Men's Basketball on the Road for Battle with Mizzou

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City Men's Basketball finishes its season-opening road trip with a game against cross-state rival Missouri tonight at 7 p.m. It will be the Roos' third-straight game against a Power Five opponent.

Kansas City Notes

Through two games, Kansas City is shooting at a .421 clip from the field, and .300 from beyond the three-point arc. Last season, the Roos shot .497 from the field, which was the ninth-best mark among Division One teams.
Preseason Summit League First Teamer Josiah Allick leads the Roos in scoring, averaging 12.5 points per game. He also pulls down 4.0 rebounds and dishes 1.5 assists.
Against Minnesota and Iowa, the Roos allowed 80.0 points per game. Look for that mark to drop throughout the season, as the Roos held opponents to a Summit League-best 62.6 points per game last season.
Anderson Kopp was a bright spot for Kansas City's offense against Iowa on Friday. In just 21 minutes, he dropped 11 points on 3-of-4 three-point shooting, adding two rebounds and an assist.
The Roos enter the game looking to avoid falling to 0-3 for the first time since the 2018-19 season, before the beginning of Coach Billy Donlon's tenure.
Kansas City is looking for its first win against a Power Five opponent since the 2015-16 season, when the Roos defeated Mississippi State by a 72-67 count.

Scouting the Tigers

The Tigers began their 2021-22 campaign with a win over Central Michigan, 78-68.
Five Tigers scored in double-digits, led by Javon Pickett with 18.
Ronnie DeGray III posted a 13-point, 12-rebound double-double.
Overall, Mizzou lost its top-four scorers from last season's 16-10 team.

Series History

The Roos and the Tigers have played just four times in the past, and all four of the meetings have happened in Columbia. Missouri holds a 3-1 advantage over KC.
The last time the two teams faced off was in the Roos' 2014-15 season opener. Kansas City used 26 points from Martez Harrison and led for the game's final 34 minutes. The Roos would go on to finish second in the Western Athletic Conference that season.
Prior to the 2014 meeting, the Tigers had won the first three matchups between the two teams, in 2005, '08 and '09.
The Tigers have twice broken the 90-point mark, and have twice been held below-62.
The Roos' highest-scoring mark is 76 points, while their lowest output was 42 points.

Men's Basketball on the Road for Battle with Mizzou

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Players Mentioned

Josiah Allick

Anderson Kopp

Men's Basketball on the Road for Battle with Mizzou

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Players Mentioned

Josiah Allick

Anderson Kopp

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