Men's Basketball Looks to get Back on Track vs. South Dakota

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The Roos are looking to get back on the right track after a tough loss against Kansas State, 62-58. Kansas City will take on conference foe South Dakota on Saturday at 7 p.m. The game was scheduled before the Roos' move to the Summit League and the result will not count in conference standings.
Kansas City is back in the Swinney Center for the second time this year. The first came in the season-opener against Culver-Stockton, a 105-35 victory.
These two teams matched up once last year, a 78-75 Kansas City victory that came down to a game-winning shot by Jahshire Hardnett.
The Roos, benefited by 100+ point games in the first two contests of the season, currently hold the 23rd-best scoring average (91.8 ppg) in Division One. Kansas City leads the Summit in scoring average by nearly 10 points.
Brandon McKissic continues to move up the Kansas City scoring records. His 24-point performance against Kansas State gave him 914 on his career, 17th in Kansas City history. He is just nine points from moving into the 16 spot, and 16 points from 15th.

Last Time Out: L, 58-62 at Kansas State (11/30/20)

Kansas City started cold, falling behind 17-0 to start the game. The Roos battled for all 40 minutes, but could not overcome the slow start.
Brandon McKissic carried the offensive load for the Roos, finishing with 24 points on a career-high 10 field goals.
The Roos have struggled to get to the free throw line this year and Monday was no different. The Wildcats outscored the Roos 20-to-5 from the charity stripe.
Kansas City played its brand of defense against the Wildcats, forcing 18 turnovers on 10 steals.
Franck Kamgain was the only other Roo to reach double digit scoring, finishing with 11 points.

Last Time vs. South Dakota: W, 78-75 (12/22/19)

Jahshire Hardnett made his only field goal of the day count, knocking in a 25-foot game winning three pointer with two seconds remaining to give the Roos the victory.
Kansas City dominated in the paint, scoring 42 points and finishing with 63.3% field goal shooting.
Senior Jordan Giles poured in a career-high 25 points to lead the Roos.
Brandon McKissic had an efficient shooting game, translating 9-of-11 shooting into 19 points.
Kansas City held a 53-35 lead with under 15 minutes remaining, but South Dakota was able to battle back to tie the game with under ten seconds remaining.

Series History vs. South Dakota: Kansas City leads, 5-4

The Roos have rattled off two-straight victories against the Coyotes to give them a 5-4 edge in the series.
Despite playing in separate conferences since 2014, the teams are common foes as of recent. They have played against each other every year since 2015.
The Roos hold a 2-2 record against the Coyotes when playing in Kansas City.
The highest-scoring performance for either team in the series came by way of a 90-86 Kansas City victory on Jan 12, 2013.
Kansas City's lowest-scoring performance against the Coyotes came in the first-ever meeting, a 76-57 South Dakota win on Jan. 7, 2012.

South Dakota Scouting Report

After a 20-12 finish last season, South Dakota is off its first 0-3 start since the 2014-15 season.
The Coyotes lost a large portion of their production from 2019-20, returning five players and only one starter. The SD roster boasts 11 newcomers this year.
First-team Preseason All-Summit player Stanley Umude is the lone returning starter for the Coyotes, boasting 1,037 career points and a 19.0 ppg average to begin the season.
Umude leads the Coyotes in points (19.0), rebounds (7.7) and assists (2.3) to begin the young season.
South Dakota's most recent loss came at the hands of Nebraska, a 76-69 loss in which Umude dropped 23 points and 11 boards and RS-sophomore A.J. Plitzuweit poured in 24 points.

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