Men's Basketball Finishes Regular Season at SDSU

Five Things to Know

Kansas City carries a five-game winning streak into the final series of the regular season at South Dakota State. The five-game streak is the Roos' longest in a single season since 2016-17 and is tied for the second-longest in Summit League play this year (South Dakota - nine games)
The Roos favor an efficient, slow-paced game. While averaging the highest field goal percentage in the Summit League at 50.5% (seventh in Division One), KC scores just 71 points per game, fifth in the Summit.
After missing the previous six games due to injury, Marvin Nesbitt Jr. exploded back onto the scene in Friday's game against Denver. He scored a career-high 20 points, with 18 coming in the first half. If he had played enough games to qualify, his .609 field goal percentage would far-and-away lead the conference.
With Jacob Johnson missing last weekend's games due to injury, Franck Kamgain is left as the only Roo to have appeared in all 21 games this season. The junior from Kansas City scored had a career night on Saturday, scoring 23 points.
Brandon McKissic is having an all-league season, currently ranking top-10 in the Summit in steals per game, field goal percentage, assists per game, points per game, three-point makes per game and assist-to-turnover ratio.

Last Time Out: W, 80-69 vs. Denver (2/20/21)

The Roos rode a strong second half to a victory on Senior Night as they defeated Denver 80-69.
Kamgain led the way with a DI career-high 23 points, including a 4-for-7 performance from beyond the arc. Williams also had a career-high with 14 points.
To round out the career-highs, McKissic had a personal best eight assists to go along with 16 points.
McKissic, Williams, Marvin Nesbitt Jr. and Arkel Lamar were honored after their final home game in a Kansas City uniform.

Last Time vs. SDSU: L, 47-75 (11/28/18)

Kansas City lost to South Dakota State, falling to 1-7 on the short season.
Xavier Bishop scored 11 points for the Roos, also leading the team in assists with four.
McKissic, along with Rob Whitfield, scored 10 points.
SDSU's Mike Daum scored a double-double with 26 points and 18 rebounds to lead the Jackrabbits.

Series History vs. SDSU: SDSU leads, 15-4

Kansas City has lost their last three games against the Jackrabbits after winning 64-57 on 11/28/2015.
The first meeting between KC and South Dakota State was in 2005, with the Roos winning 95-85 at home.
Kansas City's wins are an even two––two on the road and two at home.
The highest scoring game between the two teams is still their first meeting.
The two squads have gone to overtime just once, a 79-71 SDSU win on Dec. 19, 2006.

SDSU Scouting Report

The Jackrabbits sit third in The Summit League standings with a 13-6 record (7-3 conference).
Douglas Wilson is SDSU's leading scorer with 16.3 points per game. He is also second on the team in rebounds per game at 5.5.
Baylor Scheierman is almost averaging a double-double with 14.7 points and 9.3 rebounds per game.
South Dakota State is second in The Summit League in points scored with 80.1 and third in points allowed, yielding only 71.3.

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