UMKC basketball loses third straight game

UMKC played its third straight road game, and UMKC lost its third straight game.

The Kangaroos fell to Milwaukee 61-52 on Friday night.

Te’Jon Lucas tallied 15 points and 10 assists to carry Milwaukee to the win.

Rob Whitfield had 10 points for the Kangaroos (1-3). Brandon McKissic added 10 points. Javan White had nine rebounds.

Lucas shot 8 of 10 from the floor and made all six of his free throws, but also committed seven turnovers. Josh Thomas had 14 points and six rebounds for Milwaukee. Wil Sessoms and Darius Roy added 12 points apiece.

Cold shooting didn’t help UMKC. The Roos made 20-52 (38.5 percent) of its shots from the floor, including 7 of 22 on three-pointers.

The Kangaroos were outrebounded 38-27 by the Panthers, who improved to 3-1 on the season.

The Kangaroos’ two prior losses came at Oklahoma State and then at Drake.

UMKC returns to the court at home on Monday night, as the Kangaroos are set to play host to Bacone (Okla.).

This story was originally published November 15, 2019 at 9:11 PM.