UMKC wins fifth straight game, beating Chicago State 84-65
UMKC keeps on racking up victories, and just as the postseason starts to near.
The Kangaroos took care of last-place Chicago State 84-65 on Saturday evening at Municipal Auditorium.
UMKC has now won five straight games and is 15-13 on the season and 7-4 in Western Athletic Conference games.
It is UMKC’s first five-game win streak in 12 years.
Kyle Steward led the Kangaroos with 19 points and seven rebounds on Saturday. Steward had scored at least 20 points in his last four games.
UMKC shot 50 percent (30-60) from the field and was hot from three-point range. LaVell Boyd was 4 of 8 on three-pointers, and Isaiah Ross connected on 4 of 9 threes. As a team, the Kangaroos were 14 of 32 (43.8 percent) on shots from beyond the arc.
Boyd finished with 16 points, and Ross had 13. Broderick Newbill was also in double figures with his 11 points for UMKC.
UMKC will play at first-place California State Bakersfield on Thursday night. It is the first of three games left for the Kangaroos before the WAC tournament begins on March 9.
UMKC 84
CHICAGO STATE 65
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Chicago St. | Min | FG-A | FT-A | R | A | F | Pt |
Szpir | 28 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Batson | 25 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
Owens | 32 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
Sims | 36 | 6-23 | 3-5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
Palmer | 38 | 6-15 | 5-6 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
Greene | 14 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Simmons | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Eaves | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Dubovitsky | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hunt | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Totals | 200 | 26-69 | 8-14 | 41 | 9 | 14 | 65 |
Percentages: FG .377, FT .571. Three-Point Goals: 5-20, .250 (Batson 1-1, Hunt 1-1, Palmer 1-4, Owens 1-6, Sims 1-7, Eaves 0-1). Team Rebounds: 3. Blocked Shots: 2 (Palmer, Simmons). Turnovers: 13 (Sims 3, Owens 2, Palmer 2, Simmons 2, Szpir 2, Eaves, Greene). Steals: 5 (Sims 2, Batson, Greene, Palmer). Technical Fouls: None. Fouled Out: None.
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UMKC | Min | FG-A | FT-A | R | A | F | Pt |
Steward | 27 | 7-9 | 2-4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
Tillman | 18 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Boyd | 31 | 5-13 | 2-2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
King | 15 | 3-3 | 0-2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
Newbill | 17 | 4-9 | 3-3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
Robinson | 25 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
I.Ross | 18 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Clark | 18 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Giles | 10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Bishop | 9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
B.Ross | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Leek | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Leach | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 200 | 30-60 | 10-15 | 36 | 19 | 16 | 84 |
Percentages: FG .500, FT .667. Three-Point Goals: 14-32, .438 (Boyd 4-8, I.Ross 4-9, Steward 3-5, King 2-2, Robinson 1-2, Leach 0-1, Leek 0-1, Bishop 0-2, Newbill 0-2). Team Rebounds: 1. Blocked Shots: 6 (Clark 2, Steward 2, Tillman 2). Turnovers: 10 (Bishop 4, I.Ross 2, Giles, King, Robinson, Tillman). Steals: 5 (B.Ross, Boyd, King, Robinson, Steward). Technical Fouls: None. Fouled Out: None.
Half: UMKC 45-32. Att: 2,061.
AP-WF-02-19-17 0151GMT
This story was originally published February 18, 2017 at 8:10 PM with the headline "UMKC wins fifth straight game, beating Chicago State 84-65."