Kansas City Prepares for Battle with St. Thomas

WATCH | LIVE STATS | TICKETS

First Five

Kansas City Men's Basketball is back in action on Saturday evening, hosting St. Thomas at 7 p.m. in the Swinney Center in search of a win to snap the Roos' four game losing streak. The current skid marks the longest of the season thus far and is the third-longest since Head Coach Marvin Menzies took over in 2022-23.
The Roos shot the ball at a higher percentage from the field in their recent loss to South Dakota State, marking the first time in nine games this season that the Roos have lost a game that they out-shot their opponents. SDSU made six more free throws than the Roos, moving KC to 4-5 on the year when making less charity shots.
Anderson Kopp led Kansas City's scoring efforts off the bench, going for 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting. The Roos average 22.76 bench points per contest, ranking third in the Summit League and 141st in the NCAA.
Jayson Petty scored 11 points against the Jackrabbits, all of which came in the first half of play. Petty has now reached the double-figure mark in seven-straight games, including every conference game so far.
Three-point shooting has been the story of KC's current losing streak, as the Roos are averaging 29.5% shooting from deep in those for games. Compare that to the Roos' prior six-game winning streak in which KC shot 43.4% from deep.

Scouting St. Thomas

St. Thomas enters Saturday with a 15-6 record, including a 5-1 mark in Summit League play. The Tommies dropped their first conference game at Omaha on Thursday.
A balanced scoring team, the Tommies have four players averaging double figures on the season. Miles Barnstable leads the pack, contributing 14.9 points per game.
St. Thomas boasts one of the best three-point shooting teams in the Summit, averaging 10.9 threes per game on 39.8% shooting from deep. Both of those marks rank second in the Summit.
The series between these two teams is tied, 3-3 all-time, but the Tommies have won each of the last three meetings.
UST swept the season series last year, beating the Roos by an average of 18.0 points per game.