Men's Basketball Set to Host Pair of League Opponents

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City Men's Basketball will host a weekend series against North Dakota State and North Dakota, looking to bounce back from their first back-to-back losses of league play.

Kansas City Notes

In five Summit League games, the Roos have held opponents under 65 points three times. Against all DI opponents, KC has notched six games where their opponent was held under the 65-point mark.
The halftime buzzer has been a telltale sign for the Roos this season. They are 8-0 in games where they held the lead at half, and 0-8 in games that they trailed. After trailing at half in each of the last two games, the Roos battled back to take a second half lead, but could not hold on for the win.
Anderson Kopp has been Kansas City's leading three-point shooter on the year, hitting 33 triples at a 41.3% clip. In games that he makes three-or-more threes, KC has a 4-3 record.
Freshman Jack Chapman has led the Roos off the bench so far this season, notching 248 total minutes, which is good for sixth on the team. He is one of six players to have appeared in all 18 games so far this year.
Kansas City has surrendered 20-plus free throw attempts to opponents in 10 games this season. The Roos hold a 2-8 record in such games. They are 6-0 in games that they hold opponents under 20 free throw attempts.

Last Time vs. NDSU

The Roos dropped a close one to the Bison in the opening round of The Summit League conference tournament, with a final score of 65-69.
In the regular season, KC and NDSU split the series. The Bison took the first game 71-67 and Kansas City locked in the second game with a 49-47 victory.
At the conference tournament, Josiah Allick earned a double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds.
In the Roos' win over the Bison, Kansas City's defense shined bright, forcing 15 turnovers and converting those into 13 points. Arkel Lamar neared a double-double in the game with 11 points and nine rebounds.
Another close battle saw Lamar leading the way with 19 points, followed by Jacob Johnson and Caden Boser with 12 points each in Kansas City's loss.
The three times KC faced NDSU last season, the greatest margin of victory by either team was four, setting up a great full 40-minute battle.

Series History vs. NDSU

The Bison lead the series 5-13 all time. The Roos hold a record of 4-5 at home, 1-6 while in Fargo, and 0-2 in postseason play.
In 2013 when Kansas City was last in the Summit, KC faced NDSU at the conference tournament and dropped the season-ender 58-69.
Kansas City won the first-ever meeting between the two teams 80-67 on January 10, 2005.
Nine of the 18 meetings have been decided by five points or less.

NDSU Scouting Report

The Bison come into this series 11-6 overall and a 3-2 conference record.
They have wins over Denver, Omaha, and North Dakota in Summit play.
In NDSU's last game, they dropped a 79-90 decision in overtime to Western Illinois.
North Dakota State has one of the best defenses in the league, second to Kansas City, allowing their opponents 68.5 points per game.
The Bison lead the league with a team best free-throw percentage at 74.5%.
Rocky Kreuser leads NDSU on both ends of the floor, averaging 15.5 points per game and 7.9 rebounds per game, good for seventh and third best in the Summit, respectively.

Last Time vs. UND

Kansas City split the series with North Dakota last season. After dropping the first game in a low scoring grind 45-52, the Roos exploded for a 77-53 win in game two.
Despite a double-double by Josiah Allick and 13 points from Marvin Nesbitt Jr., KC didn't find an offensive groove in the first game of the series.
Allick turned around the next day and ignited the offense with 23 points, scoring the only 10 points for the Roos in the first eight minutes of the game.
Kansas City shot 62% in their victory over the Fighting Hawks, dominating in the paint with double the points inside than their opposition.
North Dakota used their depth on the bench, out-scoring KC's bench 47 to 16 in the series.

Series History vs. UND

Kansas City leads the series 5-2 against North Dakota.
The Roos faced off against the Fighting Hawks five times between the years of 2008 and 2012 in non-conference play, where Kansas City dominated the series 4-1.
The largest margin of victory for the Roos was in their most recent meeting on January 3, 2021 in the 14-point spread.
Six of seven games in the series were decided by 10 points or less.

UND Scouting Report

The Fighting Hawks come into the week 4-14 overall and 0-5 in conference play.
With a lot of postponements and reschedules, UND has fallen to NDSU, Omaha, Denver, South Dakota, and Western Illinois thus far.
North Dakota has the league's lowest shooting percentage at 40.7%, while allowing their opponents to shoot 48.8% from the field.
Paul Bruns leads UND in scoring 13.7 points per game and 2.2 three-pointers per contest. Additionally, he adds 1.3 steals per game, ranking fourth in the league in takeaways.
Tsotne Tsartsidze holds down the inside with 5.9 rebounds and just under one block per game.
Matt Norman is coming off of a career-high 27-point performance against Western Illinois a week ago.

Men's Basketball Set to Host Pair of League Opponents

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Players Mentioned

Josiah Allick

Caden Boser

Jack Chapman

Jacob Johnson

Anderson Kopp

Arkel Lamar

Marvin Nesbitt Jr.

Men's Basketball Set to Host Pair of League Opponents

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Josiah Allick

Caden Boser

Jack Chapman

Jacob Johnson

Anderson Kopp

Arkel Lamar

Marvin Nesbitt Jr.

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