UTSA @ umkc kangaroos

[tonylongoriafan]

monday 12/22 UTSA travels to kansas city to take on the umkc kangaroos. umkc played late thursday night...going into the game they 4-8 overall and 1-1 in summit league conference play. another UTSA-level D1 opponent.

The Kangaroos finished last season with an 11-21 overall record and a 6-12 mark in Summit League play under first year head coach Matt Brown. At The Summit League Championship, UMKC suffered a tight 69-65 loss to No. 2 seed IUPUI in the quarterfinals. Then Junior Dane Brumagin was named a second team all-Summit League selection after pacing the team with a 17.1 scoring average,which ranked sixth in the league. The forward scored in double figures in 24 games, which included 12 games with 20 or more points. He finished the year ranked 17th in the nation in three-point field goal percentage and 23rd in free throw percentage.


Brumagin leading scorer, 6-4 senior swingman averaging 17 ppg

http://assets.espn.go.com/media/apphoto/f509a1e8-2718-4f3e-89b2-b37049e919e9.jpg



it looks like umkc is offering a link to view the game, idk if there is a fee

http://www.umkckangaroos.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18300&KEY=&SPID=10799&SPSID=89987

[Peligro!]

We need a win here. I am looking for a game in the 60's. I think they keep it close and win by 6.

[tonylongoriafan]

we seriously need to score in the 80's to have a shot...we go cold from 3pt range and we struggle, damn it...hopefully omar can come back from that concussion.

[Peligro!]

No doubt, that sounds like a peculiar injury to get during finals week......

But I would like to see a steady dose of inside out motion, pick and roll and our some nice lock down D.

[tonylongoriafan]

But I would like to see a steady dose of inside out motion, pick and roll and our some nice lock down D.

i cannot stand our offense...and don't even get me started on our defense, i nearly busted a blood vessel at the rice game :lol but we won, so whatever works...can't wait to see the guys next saturday at the birdcage!

[tonylongoriafan]

umkc beat eastern washington the other day, 5-8...UTSA needs a win...7:05 tip

[lebomb]

75-68 Utsa...................... :p:

[tonylongoriafan]

82-74

gotta get in the 80's to win

[tonylongoriafan]

Down 4 at the half...blew a 9 pt lead

[DMX7]

We won. Another great game by Devin Gibson and he was playing sick too.

[tonylongoriafan]

here's my take

posted at www.utsatailgaters.com

UTSA grabs 2nd Road Win, downs UMKC 76-72 (added 12/22)

UTSA held UMKC to 12 of 29 shooting in the second half as UTSA picked up it's second road win of the season downing the Kangaroos 76-72. Guard Omar Johnson led the Runners with 17 points and 8 assists. Off the bench, Demarco Stepter had his best game of the season by far scoring 15 points and grabbing 11 big rebounds. Devin Gibson added 13, while Morris Smith scored 12.

After a LONG four game road trip, the Runners return to the Birdcage on Saturday. We'll be out there tailgating about 4pm watching some bowl games and talking any and all things UTSA. C'mon out!!!

Box Score Below from www.espn.com

TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO ROADRUNNERS
STARTERS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF REB AST BLK PF PTS
Omar Johnson, G 5-12 1-3 6-8 1 3 8 0 1 17
Morris Smith IV, G 4-14 3-8 1-2 4 5 1 1 1 12
Joey Shank, G 3-8 3-7 0-0 0 1 0 0 4 9
Travis Gabbidon, F 3-9 0-2 1-2 1 6 0 2 4 7
Josh Bonney, F 1-2 0-0 1-4 2 6 1 0 3 3
BENCH FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF REB AST BLK PF PTS
Demarco Stepter, F 7-11 0-1 1-1 5 11 0 0 2 15
Devin Gibson, G 4-8 0-1 5-11 3 6 1 0 3 13
Terry Fields, F 0-6 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 1 0
Leslie Jackson, G 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 1 1 0 2 0
Chris Allen, G 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 2 1 0 2 0
TOTALS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF REB AST BLK PF PTS
27-73 7-25 15-28 18 42 13 3 23 76
37.0% 28.0% 53.6%

