Saturday, November 23

San Juan, P.R.

12:00 PM

Kansas City

3-4,0-0Summit League

UAlbany

5-1,0-0America East

UAlbany

Kansas City

Photo by: Francie Wilson

KC's Comeback Effort Falls Short Against UAlbany

11/23/2024 2:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score Highlights Menzies Postgame

The Roos erased an early deficit but were defeated on a buzzer-beating put-back

SAN JUAN, P.R. - For the second-straight day, Kansas City Men's Basketball (3-4) was able to climb out of an early hole against a quality opponent but was unable to hold on late to win. The Roos fell to UAlbany (5-1) on day two of the Puerto Rico Classico on a buzzer-beating put-back, 67-65. Anderson Kopp, Jayson Petty and Kasheem Grady II carried the Kansas City offense for the second-straight day, led by Kopp with 20 points on 9-of-10 free throw shooting.

KEY MOMENTS

1H - 19:05 / 3-2 | Grady knocked down a triple to open up the scoring for KC, but the Great Danes would use a 21-5 run over the next 10 minutes to open up a 16-point lead.
1H - 4:51 / 24-26 | Kansas City came storming back with a 14-point run of its own, capped by a Cameron Faas three-pointer.
2H - 14:35 / 39-41 | The Roos stayed in the game with free throws early in the second half before Grady knocked down KC's first field goal of the half and brought the Roos within a pair.
2H - 3:35 / 61-58 | Kopp located Grady for a three-point bucket, giving the Roos their first lead since the 19:05 mark of the first half.
2H - 0:10 / 65-65 | Babacar Diallo drove to the lane and made a spinning scoop shot to tie the game up with just 10 seconds remaining, but the Great Danes would get two chances on the other end and knock down a bank shot as time expired.

STATS TO NOTE

Kopp finished the day with a game-high 20 points, his second 20-point performance of the year and his first against a Division I opponent since going for 23 against Abilene Christian on Mar. 12, 2021 during his time at Lamar.
Melvyn Ebonkoli pulled down a game-high eight rebounds, his fourth time this season going for seven-plus.
Kansas City was forced into 17 turnovers on the day, resulting in 19 points for the Great Danes.

POSTGAME INTERVIEW
Head Coach Marvin Menzies

UP NEXT
Kansas City closes out the Puerto Rico Clasico with a game against UPR-Rio Piedras tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. CT.