by KANSAS CITY, Mo. – North Dakota men’s basketball suffered an 80-69 loss to Kansas City on Saturday evening inside the Swinney Center as the Roos grabbed the first lead and never trailed in snapping an eight-game losing streak, while the Hawks fell to 3-8 in Summit League play.
Kansas City led 41-27 at the intermission as the Hawks suffered more than a three-minute scoreless stretch prior to the break. UND pulled to as close as a bucket of the Roos’ advantage in the first half as Dariyus Woodson hit one of just four three-point makes by the Hawks on the afternoon to bring the visitors to 20-18 of the KC lead.
Out of the intermission, the Hawks climbed back to within six points of the deficit as a 10-2 run over nearly a 4:30 stretch brought the KC lead down to 51-45 at the under-12 media stoppage. KC responded and held control as the Roos led by nine points at the under-8 and then built its lead to as much as 15 points down the stretch.
Postgame Notes
- The Hawks recorded the third game this season with 20+ offensive rebounds as UND finished with 20; its most against a SL opponent this season
- UND shot just 23.5% from three-point range, the lowest against a SL foe this season, and made a season-low four attempts
- Eaglestaff finished with two dozen points which included a pair of makes from three-point range to make him just the fourth Hawk in program history to make 200 three-pointers in a career
- Eaglestaff went over 36 minutes for the fifth time this season and eclipsed 20 points in a game for the ninth time this campaign
