Roos Play Host to Third-Place Bison

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Kansas City comes off of a split with Oral Roberts this past weekend––losing the first game 58-60 and winning the second 81-76––to take on North Dakota State on Friday and Saturday at the Swinney Center.
Senior guard Brandon McKissic was named Summit League Player of the Week after averaging 22.0 points per game against the Golden Eagles. It is the first conference Player of the Week award of McKissic's career.
McKissic also moved into the No. 11-spot in program history in career scoring, surpassing Xavier Bishop and Lavell Boyd. At 1,070 points, he is just one point away from moving into the top 10 and eight points from taking the ninth-spot.
Arkel Lamar made an impact in his first two games in a Roo uniform last weekend. The UMBC grad transfer averaged 9.0 points and 4.5 rebounds in the two games, receiving substantial playing time in the absence of Marvin Nesbitt Jr.
All six of Kansas City's victories have come when the Roos shot above 50% from the field. With a 52.9% shooting clip on the season, the Roos are tops in the Summit League and third in Division I.

Last Time Out: W, 81-76 at Oral Roberts (1/24/21)

Kansas City took an eleven-point lead at halftime and held on at the end to defeat Oral Roberts 81-76.
Brandon McKissic scored 24 points and added a free throw at the end to put the game out of reach.
Josiah Allick and Zion Williams both had double-digit point totals with 17 and 10, respectively.
The Roos shot 65.9% from the field, including 9-of-14 from three-point land.

Last Time vs. North Dakota State: L, 58-69 (3/10/13)

Kansas City held a three-point lead at halftime but could not hold on as they lost in the Summit League tournament quarterfinals, 69-58.
Trinity Hall scored 14 points after his father passed away the night before the game.
NDSU's Taylor Braun scored 27 points, including 16-for-18 from the free throw line, to lead the Bison.
The Bison out-rebounded the Roos 35-25.

Series History vs. North Dakota State: NDSU leads, 12-3

The Roos have lost three-straight games to North Dakota State dating back to January 2013.
The first meeting between these two teams went to Kansas City 80-67 on January 10, 2005.
North Dakota State holds the longest winning streak in the rivalry with six-straight wins from 1/17/2006 to 1/26/2010.
Kansas City's longest winning streak is two games in a row, 2/4/10 and 12/28/10.
The highest scoring matchup between these two teams was a double overtime game on 1/29/2011 that went to North Dakota State, 89-88.
Three of Kansas City's wins have come at home.

NDSU Scouting Report

The Bison come in having swept their weekend series against Denver. The first game was won by a score of 70-58, and the second 84-58. They have won seven of their last eight games.
Senior forward Rocky Kreuser leads the team in scoring with an average of 15.6 points per game. He scored 17 in their last game against Denver.
Junior Tyree Eady leads the team in field goal percentage, shooting 55.6% from the field to go along with 11.3 points per game.
The Bison collectively shoot 43.9% from the field.
NDSU is 7-1 in conference play, good enough to put them third in Summit League standings.

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