Kansas City Plays Host to Omaha for Wednesday Evening Meeting

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First Five

Kansas City Men's Basketball returns to action in the Swinney Center on Wednesday evening against Omaha, playing for the first time in six days. On the season, the Roos hold a 1-7 record when taking a break of five-or-more days between games.
Jayson Petty led Kansas City's scoring efforts in the Roos' most recent game against South Dakota, tallying a career-high tying 21 points. It snapped a streak of three-straight games scoring below 10 points for Petty, his first time this season being held to single-digits in consecutive games.
Three Kansas City players logged double-doubles against the Coyotes: Jamar Brown, Melvyn Ebonkoli and Cameron Faas. According to Sports Reference, it is the first time since at least the 2010-11 season that KC has had three double-doubles in the same game and is just the 11th time that it has happened across the NCAA this season.
Brown logged his second double-double in the past three games and his sixth of the season against USD, going for 15 points and 13 rebounds. He leads Kansas City in both points and rebounds, ranking second in the Summit League in double-doubles and offensive rebounds per game.
The Roos pulled down 53 rebounds as a team against the Coyotes, 20 of which came on the offensive glass. It marked the first time in program history that the Roos surpassed 50 total rebounds and 18 offensive rebounds against a Division One program.

Scouting Omaha

Omaha enters Wednesday's game in second place in the Summit with a 10-3 record, but has dropped back-to-back games at South Dakota State and St. Thomas.
The Mavericks are led by Marquel Sutton, who averages 18.0 points per game and has surpassed the 20-point mark in seven of the Mavs' last eight contests.
Omaha is one of the best teams in the Summit League in scoring transition buckets, averaging 10.32 fast break points per game to rank second in the Summit.
The Roos lead the all-time series between these two squads, 9-8, including a 7-2 advantage in games played in Kansas City.
The Mavericks won the most recent meeting, a 77-58 decision on Jan. 8 that saw Babacar Diallo lead the Roos with 15 points on 7-of-11 shooting.

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