KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -Jay Couisnard had 20 points and 10 rebounds Thursday, and UMKC shot twice as many free throws as IPFW en route to a 65-56 victory.

The Kangaroos (11-13, 5-8 Summit) hit 26 of 33 free-throw attempts compared to 13 of 16 for IPFW (11-13, 6-8).

Bakari Lewis added 17 points and LaTreze Mushatt 12 for UMKC, while Spencer Johnson had 10 points and 11 rebounds. The Kangaroos outrebounded the Mastodons 42-28.

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Nick Daniels led IPFW with 16 points, and Deilvez Yearby had 10.

Neither team shot well from the field. UMKS was 17 for 44 (38.6 percent) while IPFW was only 17 of 58 (29.3 percent). The Mastodons stayed close in the first half, trailing 31-27 at the break, but shot only 20 percent (6 for 30) in the second half.