Kansas City
10-14,4-5Summit League
St. Thomas
15-9,5-4Summit League
Kansas City Falls to Hot-Shooting Tommies at Home
2/3/2024 10:23:00 PM | Men's Basketball
St. Thomas shot 59.1% from the field to take a season sweep over KC
KANSAS CITY - Kansas City Men's Basketball (10-13, 4-4 Summit) ran in to a red-hot St. Thomas (14-9, 4-4 Summit) this evening in the Swinney Center, falling in a 71-56 decision. The Tommies were 26-of-44 from the field, good for a 59.1% clip, including a 47.6% mark from three-point range.
Despite falling behind in the first half, the Roos were able to keep things close, entering the break down by five points. A quick start to the second half allowed Kansas City to briefly jump ahead, but costly turnovers led to a St. Thomas run that put the game out of reach.
Jamar Brown led Kansas City with 15 points and seven rebounds, shooting 5-of-15 from the field. Tyler Andrews followed up his career-best game with an 11-point night, while Khristion Courseault contributed another 11 off the bench.
KEY MOMENTS | HIGHLIGHTS
- 1H - 14:22 / 10-8 | St. Thomas used a six-point run to claim its first lead of the game, but it was short lived. Jamar Brown used an inside-out pass to find Andrews for his second three of the game, taking the lead back.
- 1H - 6:28 / 18-23 | The Tommies went on a game-best 11-point run to go ahead, stopped by three free throws from Jayson Petty. A defensive stop allowed Andrews to get to the rim and finish with a reverse layup to draw back within five.
- 1H - 0:00 / 29-34 | Andrews nabbed a steal on the defensive end and found Courseault to push the ball up the court. Courseault created space and pulled up at the buzzer, bringing KC back within five going into the break.
- 2H - 17:22 / 36-35 | The Roos went on a 7-1 run to open up the second half, with Jeff Ngandu swatting away a shot and Brown knocking down a triple on the other end to go in front. St. Thomas followed up with a 16-2 run of their own to push ahead.
- 2H - 10:32 / 40-51 | Courseault was able to get downhill and finish at the rim to put an end to UST's run.
- 2H - 2:30 / 52-65 | Andrews drained his third triple of the game to bring the Roos within 12 points, but St. Thomas responded with a three of its own on the other end and coasted to victory.
STATS TO NOTE
- Andrews reached double-digits for the second-straight game after not hitting the 10-point plateau in the season's first 22 games. He was 3-of-3 from three-point range, his best performance from long range this season.
- The Roos pulled down just 18 rebounds on the night, including only two offensive rebounds. Entering the night, KC had grabbed at least eight offensive boards in every game this year.
- Kansas City knocked down 10 total threes tonight, and have now hit double-digits in four of the last five games. KC has hit double-digit threes in eight games this year.
- Courseault's 11 points off the bench mark the seventh time in the last eight games that the Roos have had a double-digit scorer off the bench.
POSTGAME INTERVIEW
Head Coach Marvin Menzies
UP NEXT
The Roos are on the road next week, starting with a contest against North Dakota State on Thursday evening.
