Kansas City Welcomes Bowling Green to Swinney for Saturday Meeting

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First Five

Kansas City Men's Basketball comes home on the tail of a 69-64 win over Portland on Tuesday, the Roos' first road win of the season. Now, KC will look to improve its 3-1 home record against Bowling Green on Saturday.
Making his second consecutive start, Babacar Diallo played a huge role in the Roos' win over the Pilots. He scored eight points on 4-of-5 shooting, setting a career high with eight assists and tying his career high with five steals. He also hit a floater in the lane with 1:35 remaining to put KC ahead by three points and help secure the victory.
Jamar Brown notched 20 points against Portland, his fourth 20-point game of the season and the 10th of his career. Brown leads the Roos and ranks top-10 in the Summit League in points, rebounds and steals per game.
The Roos were out-rebounded by the Pilots on Tuesday but still found a way to pull out the win. Kansas City is now 1-4 this season when losing the battle of the boards and 4-24 in the Coach Menzies era.
The Roos have remained reliable from the charity stripe, shooting 76.1% from the line as a team, a mark that is good for 55th in the nation. Across the past five games, the Roos have gone 74-of-92 from the line (80.4%).

Scouting Bowling Green

Bowling Green enters the game on Saturday with a 4-5 record, but are 0-3 in road contests. The Falcons won their most recent game, a 102-81 decision over Morgan State.
Senior forward Marcus Johnson leads BGSU's scoring efforts, averaging 16.6 points per game on 46.4% shooting from the field.
BGSU Head Coach Todd Simon and KC Head Coach Marvin Menzies both spent time at UNLV. Simon was there from 2015-16 and was immediately followed by Menzies from 2016-19.
These teams have met twice in the past, both times at Bowling Green. The first two games have resulted in one win for each side.
The Roos and Falcons played on Dec. 16 of last season, a 79-69 victory for BGSU.

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