Roos Take Winning Streak to Tulsa for Regular Season Finale

Sunday, March 3

Tulsa, OK

2:00 PM

Kansas City

Oral Roberts

Photo by: Julia Kapros

Roos Take Winning Streak to Tulsa for Regular Season Finale

3/1/2024 5:06:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Full Notes

Kansas City and Oral Roberts will tip off on Sunday at 2 p.m.

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Starting Five

Kansas City Men's Basketball looks to close regular season play strong against Oral Roberts on Sunday, carrying a five-game winning streak into the contest. The five-game streak is tied for the longest since 2004-05, and KC's three-straight conference road wins are the team's most since that same season.
Should the Roos take down the Golden Eagles, a six-game winning streak to end the regular season would be the longest in program history. Kansas City would have to break a recent trend in order to do so, as the Roos have lost their regular season finale for three-straight years.
Jamar Brown went for a 19-point, 11-rebound double-double in the Roos' win against Denver, notching his seventh double-double of the season. That mark is the fourth-most in the Summit this season, is top-100 in the nation and is the most by a Kansas City player since Carlton Aaron went for a program-record 11 double-doubles in the 2004-05 season. It is the fifth-most single-season double-doubles in program history, trailing only Aaron, Darecko Rawlins (8, 1995-95; 10, 1994-95) and Anthony Davis (no, not that one) (8, 1990-91).
Kansas City caught fire from the charity stripe against the Pioneers, shooting 23-of-25, good for a season-best 92% clip. The Roos' mark of 23 makes was tied for the second-most in a single game this season. According to Sports Reference, only 38 teams have made 23-plus free throws on 92% or better shooting this season, and it was only the second time that the Roos have reached those marks in a game since 2010-11 (vs. Grand Canyon, Feb. 14, 2019).
Allen David Mukeba Jr. had an efficient game against the Pioneers, shooting 7-of-8 from the field for 15 points. It is his second-career 7-of-8 game, the first coming against Omaha on Jan. 26, 2023.

Oral Roberts Notes

ORU enters Sunday's game with an 11-17 record and a 5-10 mark in conference play. The Golden Eagles were 5-4 in Summit competition until their current six-game losing streak.
Kansas City took down ORU in the teams' first meeting of the year, 77-60 on Dec. 29. It was KC's first win at home against the Golden Eagles in 11 attempts.
The Golden Eagles own a 29-12 advantage in the all-time series, including a 15-5 edge in games played at Tulsa.
KC's last win in Tulsa came on Jan. 24, 2021.
ORU leads the Summit in threes per game, making an average of 9.1.
Issac McBride is one of the best scorers in the league, averaging 20.1 points per game. That mark is the second-best in the Summit and 30th in the nation.