Kansas City Wraps Up Road Trip in North Dakota

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City Men's Basketball enters the all-important final stretch of the regular season as the current four-seed in the Summit. The Roos finish the season with games against the current first, third, fifth and tenth place teams.

Kansas City Notes

KC is coming off its best three-point shooting performance of the season, knocking down a season-high 13 triples on 56.5% shooting against Oral Roberts. Evan Gilyard II led the way with 6-of-8 long range shooting.
Since the start of league play, Gilyard has taken over as an elite scorer. After averaging 11.5 points per game in nonconference play, he has logged 20.0 points per contest against Summit opponents.
Marvin Nesbitt Jr. is coming into his own as a scoring leader on this team. He has notched double-digits in 10-straight games and dropped back-to-back 20-point games for the first time in his career on Feb. 5 & 8.
With the Roos' efficiency from the field, giving them second chances can be deadly. In KC's 15 wins, they are averaging 9.7 offensive rebounds per game. In 10 losses, the Roos average just 5.7 offensive boards.
Kansas City shot a blazing 51.6% from the field in Saturday's loss at Oral Roberts, the Roos' first loss of the year when shooting at a higher clip than their opponent.
With just one win this weekend, the Roos will set the program record for single-season Summit League wins (10) and tie the record for road wins (7).

Last Time vs. UND

The Roos are looking to sweep the series as KC defeated UND 79-74 earlier this season.
Evan Gilyard II scored 30 points, one of his four 30-plus-point performances, also tacking on four assists.
The Roos committed fewer turnovers than their opponent for the eighth consecutive game, committing 10 and forcing 14.
Kansas City led for nearly the entire game, having the edge for more than 38 of the 40 minutes.
Arkel Lamar stuffed the stat sheet, finishing with ten points, nine rebounds, three blocks, three steals and two assists.
Marvin Nesbitt Jr. scored 11 points and grabbed eight boards.
Shemarri Allen matched his then-career-high of nine points for the second consecutive game.

Series History vs. UND

Kansas City leads the series 6-2 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.
Seven of eight games in the series were decided by 10 points or less.

UND Scouting Report

The Fighting Hawks come into the week 6-21 overall and 2-12 in conference play.
UND has earned wins over St. Thomas and Omaha in the month of February.
North Dakota has the league's lowest shooting percentage at 40.8%, while allowing their opponents to shoot 48.4% from the field.
Paul Bruns leads UND in scoring 14.9 points per game and 2.3 three-pointers per contest.
Bruns and Tsotne Tsartsidze clean up the glass with 5.6 and 5.4 rebounds per game, respectively.
Bruns is coming off of a near double-double against Western Illinois, dropping 20 points and grabbing nine rebounds.

Last Time vs. NDSU

The Roos won the first meeting of the series this season in comeback fashion, defeating the Bison 80-77 in the Swinney Center.
The Roos went on a 21-0 run over the span of 8:11 to flip the script of the game, holding NDSU to 34.6% shooting in the second half.
Arkel Lamar tied his career-high and bested his Roo high with 24 points and 10 made field goals.
Timothy Barnes was a spark plug off the bench for the Roos, recording a game-high plus-minus of plus-24 in his 18 minutes.
Marvin Nesbitt Jr. filled up the stat sheet with 18 points, six rebounds, six assists, three steals, and a career-high eight field goals made.
The Roos committed fewer turnovers than their opponent for the seventh consecutive game, committing just nine and forcing 17.
Kansas City held their own against the strong NDSU front court, compiling a 40-26 advantage in points in the paint.
Evan Gilyard was a steady presence late in the game for the Roos, knocking down seven clutch free throws in the final 2:02.

Series History vs. NDSU

The Bison lead the series 13-6 all time. The Roos hold a record of 4-6 at home, 2-5 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.
Ten of the 19 meetings have been decided by five points or less.

NDSU Scouting Report

The Bison come into this series 19-8 overall and a 11-4 conference record, sitting third in conference right above Kansas City.
They currently are on a five-game win streak and haven't lost in the month of February.
In NDSU's last game, they won 75-64 over St. Thomas with Sam Griesel posting 24 points, nine rebounds and four assists.
North Dakota State has one of the best defenses in the league, second to Kansas City, allowing their opponents 68.9 points per game.
The Bison lead the league with a team best free-throw percentage at 76.3%.
Rocky Kreuser leads NDSU on both ends of the floor, averaging 16.3 points per game and eight rebounds per game, both top three in the Summit.

Kansas City Wraps Up Road Trip in North Dakota

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Players Mentioned

Shemarri Allen

Timothy Barnes

Evan Gilyard II

Arkel Lamar

Marvin Nesbitt Jr.

Kansas City Wraps Up Road Trip in North Dakota

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Players Mentioned

Shemarri Allen

Timothy Barnes

Evan Gilyard II

Arkel Lamar

Marvin Nesbitt Jr.

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