Spring Break
Kangaroos better the second time around, still fall at Oral Roberts 72-64
Elyssa Brogdon
Issue date: 2/25/08 Section: Sports
In the second half Hamilton became UMKC's point leader for the game scoring 22 points, a career high. Blackwell followed with 14 total points in the game.
Blackwell also eclipsed the 1,000-point plateau, something only seven other athletes have been able to do in UMKC's history.
Only 20 seconds into the second half, senior Jeremiah Hartsock's layup closed the scoring gap to within one point, but ORU then produced a 9-3 run that seemed to send the Roos reeling.
UMKC's propensity to foul, picking up 12 in each half, seemed to aid in their demise.
With little more than eight minutes remaining, the Kangaroos found themselves in the penalty phase and just two minutes later ORU inherited a double bonus at the charity stripe. Eight of ORU's 40 points in the second half were directly due to Roo fouls.
But the Kangaroos continued to put up a fight as they tried to match the Golden Eagles blow by blow and point by point.
"We gave everything we had tonight," Brown said. "We had a chance to make a shot or two down the stretch. I thought we had some pretty good looks. For some reason they just didn't go into the hoop."
The Roos kept their guards up to the last minute where Hamilton and junior forward Kenny Simms accumulated five more points.
ebrogdon@unews.com
Blackwell also eclipsed the 1,000-point plateau, something only seven other athletes have been able to do in UMKC's history.
Only 20 seconds into the second half, senior Jeremiah Hartsock's layup closed the scoring gap to within one point, but ORU then produced a 9-3 run that seemed to send the Roos reeling.
UMKC's propensity to foul, picking up 12 in each half, seemed to aid in their demise.
With little more than eight minutes remaining, the Kangaroos found themselves in the penalty phase and just two minutes later ORU inherited a double bonus at the charity stripe. Eight of ORU's 40 points in the second half were directly due to Roo fouls.
But the Kangaroos continued to put up a fight as they tried to match the Golden Eagles blow by blow and point by point.
"We gave everything we had tonight," Brown said. "We had a chance to make a shot or two down the stretch. I thought we had some pretty good looks. For some reason they just didn't go into the hoop."
The Roos kept their guards up to the last minute where Hamilton and junior forward Kenny Simms accumulated five more points.
ebrogdon@unews.com
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