Brookings, S.D. -- The UMKC men's basketball team dropped a 78-57 road decision on Saturday night at Frost Arena.  Junior Jay Couisnard was the only 'Roo player in double digits, as he finished with 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting.

Aside from Couisnard, three UMKC players finished with at least eight points in the contest.  Sophomore LaTreze Mushatt led the group with nine points and a game-high seven boards, although he made just 4-of-12 shots from the floor.

South Dakota State jumped on the 'Roos early, as it knocked down 5-of-9 shots, three of which were three-pointers, to build an 18-4 lead over the first eight minutes.  The Jacks then proceeded to stretch their advantage to 17 points (27-10) at the 8:58 mark.

UMKC kept battling, as a Kirk Korver three pointer cut the margin to 13 points with 4:31 to play in the half.  SDSU pushed their lead back to 16 points twice in the closing minutes, but the 'Roos managed to gain some momentum heading into the locker room.  A Couisnard jumper and a Korver long ball helped UMKC score the final five points as it cut the deficit to 12 (42-20).

The Jacks shot 52.2 percent (12-23) from the floor and .500 (6-12) from long range.  Couisnard kept the 'Roos in the game, as he netted 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting over the first 20 minutes.

Coming out of the break, Couisnard knocked down a pair of free throws to cut the margin to 10 (42-32), but the Jacks scored 12-of-the-next-14 points to stretch their lead to 20 (54-34) with 11:40 to play.  UMKC kept fighting, as a Michael Gholston long ball at the 8:37 mark cut the Jacks lead to 15 (58-43).  The field goal was the team's first bucket of the second half.

The 'Roos wouldn't quit, as a Bakari Lewis triple got UMKC to within 11 (60-49) with 6:23 to play.  Following a SDSU field goal, Lewis made a free throw before Gholston trimmed the deficit to single digits at 62-53 with a long ball at the 4:42 mark.

That would be as close as UMKC would come, however, as the Jacks stretched their lead to a game-high 21 points, which was also the final margin of victory.

UMKC shot .358 (19-53) from the floor and .313 (5-16) from long range, while SDSU finished with a .500 (24-48) field goal percentage and .450 (9-20) mark from three point range.  The Jacks also made 21-of-28 free throw attempts and they had 17 assists on their 24 field goals.  The 'Roos did win the battle on the boards, 36-28.

Junior Clint Sargent led a group of four SDSU players in double digits with 18 points on 5-of-13 shooting.  Griffan Callahan had 14, Garrett Callahan finished with 12 points and Anthony Cordova added 11.

UMKC (10-13, 4-8) will return to Municipal Auditorium on Thursday when it hosts IPFW beginning at 7:05 p.m.