Spring Break
Road woes continue for hop-less Roos
Men's Basketball
Dan Stroud
Issue date: 2/5/07 Section: Sports
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UMKC took to the road Saturday night in Cedar City, Utah, and came up short again.
The team extended its winless road record to 0-11 for the season as Southern Utah University rolled to a 66-59 victory.
The Kangaroos only win away from Kansas City during the 2006-2007 basketball season was on a neutral site at the Great Alaska Shootout in November.
UMKC Head Basketball Coach Rich Zvosec was discouraged by his team's play when interviewed on the post-game radio show by Danny Clinkscale on WHB 810.
"We didn't make the extra pass tonight," said Zvosec. "You take tough shots and you're not going to shoot for a high percentage."
UMKC shot just 34.4 percent from the field on the night, including a 20.8 percent (5-24) performance from the three-point arc.
Senior guard Quinton Day, who finished with 10 points on the night, shot a dismal 3-18 from the field including a 2-13 effort from bonus range. Throw in four turnovers and no assists and the Paseo High School product had his poorest statistical outing of the year, following close behind his season-best 30-point effort just seven days ago.
Despite the poor shooting, the Kangaroos did battle the Thunderbirds the entire night playing sound defense most of the evening. UMKC forced 17 SUU turnovers and beat the T-birds on the boards 36-29 on the night.
The Roos looked strong early, hitting successive three-point shots by Day and junior guard Tim Blackwell in the first 90 seconds of the contest to take a 6-1 lead. Blackwell also had a pair of rebounds to go with an assist, but would not shoot, much less score again, in 19 minutes of action.
The Thunderbirds soon took the lead on successive free-throw shots by senior guard Justin Smith, who scored 13 points in the contest That gave the squad a 9-8 lead. SUU would not trail again until the last five minutes of the contest.
Junior forward Tate Sorenson, who threw in 11 points on the night, gave SUU a 24-14 lead with 6:42 remaining in the first half. The 10-point margin proved to be the largest for either team.
The team extended its winless road record to 0-11 for the season as Southern Utah University rolled to a 66-59 victory.
The Kangaroos only win away from Kansas City during the 2006-2007 basketball season was on a neutral site at the Great Alaska Shootout in November.
UMKC Head Basketball Coach Rich Zvosec was discouraged by his team's play when interviewed on the post-game radio show by Danny Clinkscale on WHB 810.
"We didn't make the extra pass tonight," said Zvosec. "You take tough shots and you're not going to shoot for a high percentage."
UMKC shot just 34.4 percent from the field on the night, including a 20.8 percent (5-24) performance from the three-point arc.
Senior guard Quinton Day, who finished with 10 points on the night, shot a dismal 3-18 from the field including a 2-13 effort from bonus range. Throw in four turnovers and no assists and the Paseo High School product had his poorest statistical outing of the year, following close behind his season-best 30-point effort just seven days ago.
Despite the poor shooting, the Kangaroos did battle the Thunderbirds the entire night playing sound defense most of the evening. UMKC forced 17 SUU turnovers and beat the T-birds on the boards 36-29 on the night.
The Roos looked strong early, hitting successive three-point shots by Day and junior guard Tim Blackwell in the first 90 seconds of the contest to take a 6-1 lead. Blackwell also had a pair of rebounds to go with an assist, but would not shoot, much less score again, in 19 minutes of action.
The Thunderbirds soon took the lead on successive free-throw shots by senior guard Justin Smith, who scored 13 points in the contest That gave the squad a 9-8 lead. SUU would not trail again until the last five minutes of the contest.
Junior forward Tate Sorenson, who threw in 11 points on the night, gave SUU a 24-14 lead with 6:42 remaining in the first half. The 10-point margin proved to be the largest for either team.
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