Kansas City Set for In-State Clash with Lindenwood

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Kansas City Men's Basketball enters Saturday's meeting at Lindenwood with a second opportunity to grab the 450th win in program history. Of victory milestones No. 1, 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350 and 400, only one has come on the road: the 300th victory, coming as a 80-66 win at IPFW on Dec. 1, 2011.
The Roos most recent battle came at No. 2 Kansas in Allen Fieldhouse with the Roos falling, 88-69. In nine meetings with the Jayhawks, it was the second-closest Kansas City had been in the final margin. The Roos had the game within eight points at the final media timeout before a late-game push by the Jayhawks.
Cameron Faas was up for the task against Kansas, knocking down 5-of-7 threes and finishing with a season-high tying 18 points. He has now made at least two triples in each of the past six games, and his three-point percentage of 49.0% ranks first in the Summit League and eighth in all of Division One.
Khristion Courseault made an emergence against the Jayhawks, scoring a season-high 18 points. It marked his second double-digit game in a Roo uniform, with the first coming against Brown on Nov. 25. He showed an ability to score in spurts, scoring six-straight points late in the first half before another six-point streak late in the second half. He also finished with a season-high four assists.
Defense continues to be a point of emphasis for the Roos on the young season. Through nine games, Kansas City ranks top-four in the Summit in rebound margin (+5.2), rebounds (37.0), scoring defense (70.8), steals (6.2) and turnovers forced (14.33).

Lindenwood Notes

The Lions look to end a snap a two-game losing streak on Saturday, dropping their previous contests against Utah Tech and Idaho State.
Overall, Lindenwood is 3-5 on the year with wins over Hannibal-LaGrange and William & Mary as well as Omaha, another member of the Summit League.
These teams met for the first time ever last season, a 61-47 win for KC on Dec. 3, 2022.
In the win, Kansas City was led by RayQuawndis Mitchell with 27 points and six three-pointers. Allen David Mukeba Jr. pulled down 12 of the Roos' 50 total rebounds.
This season, Lindenwood is led by Keenan Cole, who averages 16.8 points per game. The 2022-23 Second Team All-OVC selection has broken double-digits in all eight games so far.
As a team, Lindenwood averages 13.1 turnovers per game, a mark that ranks 221st in the nation.

Kansas City Set for In-State Clash with Lindenwood

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Players Mentioned

Khristion Courseault

Cameron Faas

RayQuawndis Mitchell

Allen David Mukeba Jr.

Kansas City Set for In-State Clash with Lindenwood

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Khristion Courseault

Cameron Faas

RayQuawndis Mitchell

Allen David Mukeba Jr.

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