MBB Takes Win Streak on the Road

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City Men's Basketball will take it's best stretch of the season on the road this week, traveling to St. Thomas and Oral Roberts. The Roos have won seven-of-eight games, including three in-a-row. KC's 7-1 stretch is the program's best since the 2004-05 Roos went on an 11-game winning streak.

Kansas City Notes

Kansas City holds a 5-2 record on the road, and are within two wins of tying the program record for most road wins in a single season with seven.
Marvin Nesbitt Jr. is going through the best stretch of his five-year career. The reigning Summit League Player of the Week dropped back-to-back double-doubles for the first time of his career, has scored in double-digits for a career-best eight-straight games and surpassed his career-high with 26 points against Western Illinois.
When the Roos have a 20-point scorer, it is a recipe for success. Since the season-opener, the Roos are undefeated in the 12 games that they have had at least one player surpass the 20-point mark.
Over the last three contests, the Roos have shot at a 51.9% clip from three-point range. Comparatively, KC was shooting 35.0% mark in the team's first 21 games.
In just three years at the helm, Billy Donlon has led the Roos to two 15-win seasons. In comparison, the Roos had just two 15-win seasons from 2005-19.
Kansas City has won the turnover battle in 20-of-24 games, and hold a 15-5 record in such contests.

Last Time vs. St. Thomas

The Roos defeated the Tommies in the Swinney Center last Thursday, 81-72.
Evan Gilyard II led the Roos in scoring with 23 points, followed closely by Marvin Nesbitt Jr. and Arkel Lamar with 19 and 18 points, respectively.
Nesbitt Jr. added 10 rebounds for his second-straight double-double and third of the year.
Kansas City out-rebounded St. Thomas, 34-24. The Roos had a 12-4 advantage on the offensive glass.
The Roos limited the Tommies to just 3-of-12 shooting from three-point range.

Series History vs. St. Thomas

Kansas City took the first-ever meeting between the two squads last week.
This will be the Roos' first time playing in St. Paul.

St. Thomas Scouting Report

The Tommies will be looking to end a seven-game losing skid as they welcome the Roos to St. Paul.
St. Thomas currently has three players averaging double-digit scoring, led by Riley Miller and Anders Nelson at 15.6 points per contest.
Miller knocks down 41% of his shots from three-point range, the second-best mark in the conference.
As a team, the Tommies knock down an average of 12.0 threes per game, the second-best mark in the Summit League.

Last Time vs. ORU

Oral Roberts is one of just four Summit League teams to own a win against the Roos this season, defeating KC 84-72 on Jan. 15.
The Golden Eagles used a 48-point outburst in the second half to run past the Roos, posting five double-digit scorers.
Marvin Nesbitt Jr. was the Roos' best scoring option, dropping 19 points and pulling down nine rebounds.
Evan Gilyard II posted 18 points and Arkel Lamar had 15 as the Roos' only other double-digit scorers.
Kansas City committed just seven turnovers in the loss, while forcing the Golden Eagles into 12.
The Golden Eagles hit 17 three-pointers, the most allowed by Kansas City in program history.
The Roos outscored ORU in the paint, 34-14.

Series History vs. ORU

The Roos and the Golden Eagles are familiar foes, having matched up 37 times in the past. Overall, ORU holds a 26-11 advantage.
Most of Kansas City's success came in the early 2000's, with nine of the Roos' 11 wins coming from 2000-05.
Kansas City's 81-76 victory over the Golden Eagles last season snapped a 15-game losing streak at ORU's hands.
The two squads have gone to overtime three times in series history, with the Roos holding a 2-1 advantage in such games.
Before last season's victory, the Roos' last win in Tulsa came over a decade ago, when KC beat ORU 88-74 on Jan. 29, 2005.
The largest scoring output in series history came on Feb. 10, 2011 when ORU dropped 102 points.
The Golden Eagles held KC to 47 points on Jan. 24, 2008. That was the lowest scoring output in the series.
The average margin of victory across the past five meetings is 7.2 points.

ORU Scouting Report

The Golden Eagles bounced back from a loss at the hands of Western Illinois with a 22-point drubbing of St. Thomas on Saturday.
ORU currently stands in second-place in the Summit League, holding a 10-3 record in-conference.
Oral Roberts presents a massive three-point threat, leading the nation in three-pointers per game at 12.4.
The Golden Eagles are also one of the best rebounding teams in the nation, averaging 40.79 per game, which ranks 11th in DI.
ORU plays a fast-paced game, averaging 83.5 points per game, ranking fifth in the nation.
The Golden Eagle's Max Abmas is one of the nation's top bucket-getters, leading the league in points and three-pointers per game.
ORU has a stacked front-court, led by forwards Francis Lacis, DeShang Weaver and Elijah Lufile.

MBB Takes Win Streak on the Road

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Players Mentioned

Evan Gilyard II

Arkel Lamar

Marvin Nesbitt Jr.

MBB Takes Win Streak on the Road

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Players Mentioned

Evan Gilyard II

Arkel Lamar

Marvin Nesbitt Jr.

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