Kansas City
11-15,3-8Summit League
North Dakota
9-17,3-8Summit League
Brown and Faas Combine For 51 as Roos Take Down Fighting Hawks
2/8/2025 8:23:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Kansas City led wire-to-wire for its third Summit League win of the year
KANSAS CITY | Kansas City Men's Basketball (11-15, 3-8 Summit) relied on efficient shooting and staunch defense to take down North Dakota (9-17, 3-8 Summit) tonight, 80-69. The Roos were an even 50% from the field and 45.5% from three-point range, utilizing nine steals and eight blocks in the win.
KC jumped out to an early lead behind the scoring prowess of Jamar Brown and Cameron Faas and never looked back, leading wire-to-wire. The Fighting Hawks attempted a second half comeback but that was quickly thwarted by the same duo.
Brown went for 29 points on the night, knocking down 6-of-8 three-point attempts and going a perfect 9-of-9 from the charity stripe. Faas was right behind with 22 points, a new career-high.
KEY MOMENTS | HIGHLIGHTS
- 1H - 18:39 / 6-0 | The Roos got out to a quick start behind three-pointers by Faas and Brown, opening up a six-point lead.
- 1H - 12:41 / 18-11 | Faas went to work, going behind the back and pulling out a spin move before finishing a floater that extended KC's lead to seven.
- 1H - 8:37 / 29-20 | Brown knocked down back-to-back threes in the midst of a 10-2 run that gave the Roos a double-digit lead.
- 1H - 3:52 / 36-25 | Brown went soaring for an offensive rebound on his own miss, flinging the ball out to Babacar Diallo who promptly sent the ball right back to brown for a corner three.
- 2H - 19:23 / 43-27 | Diallo forced a steal, going the other way and finding Faas in transition for a two-handed jam.
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- 2H - 10:21 / 55-45 | After the Fighting Hawks cut the lead to six, Faas came up with a steal and Josh Ijeh got a second chance bucket that extended the advantage back out to double digits.
- 2H - 5:28 / 65-55 | In one of the game's most critical moments, Diallo pitched the ball back to Faas, who pump faked a deep three but kept his footing, taking a dribble and burying a triple that put a UND run at bay.
- 2H - 2:03 / 73-58 | Following another Faas triple, Ijeh pulled down a long defensive rebound and sparked a fast break, finishing the layup and effectively icing the game for Kansas City.
STATS TO NOTE
- Brown tied his career-high with 29 points, matching a mark previously hit against Tabor on Dec. 12, 2023. His six three-point makes shatters his previous career best of four.
- Faas' previous career-high also came against North Dakota, a 20-point effort on Jan. 18 of this season.
- This marks the first time two Roos have surpassed 20 points in a game against a Division One opponent since Brown and Khristion Courseault did so against South Dakota on Feb. 22, 2024.
- Diallo finished the night with seven assists and a game-high five steals, matching his career-high for the third time this season.
- Kansas City's eight blocks on the night are a season-high and the program's best single game mark since a win over Portland State on Jan. 6, 2024.
POSTGAME INTERVIEWS
Head Coach Marvin Menzies | Cameron Faas & Jamar Brown
UP NEXT
The Roos are on the road next Thursday for a 7 p.m. game at South Dakota.
