KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Kenneth Ogbe scored a game-high 24 points and Jordan Poydras helped with 15 to lead the Utah Valley University men's basketball team in an 84-76 setback on the road to UMKC on Thursday night at Municipal Auditorium.
 
Utah Valley falls to 10-13 overall and 2-6 in WAC play with the loss. UMKC improves to 13-13 overall and 5-4 in league play.
 
UMKC jumped out to an eight point, 15-7, after the first seven minutes of play. Andrew Bastien then scored back-to-back buckets to cut the UMKC lead to just a 15-11 advantage with 12 minutes remaining in the half. UMKC then extended its lead 10 points at the half to take a 43-33 lead into the break.
 
Jared Stutzman then knocked down a three to open the second half scoring for UVU, spurring an 11-0 run over a two-minute span to cut the UMKC lead to just one point, 45-44, at the 17:19 mark. UMKC then went on a 9-2 run which was countered by a 13-4 UVU run capped off by a Brandon Randolph dunk and an Ivory Young three to take a 60-57 lead at the 9:32 mark. UMKC countered with a 18-6 run to jump out to a nine-point, 75-66, lead with 4:36 to play. The Kangaroos held on their lead over the final minutes to secure the 84-76 win.  
 
Ogbe scored his 24 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the field, including an impressive 5-of-8 clip from long range. The junior forward also went a perfect 5-for-5 at the charity stripe.  
 
Poydras connected on 5-of-10 shots from the field with a pair of three-pointers for his 15 points. He also knocked 3-of-4 shots at the free throw line and pulled down three rebounds with three assists and a steal.
 
Young was also in double figures with 13 points, knocking down 5-of-11 shots from the field with three made shots from beyond the arc. Young also tallied two steals and dished out a pair of assists. Bastien scored seven points with a three rebounds and a pair of blocks.
 
Utah Valley shot 44.8 percent (26-of-58) from the field, including a 35.1 percent (13-of-37) clip from three-point range. UMKC connected on 48.4 percent (30-of-62) of its shots on the night, including a 50.0 percent (11-of-22) clip from long range.  The Kangaroos scored 34 of their points off of 21 UVU turnovers.
 
Kyle Steward led UMKC with a team-high 20 points. LaVell Boyd and Dashawn King were also in double figures for the Kangaroos with 19 and 13 points, respectively.
 
Utah Valley continues WAC road play at Chicago State on Saturday. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. (MST).  The game will be broadcast live on ESPN 960 AM radio with Jim McCulloch on the call.