Kansas City
10-14,2-7Summit League
Oral Roberts
6-16,2-7Summit League
Come From Behind Effort Falls Short; Roos Drop Battle at Oral Roberts
2/1/2025 9:49:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Jamar Brown's near double-double led Kansas City in the road loss
TULSA, Okla. - A frantic comeback fell just short for Kansas City Men's Basketball (10-14, 2-7 Summit) against Oral Roberts (6-16, 2-7 Summit) this evening, falling in a 67-73 decision. The Roos stormed back from a 20-point deficit and cut the lead to one with just over a minute remaining, but could not get over the hump in the game's closing moments.
The Golden Eagles were on fire from the field in the first half, shooting 59.3% from the field and 61.5% from three. Kansas City settled in defensively in the second half, holding ORU to 5-of-23 shooting and staging the comeback attempt. However, Oral Roberts knocked down 15 free throws in the second half, enough to escape with their second win of league play.
Jamar Brown was a catalyst for KC, scoring 17 points and pulling down nine rebounds to go along with four steals. Gob Gob entered the starting lineup for the second time all year, shooting 8-of-8 from the free throw line and finishing with a career-high 16 points.
KEY MOMENTS
- 1H - 13:42 / 11-13 | Oral Roberts jumped out to a 10-4 lead, but the Roos reponded and drew back within two as Babacar Diallo found Cameron Faas for a long-range three.
- 1H - 6:37 / 15-29 | Kasheem Grady II dished to Josh Ijeh for a bucket inside, putting an end to a nearly-six minute scoring drought by the Roos.
- 1H - 3:18 / 24-39 | Jayson Petty knocked down his lone three-pointer of the game, Kansas City's final field goal of the first half. The Roos entered the break trailing by 17 points.
- 2H - 16:29 / 36-50 | Gob kicked to Brown for a three-pointer, bringing the Roos within 14 points early in the second half.
- 2H - 7:00 / 51-66 | Diallo found Brown inside for an easy bucket, sparking an 18-2 Kansas City run that would bring the Roos back in the game.
- 2H - 1:07 / 67-68 | Gob knocked down a pair of free throws, bringing the Roos within a point with just over a minute remaining. KC had a possession down two with 40 seconds remaining, but a shot from Gob missed the mark and set up the game-sealing free throws by the Golden Eagles.
STATS TO NOTE
- Gob finished the night with a career-high 16 points, shooting 4-of-9 from the field. It was his second double-digit scoring game of the year, the first coming against Calvary on Nov. 18.
- Ring Nyeri played 20Â minutes off the bench, scoring five points, pulling down five rebounds and blocking two shots. It was his third game this year reaching the 20-minute mark, the second of Summit League play.
- The Roos won the battle of the boards, 40-29, grabbing 18 offensive rebounds on the night. Those boards turned in to 15 second-chance points for the Roos.
- Diallo was limited to just 15 minutes of playing time due to foul trouble but dished out eight assists, tying his career-high.
POSTGAME INTERVIEW
Head Coach Marvin Menzies
UP NEXT
Kansas City returns home for a game against North Dakota State at 7 p.m. on Thursday.
