UMKC men dominate Haskell in 110-59 victory
It was UMKC’s turn to pile up some points.
The Kangaroos, who were routed by seventh-ranked Wichita State in their season opener Friday, took it out on NAIA member Haskell in a 110-59 victory in their home opener Sunday at Municipal Auditorium.
UMKC, 1-1, set a school record for points in a game and also broke a team record with 20 steals. The Kangaroos scored 33 points off 28 turnovers.
Jordan Giles scored 21 points, and Mo Ahmed and Xavier Bishop added 18 each as UMKC led wire-to-wire. Ahmed, a 7-foot-2 junior, was six for six from the floor and added six rebounds.
The Kangaroos’ Marvin Nesbitt Jr. scored 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting and had six steals, and Isaiah Ross added 10 points.
UMKC, which led by 36 points at halftime, shot 50.6 percent from the field in the game.
Antwon Winn led Haskell (1-6) with 13 points, including three three-pointers.
With the Chiefs on their bye week, linebacker Derrick Johnson and some teammates and their families took in the game.
The Kangaroos will travel to Manhattan, Kan., on Tuesday to play Kansas State.
UMKC 110, HASKELL 59
Haskell | Min | FG-A | FT-A | R | A | F | Pt |
Hendricks | 16 | 2-11 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Moore | 20 | 1-5 | 3-3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Brown | 23 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Elledge | 15 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Bruns | 16 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Carter | 16 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Parsons | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Keah-Tigh | 10 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Winn | 17 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
Tate | 22 | 2-12 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Torres | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Johnson | 12 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Wilson | 16 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Totals | 200 | 22-70 | 4-7 | 42 | 8 | 23 | 59 |
Percentages: FG .314, FT .571. Three-Point Goals: 11-35, .314 (Carter 3-5, Winn 3-5, Keah-Tigh 2-5, Johnson 1-3, Moore 1-4, Tate 1-7, Bruns 0-1, Torres 0-1, Hendricks 0-2, Elledge 0-2). Team Rebounds: 2. Blocked Shots: 3 (Hendricks 3). Turnovers: 28 (Elledge 5, Hendricks 3, Brown 3, Parsons 3, Tate 3, Moore 2, Bruns 2, Carter 2, Keah-Tigh 2, Winn 2, Wilson). Steals: 2 (Brown 2). Technical Fouls: none. Fouled Out: none.
UMKC | Min | FG-A | FT-A | R | A | F | Pt |
Giles | 20 | 8-12 | 5-6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 |
Leek | 13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Bishop | 16 | 6-10 | 6-6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
Ross | 20 | 3-11 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
Robinson | 13 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Smith | 21 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
McKissic | 14 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
Jackson | 21 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
Ahmed | 23 | 6-6 | 6-9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
Knar | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Dulley | 10 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Nesbitt | 17 | 5-6 | 1-2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
Totals | 200 | 39-77 | 25-33 | 49 | 18 | 13 | 110 |
Percentages: FG .506, FT .758. Three-Point Goals: 7-23, .304 (Ross 3-5, Jackson 2-3, McKissic 1-1, Nesbitt 1-2, Knar 0-1, Bishop 0-2, Giles 0-3, Robinson 0-3, Smith 0-3). Team Rebounds: 3. Blocked Shots: 1 (Leek). Turnovers: 8 (Giles 2, Ross 2, Ahmed 2, Leek, Robinson). Steals: 20 (Nesbitt 6, Robinson 4, Bishop 3, Jackson 3, Smith 2, Giles, Dulley). Technical Fouls: none. Fouled Out: none.
Half: UMKC 56-20. Att: 1,004
This story was originally published November 12, 2017 at 7:58 PM with the headline "UMKC men dominate Haskell in 110-59 victory."