Denver Pioneers at Kansas City Roos
· Summit League Championship - Quarterfinal
Bruner's 16, Addo-Ankrah's late 3-pointer help Denver defeat UMKC 61-60 in Summit League Tournament
Bruner added five rebounds for the Pioneers (16-16). Jaxon Brenchley went 6 of 10 from the field (3 for 4 from 3-point range) to add 15 points. DeAndre Craig shot 5 for 13, including 1 for 6 from beyond the arc to finish with 13 points, while adding seven rebounds.
Craig made two free throws the cut the deficit to a point with 21 seconds left and Khristion Courseault made 1-of-2 foul shots 2 seconds later to give Kansas City a 60-58 lead. Craig drove the right baseline and from under the hoop kicked it out to Addo-Ankrah in the left corner for the go-ahead 3-pointer.
Courseault had a layup attempt at the buzzer blocked by Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente.
No. 7 seed Denver plays third-seeded North Dakota or No. 6 seed Omaha in the semifinals on Monday.
Cameron Faas led the way for the Kangaroos (16-16) with 14 points. Courseault added 13 points and seven rebounds for UMKC. Jayson Petty finished with 13 points. The loss ended a five-game winning streak for the Kangaroos.
Craig scored five points in the first half and Denver went into the break trailing 33-21. Bruner scored 16 points in the second half to help lead Denver to a one-point victory.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 61 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:00 | DeAndre Craig Defensive Rebound. | 61 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente Block. | 61 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Khristion Courseault missed Layup. | 61 - 60 |
Statistics
 DEN |
 KC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-56 | FG | 20-62 |
| 39.3 | Field Goal % | 32.3 |
| 8-29 | 3PT | 8-29 |
| 27.6 | Three Point % | 27.6 |
| 9-15 | FT | 12-19 |
| 60.0 | Free Throw % | 63.2 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 11 | Assists | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 3 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 19 | Fouls | 18 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Location: Sioux Falls, SD
Attendance: 9,121 | Capacity:
2024-25 Summit League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha | 13-3 | - | 22-13 |
| St. Thomas-Minnesota | 12-4 | 1 | 24-10 |
| South Dakota State | 11-5 | 2 | 20-12 |
| North Dakota State | 10-6 | 3 | 21-11 |
| South Dakota | 9-7 | 4 | 19-14 |
| North Dakota | 5-11 | 8 | 12-21 |
| Denver | 5-11 | 8 | 11-21 |
| Kansas City | 4-12 | 9 | 13-20 |
| Oral Roberts | 3-13 | 10 | 7-23 |