Roos Look to Extend Win Streak at Wichita State

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Kansas City Men's Basketball takes a two-game winning streak on the road to Wichita State on Tuesday. Two-straight wins matches a season-best for Kansas City and a third win would be the longest since the Roos ended the 2023-24 regular season with six-straight victories.
The Roos shot lights-out in their 85-77 victory over Bowling Green on Saturday, improving KC's record this year to 5-0 when scoring 80-plus points. Kansas City shot 59.3% from the field, a season-best 50.0% from three and knocked down 83.3% of its free throws in the win.
Melvyn Ebonkoli scored a career-high 14 points against the Falcons, shooting 6-of-8 from the field. When Ebonkoli finds success scoring the rock, it generally means success for the Roos. He has scored 10-plus points three times this season, with KC winning all three games. On his career, the Roos are 6-0 when he reaches the double-digit mark.
Babacar Diallo took over as the Roos' starting point guard three games ago and has provided a spark in KC's passing game. He is averaging 6.3 assists per game across the past three games after going for just 1.7 per game in the first 10 contests.
The Roos average 9.7 steals per game as a team, ranking first in the Summit and 30th in the nation. Seven Kansas City players average over one steal per game, led by Jamar Brown's average of 1.7.

Scouting Wichita State

Wichita State holds an 8-2 record entering Tuesday's game, but lost its most recent battle at DePaul.
The Shockers are led by second year Head Coach Paul Mills, who was formerly at the Summit League's Oral Roberts. KC is 1-5 all-time against Mills-led teams.
Justin Hill leads WSU's scoring efforts with an average of 14.3 points per game, ranking 12th in the American Athletic Conference.
Quincy Ballard ranks 21st in the nation with an average of 2.11 blocks per game.
These teams have met 10 times in the past with Wichita State holding a 7-3 all-time advantage, including a 5-1 edge in Wichita.
The Roos' lone win at WSU came on Dec. 15, 2007, a 59-56 decision.

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