(KMAland) — Kansas City beat Omaha as Northwest Missouri State posted a resounding win in regional men’s college basketball action Thursday.
Iowa (12-8, 4-5): The Hawkeyes’ game-winning shot missed in a 63-61 loss to Michigan State (14-7, 6-3). Ahron Ulis led Iowa with 17 points while Filip Rebraca had a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Kris Murray added 11 points and eight rebounds and Connor McCaffery had five points and eight rebounds.
Kansas City (9-13, 6-4) and Omaha (7-15, 3-7): Kansas City held on for a 64-61 victory. Shemarri Allen had 20 points to lead the Roos while David Allen Mukeba Jr had 15 points and grabbed six rebounds. Rayquawndis Mitchell had 11 points and five rebounds. Mound City alum Tony Osburn recorded 12 points. Frankie Fidler also had 12 points to go along with his seven rebounds. Jaeden Marshall had nine points in the Omaha loss.
Northwest Missouri State (18-2, 11-2): The Bearcats had few problems in a 76-36 win over Nebraska-Kearney (3-16, 1-12). Diego Bernard had 15 points while Wes Dreamer (11), Mitch Mascari (10) and Luke Moustakas (10) also scored double figures. Daniel Abreu added nine points. Auburn alum Cam Binder hit three-pointers for Nebraska-Kearney.
