UMKC downed at Cal State Bakersfield

UMKC ended its two-game road trip with a loss at California State Bakersfield on Saturday night.

The Kangaroos fell to the Roadrunners 81-58.

It was UMKC’s fifth straight loss. The Kangaroos’ last victory was over Cal State Bakersfield, 62-59, on Jan. 18 at Municipal Auditorium.

UMKC, 6-19 overall and 1-7 in the WAC, was led in scoring by Xavier Bishop, who finished with 17 points.

UMKC was outrebounded 41-23. The Kangaroos shot 34.6 percent from the field, compared to the the Roadrunners’ 56.4 percent.

UMKC outscored Cal State Bakersfield 38-37 in the second half, but the Roos never got the deficit to single digits after having fallen behind 44-20 by halftime.

Cal State Bakersfield, which improved to 10-13 and 3-5, got 21 points from Jarkel Joiner.

UMKC returns to action with a home game on Thursday night at Municipal Auditorium.

This story was originally published February 3, 2018 at 10:59 PM with the headline "UMKC downed at Cal State Bakersfield."