Men's Basketball at Home For USD Series

After splitting its Summit League-opening series against North Dakota, Kansas City is set to take on South Dakota on Friday and Saturday.
Josiah Allick enters Friday's contest having scored double digits in each of the Roos' past six games. Over that stretch, he is averaging 17.8 points and 8.5 rebounds per game and has eclipsed the 20-point mark three times.
Kansas City put home 61.5-percent of its shot attempts in Sunday's game against North Dakota. The Roos have shot greater than 50-percent from the field in all five of their wins this season.
Statistically, the Roos are among the best in the nation in field goal percentage and field goal percentage defense. KC leads the Summit league in both categories, ranking fourth in Division One in FG percentage (.542) and 42nd in FG percentage defense (.391).
The Roos also rank as one of the peskiest teams in the nation on the defensive end. They are first in the Summit and 19th in Division One, averaging 9.5 steals per game.

Last Time Out: W, 77-53 at North Dakota (1/3/21)

Josiah Allick scored all of Kansas City's first 10 points en route to a 23-point, six-rebound performance.
The Roos jumped out to a 10-3 lead in the first eight minutes, never trailing throughout the game.
The Fighting Hawks went nearly 10 minutes in the first half without scoring a field goal, from the 18:45 mark to the 9:30 mark.
Kansas City connected on each of its first nine field goal attempts in the second half, extending its lead to 18 points and finishing with a 73-percent shooting mark in the second half.
Zion Williams tied his career high, scoring 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting.
Brandon McKissic (17) and Demarius Pitts (15) also helped the Roos with double-digit showings.

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-percent 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 starting the season 0-5, the Coyotes have rattled off four wins in their last five games, including a Summit-opening sweep of Denver last weekend.
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 a 22.3 points per game scoring average.
Umude leads the Coyotes in points (22.3), rebounds (7.4) and assists (2.5) to this point in the season.
South Dakota will take care of the ball, averaging an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.3. That mark is second in the Summit League, trailing only Kansas City (1.4).

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