UMKC closes out regular season with win at Chicago State

UMKC closed out its regular season with a victory in Chicago.

The Kangaroos beat Chicago State 76-61 on Saturday afternoon.

The win puts UMKC at 11-20 on the season and 6-10 in WAC play. The 11 wins eclipses last season’s win total off 11, and the six conference victories betters last year’s five wins in the WAC.

Jordan Giles led the way for the ‘Roos on Saturday with a game-high 17 points in his 18 minutes of play. He was 8 of 10 from the field.

Chicago State, meanwhile, lost its 20th straight game and finished 0-16 in the WAC, 3-28 overall.

The WAC Tournament is set to begin on Thursday in Las Vegas. UMKC is the No. 7 seed and will play No. 2 seed Utah Valley at 8 p.m. (Central).

UMKC women are No. 5 seed

Meanwhile, the UMKC women (15-14) are the No. 4 seed in the women’s WAC Tournament and play No. 5 seed Utah Valley at 4:30 p.m. (Central) on Wednesday in Las Vegas. It’s the Kangaroos’ highest seed in the WAC Tournament.

This story was originally published March 9, 2019 at 4:03 PM.