Kansas City Roos at New Mexico State Aggies
· WAC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - SEMIFINAL
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64 - 78
64 - 78
New Mexico State beats UMKC 78-64 in WAC Tourney semis
The Aggies (23-9) face No. 2 seed Cal State-Bakersfield (23-8) in the championship game Saturday.
Jalyn Pennie hit three 3-pointers and finished with 13 points, while Braxton Huggins added 11 points for New Mexico State.
A pair of free throws by Martez Harrison gave UMKC (12-19) a one-point lead with 9:36 left in the first half, but New Mexico State used a 13-0 run over the next three-plus minutes to make it 33-21 and led by double figures the rest of the way.
The Kangaroos made just eight field goals and shot 35 percent in the first half and trailed 42-26 at the break.
Lavell Boyd led UMKC with 23 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 64 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:28 | LaVell Boyd made Layup. | 64 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Ian Baker made Free Throw. | 62 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Ian Baker made Free Throw. | 62 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Foul on Kyle Steward. | 62 - 76 |
Statistics
 KC |
 NMSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-51 | FG | 23-52 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 5-14 | 3PT | 8-15 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 53 |
| 17-24 | FT | 24-33 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 6 | Assists | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 26 | Fouls | 21 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 23 |
Game Information
Venue: Orleans Arena
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Capacity:
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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2025-26 Summit League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 14-2 | - | 27-8 |
| St. Thomas | 12-4 | 2 | 24-10 |
| North Dakota | 10-6 | 4 | 18-17 |
| South Dakota | 8-8 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Omaha | 8-8 | 6 | 16-17 |
| Denver | 8-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
| South Dakota State | 7-9 | 7 | 14-18 |
| Oral Roberts | 4-12 | 10 | 10-23 |
| Kansas City | 1-15 | 13 | 4-27 |
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |