Scores

Final

UMKC 48

(8-23, 5-11 Summit)

IUPUI 44

(6-25, 1-15 Summit)

7:30 PM ET, March 2, 2013

IUPUI Gymnasium, Indianapolis, IN

1 2 T
UMKC 26 2248
IUPU 27 1744

Top Performers

UMKC: N. Kirksey 11 Pts, 6 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl

IUPUI: M. Patton 19 Pts, 7 Reb, 1 Ast, 5 Blk

UMKC 48, IUPUI 44

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS -- Thomas Staton scored 14 points and UMKC secured the No. 6 seed in the Summit League tournament after closing out the regular season with a 48-44 victory over IUPUI on Saturday.

The Kangaroos (8-23, 5-11 Summit), who snapped a four-game losing streak, will face No. 3 seed North Dakota State in the first round on March 10 in Sioux Falls, S.D.

IUPUI (6-25, 1-15 Summit), as the No. 8 seed, will face top-seeded South Dakota State on March 9.

UMKC entered the day a game behind South Dakota in the Summit League standings but moved up in seeding after the Coyotes lost to Western Illinois. UMKC holds the tiebreaker after sweeping South Dakota this season.

Nelson Kirksey added 11 points for the Kangaroos in Saturday's win.

Mitchell Patton scored 19 points and Sean Esposito had 10 for IUPUI, which has lost 15 straight.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
UMKC
IUPU
Points 48 44
FG Made-Attempted 16-50 (.320) 15-41 (.366)
3P Made-Attempted 5-17 (.294) 4-19 (.211)
FT Made-Attempted 11-15 (.733) 10-15 (.667)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 16 (0/0) 17 (0/0)
Largest Lead 6 4

Game Leaders

 
UMKC
IUPU
PointsT. Staton 14M. Patton 19
ReboundsN. Kirksey 6M. Patton 7
AssistsN. Kirksey 3G. Rice 2
StealsT. Staton 2G. Rice 2
BlocksT. Hall 1M. Patton 5
Team Stats: UMKC | IUPUI

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Nov 29, 2012 @UMKC 79, IUPU 65Recap
» Mar 2, 2013 UMKC 48, @IUPU 44Recap

Next 5 Games

UMKC
IUPU
03/10 @NDSU 9:30pm
 03/09 @SDST 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: UMKC | IUPUI

Summit League Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
South Dakota State13-325-9
North Dakota State12-424-9
Western Illinois13-322-8
Oakland10-616-16
IPFW7-916-17
Nebraska-Omaha6-1011-20
South Dakota5-1110-20
UMKC5-118-24
IUPUI1-156-26
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