National Basketball Association
UMKC 72, Mississippi St. 67
When: 5:05 PM ET, Saturday, December 12, 2015
Where: Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri
Officials:
# Doran Gotschall , # Ronnie Hernandez, # Brent Meaux
Attendance:
2886
By The Sports Xchange
Missouri-Kansas City held off a late Mississippi State rally for a 72-67 victory on Saturday at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo.
The Kangaroos (6-4) led 61-53 with four minutes remaining before the Bulldogs put together an 11-0 run to pull ahead. But UMKC guard Martez Harrison hit a 3-pointer to stop the surge and another to put the Kangaroos ahead 67-64 with 1:04 left.
Harrison finished with 21 points to lead UMKC. Forward Shayok Shayok pitched in with 15 points and eight rebounds.
Guard Malik Newman scored 18 points to lead Mississippi State (4-4).
Forward Kyle Steward scored nine points in the first half, leading UMKC to a 31-29 lead at the break. The Kangaroos led by as many as eight in the first half after guard LaVell Boyd hit a 3-pointer with 8:19 left.
But the Bulldogs battled back with a 15-5 run and edged ahead 27-25 when guard I.J. Ready hit a jumper with an assist from forward Johnny Zuppardo.
Top Game Performances
| Mississippi St. |
|
UMKC |
|
Malik Newman 18 |
Scoring |
Martez Harrison 21 |
|
Craig Sword 5 |
Assists |
Martez Harrison 4 |
|
Travis Daniels 7 |
Rebounds |
Shayok Shayok 8 |
|
Craig Sword 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Martez Harrison 8 |
|
Craig Sword 3 |
Steals |
LaVell Boyd 2 |
|
Craig Sword 2 |
Blocks |
Darnell Tillman 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Mississippi St.
|
67 |
37.1 |
7-29 |
14-19 |
13 |
28 |
3 |
8 |
12 |
| UMKC
|
72 |
54.0 |
5-11 |
13-17 |
14 |
27 |
5 |
7 |
17 |