UMKC KANGAROOS
STARTERS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF REB AST BLK PF PTS
Dane Brumagin, F 9-19 3-8 4-6 1 6 3 0 2 25
Bakari Lewis, G 4-8 0-2 1-4 0 2 3 2 5 9
Latreze Mushatt, F 3-6 0-2 2-2 0 4 1 2 0 8
Fred Ford, G 2-5 0-1 3-4 0 8 4 1 2 7
Spencer Johnson, F 3-7 0-1 0-0 1 5 0 1 4 6
BENCH FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF REB AST BLK PF PTS
Dustin Dibble, G 2-5 1-2 3-4 4 6 0 0 3 8
Reggie Hamilton, G 1-2 1-1 4-6 1 3 4 0 2 7
James Humphrey, F 1-1 0-0 0-1 0 3 0 1 1 2
Daniel Brady, F 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 2 1 0 3 0
Trey McKinney-Jones, G 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0
TOTALS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF REB AST BLK PF PTS
25-53 5-17 17-28 8 39 16 7 25 72
47.2% 29.4% 60.7%

[tonylongoriafan]

i like the way we gutted this game out the way we DIDN'T against UT Pan Am...solid...4-4 record, i'll take it.

[DMX7]

i like the way we gutted this game out the way we DIDN'T against UT Pan Am...solid...4-4 record, i'll take it.

No Omar in that game hurt. He played big in this one.

[bleedorange&blue]

Caught 2 mintues of this one, and UTSA was trailing by 2 with 7mins to go, BUT AWESOME THAT THEY GUTTED IT OUT! Yeah, I was wondering why Devin came off the bench again? Thx for the heads up DMX7.

HELL YEAH, THAT'S WHAT ARE MIDDLE LINEBACKER NEEDS TO DO! DOUBLE DOUBLE BABY!

So 4-4 record. Our biggest margin of defeat 19 @ OSU. In all seriousness, UTSA was in the lead late in every game except that one or at least led at the half (FREAKING NAVY TEAM THAT GOT HOT!!!!!!!). Could realistically be 6-2 or 7-1!

I can see beating Rice & losing to Navy or UTPA does seem inconsistent, BUT IN Brooks 2 first years the team only had 4 road wins and those were in conference. Haven't started conference yet and the team already has 2, MOST IMPORTANTLY, THEY'RE STARING TO GET EXPERIENCE IN HOW TO WIN TIGHT GAMES ON THE ROAD!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bleedorange&blue]

OK, HERE'S TO BEATING THE DEAD HORSE!!!:bang:bang
As our best all around player, Travis cannot only shoot 9 times & finish 7 points.

I know he was in foul trouble, but he's hardly ever banging inside. That's not his game so how the hell does always seem to be racking up the fouls!!!!!!:bang:bang:bang

[lebomb]

No kidding..............Travis should be puttin in 17-20pts a game IMHO. Oh well.

[tonylongoriafan]

OK, HERE'S TO BEATING THE DEAD HORSE!!!:bang:bang
As our best all around player, Travis cannot only shoot 9 times & finish 7 points.

I know he was in foul trouble, but he's hardly ever banging inside. That's not his game so how the hell does always seem to be racking up the fouls!!!!!!:bang:bang:bang

not so fast my friend...devin gibson is the most talented, travis is the veteran leader, but by far our most consistent and best player is omar johnson

Date Opponent Result Min Points
11/14 Oklahoma State L 37 13
11/17 Iowa L 32 17
11/22 East Central W 22 18
11/25 McMurry W 30 13
12/02 Navy L 37 12
12/04 Rice W 34 21
12/22 UMKC W 35 17

[DMX7]

Our radio guy brought up the 3 letter word that i've been waiting for to describe Devin. "NBA".

I think he really is NBA material if he continues to improve.

[tonylongoriafan]

Our radio guy brought up the 3 letter word that i've been waiting for to describe Devin. "NBA".

I think he really is NBA material if he continues to improve.

i heard andy say that in the second half...crazy! man, i don't know. he's lightening fast but a little raw. you can't teach fast, however. he may have some nbdl days ahead of him before he's ready for the association.

[DMX7]

i heard andy say that in the second half...crazy! man, i don't know. he's lightening fast but a little raw. you can't teach fast, however. he may have some nbdl days ahead of him before he's ready for the association.

Oh yes, raw but he still has two and a half years of college experience to gain.

[dirk4mvp]

There's an actual team called the Kangaroos?

[DMX7]

There's an actual team called the Kangaroos?

lol, yeah.