Kansas City Finishes Home Stand with SEMO on Saturday at Noon
12/21/2012 1:11:00 PM | Men's Basketball
SEMO Head Coach: Dickey Nutt (Oklahoma State, 1982)
Record at SEMO: 39-67 (4th year) Career Record: 228-254 (17th year)
UMKC Head Coach: Matt Brown (Shippensburg, 1994)
Record at UMKC: 60-105* (6th year) Career Record: Same
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Date / Time: December 22, 2012 - 12:05 p.m. CST
Site: Kansas City, Mo. / Swinney Rec. Center (1,504)
TV: KSMO - Kansas City
Talent: Neil Harwell (p-b-p) J.C. Pearson (analyst)
Radio: 810 AM
Talent: Steven Davis (p-b-p), Steven St. John (analyst)
Webcast: UMKCKangaroos.com (Subscribers)
Live Stats: UMKCKangaroos.com
Twitter: @TheUMKCRoos
Series: Tied 2-2
Home: 1-1
Away: 1-1
Neutral: 0-0
Last Meeting: Kansas City won at SEMO, 74-69, 12/10/11
Brown vs. Opponent: 2-0
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THE GAME
Notables: The 'Roos finish their home stand on Saturday, heading back to Swinney Recreation Center for a noon game against Southeast Missouri State. Kansas City looks to snap a three-game skid, while the Redhawks have won four of their last six.
Kansas City Last 5: 1-4, last time out lost vs. Iowa State, 76-61
SEMO Last 5: 3-2, last time out defeated New Orleans, 94-71
QUICK NOTES
- During the tenures of Brown and Dickey, UMKC is leading the series 2-0, taking wins in each of the last two seasons.
- Estan Tyler has scored 15+ points in back-to-back games for the second time this season, and leads the 'Roos with 28.7 minutes played per game, nearly six more than the next closest player.
- Tyler has scored his four highest career point totals this year, and has been in double figures five times already (only had four last year). He matched his career-high with 17 vs. Iowa State.
- Kansas City has played at least 10 players in every game, and at least 11 in all but one. Eight different players have scored double figure points, with seven different guys leading them in points. However, only one player averages double figure points.
- Nelson Kirksey has averaged 11.8 points per game in his last five outings, shooting better than 57 percent in each. He also has a team-best nine steals during the stretch.
- In the last five games, Kirksey leads the team with 11.8 points per contest, while Thomas Staton is averaging 11.6 points per outing and Estan Tyler is putting up 11.0 points per game. Nate Rogers is scoring 8.4 points during the stretch, and is tied for the lead with 11 threes (tied with Tyler).
- Junior center Fred Chatmon tallied a career-best 32 minutes against Iowa State. He is the only player on the team with a double-double this year (vs. North Dakota).
- The 'Roos 10 three-pointers made vs. Iowa State were the most since hitting 12 vs. North Dakota State on February 9, 2012.
- Junior forward Trinity Hall sat out last game due to injury suffered on December 16.
SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION
Southeast Missouri State comes into the contest with a 7-6 overall record, defeating New Orleans last time out. They have also lost to Kansas and Missouri this year, playing both close for a good portion of the game.
The Redhawks have seven players that see significant time on the floor, led by a duo of post players in Tyler Stone (16.5 ppg, 8.5 rpg) and Nino Johnson (12.5 ppg, 10.0 rpg). Guard Corey Wilford puts up 14.5 points a contest as well, including 29-of-61 three-pointers for 47.5 percent.
As a team the Redhawks shoot 46.3 percent while holding opponents to only 37 percent. They out-rebound opponents by 2.4 per contest and have a 1.1 assist-to-turnover ratio.
THE COACHES
Matt Brown is in his sixth season as the head coach of the UMKC men's basketball program, and has a 60-105* overall record at the helm. Brown joined the 'Roos as the eighth head coach in school history on April 12, 2007. He has coached eight players to All-Summit League recognition.
His most successful season came in 2010-11 when he posted his only winning record at 16-14 overall. The 'Roos also had the third-most home wins in school history, going 11-4 in Kansas City, and the third-most overall wins in program history that season.
Dickey Nutt is in his fourth season as the head coach at SEMO, and has a 39-67 record there. Overall, he is in his 17th season as a head coach, boasting a 228-254 mark. He came to SEMO from Arkansas State University, where he coached from 1987-2008. He was the head man there from 1995-2008.
THE SERIES
It will be the fifth meeting between the 'Roos and Redhawks, with the series tied 2-2 and UMKC winning the last two.
In Kansas City, the 'Roos are 1-1 against SEMO, taking a 70-62 win two years ago. The last meeting went in favor of Kansas City as well, winning 74-69 on December 10 of last season in Cape Girardeau.
Brown has played against Nutt in each of the last two seasons, winning both meetings.
A WIN WOULD MEAN...
- The 'Roos would have defeated SEMO for the third consecutive meeting, all under Matt Brown.
- Kansas City would have snapped a three-game losing streak overall.
- UMKC would have salvaged a win out of the current three-game home stand, before hitting the road for the next two.
UP NEXT
Kansas City will face Kansas State next Saturday, December 29 for a 6:00 p.m. contest in Manhattan. It will be televised on Fox Sports Kansas City.
It will be the 17th meeting between the 'Roos and Wildcats in Division I contests, with K-State leading the series 15-1. The last meeting came on December 23, 2010, with the Wildcats taking an 80-64 decision. UMKC's lone win in the series came in the shocking 93-52 contest in Kansas City on December 30, 2003.
