Kansas City
10-7,2-0Summit League
Oral Roberts
4-10,0-1Summit League
Roos Showcase Efficient Offense & Stifling Defense in 23-Point Win Over Oral Roberts
1/4/2025 9:32:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Kansas City held Oral Roberts to 39% shooting while converting at a 57% rate themselves
KANSAS CITY – Kansas City Men's Basketball (10-7, 2-0) was dominant on all fronts, dispatching Oral Roberts (4-10, 0-1) 90-67 in the Swinney Center to earn their sixth consecutive victory on Saturday evening. The Roos held the Golden Eagles to 67 total points and 38.9% shooting from the field, both figures marking Oral Roberts fourth lowest output in those respective statistical categories this season.
Offensively, Kansas City shot 57.1% from the floor and knocked down half of their shots from three point range, going 10-20 from downtown for the night. Additionally, five Roos got in double figures against ORU, including a team-high 16 points from Jamar Brown on eight shot attempts and 11 rebounds to give the senior guard a double double. Jayson Petty, Davontae Hall and Babacar Diallo all finished with 14 points and Cameron Faas chipped in a baker's dozen points to guide KC offensively.
KEY MOMENTS | HIGHLIGHTS
- 1H – 17:11 / 7-0 | The Roos were hot offensively in the early going, as Diallo weaved his way through a thicket of Golden Eagle defenders and got all the way to the rack to convert the contested layup, completing a 7-0 run to start the game for the Roos.
- 1H – 12:26 / 14-6 | Petty worked his way into the paint, beating his defender off of the dribble before attempting a smooth jump pass to the cutting Brown who finished the play off with a one-touch layup to put the Roos up eight.
- 1H – 8:06 / 21-10 | Following a 9-4 mid-first half run by the Roos, Faas turned a broken possession into solid gold by nailing a fadeaway jump shot just inside the three point stripe right before the shot clock expired to give the Roos their first double digit lead of the night.
- 1H – 1:57 / 34-16 | Following a Roos defensive rebound, Kansas City got busy on the other end as Hall found a crease in the lane, stopped on a dime and threw a no look chest pass to Melvyn Ebonkoli for the and-one basket under the hoop which gave the Roos their largest lead of the first half.
- 2H – 13:26 / 52-35 | Kansas City continued to operate at a fast pace in the second half as Diallo threw up a lob to Brown who flipped the ball off the glass and into the hoop for a silky smooth alley-oop highlight.
- 2H – 11:57 / 58-37 | With the shot clock dwindling to under 10 seconds, the Roos found a late possession outlet in Faas who hoisted up a three pointer from the tip of the Roo's right elbow on the midcourt logo and saw the shot tickle the twine and give KC a 21-point advantage.
- 2H – 6:21 / 72-46 | The Roos poured it on in the final stages of the contest as Faas found Ring Nyeri in the left corner for a spot-up three ball that was true. Nyeri's first made field goal was Kansas City's 10th made three pointer of the game.
STATS TO NOTE
- Kansas City's 23-point win over Oral Roberts marks their largest win against a Summit League opponent since the Roos beat South Dakota 81-57 on January 27, 2024. The win is also tied for the Roos largest margin of victory against the Golden Eagles all time, matching KC's 71-48 win over ORU back in the 2000-01 season.
- Kansas City's 57.1% field goal percentage is tied for the Roos third highest FG% this season. The Roos 50% three point mark is tied for the teams second highest 3P% in a game this season.
- Brown registered his third double double of the year with 16 points and 11 rebounds. It was the senior guard's fifth straight game of double figure scoring and his fourth game this year with 10 or more rebounds.
- Jayson Petty recorded his third game in a row of 10 or more points and now has 14 games of double figure scoring this season.
UP NEXT
The Roos hit the road to take on the Omaha Mavericks at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
