MBB Set to Finish Regular Season at Home

Thursday, February 24

Kansas City, Mo.

7:00 PM

Kansas City

South Dakota

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MBB Set to Finish Regular Season at Home

2/23/2022 6:31:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Full Notes

The Roos will take on South Dakota tomorrow and South Dakota State on Saturday with both games set to tip at 7 p.m.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City Men's Basketball enters the final two games of the regular season with 18 wins, which ties the 2001-02 and 2016-17 teams for the second-most in program history. The 1991-92 team holds the record for most wins in a season with 20.

Kansas City Notes

Depending on the results of this weekend's games, KC could finish as high as second or as low as fifth in the final Summit League standings.
The Roos have won ten games in the Swinney Center, tied with the 2010-11 Roos for the most wins inside the Swinney Center in a single season.
With 11 Summit League victories, the Roos are one win away from tying the mark for most conference wins in program history. The 2004-05 Roos won 12 games as members of the Mid-Continent Conference.
Marvin Nesbitt Jr. is the only player in the Summit to rank top-ten in rebounds, steals and blocks per game. He is in the top-five in all three categories, ranking second in steals, fourth in rebounds and fourth in blocks.
Since the beginning of conference play, Evan Gilyard II has surpassed the 20-point mark seven times and the 30-point mark four times. He is averaging 20.8 points per game in conference play, bringing his season average from 11.9 to 16.8 points per game.
In the Roos' recent win over North Dakota State, they knocked down 10-of-14 three-point attempts, good for a 71.4% shooting clip. That mark is the best by a Kansas City team since Jan. 13, 2005, when the Roos went 8-of-9 for 88.9% three-point shooting against Valparaiso.
Between Gilyard, Nesbitt, Arkel Lamar and Josiah Allick, the Roos have four 12-point scorers that have played at least 12 games. The only other time in program history that the Roos have had that kind of scoring equity was in 2004-05, when Mike English, Carlton Aaron, Brandon Temple and Quinton Day all averaged over 13 points.

Last Time vs. USD

Kansas City won their first Summit game of the year over South Dakota with a final of 68-57 in Vermillion, S.D.
Evan Gilyard II had his second 30-plus-point performance of the year, dropping a new career high at the time with 31 points.
Arkel Lamar saw 29 minutes off the bench in his second game since returning from injury, scoring 14 points and pulling down four rebounds.
After allowing 50% shooting in the first half, the Roos held USD to just 41% shooting in the second frame.
Kansas City forced South Dakota into 17 turnovers, creating 18 points off of giveaways. Every Coyote that entered the game committed at least one turnover.

Series History vs. USD

The all-time series is tied at 6-6, with a 4-2 record on the road and a 2-4 record at home.
Kansas City hasn't won a game at home since Nov. 30, 2017, at Municipal Auditorium with a two-point victory in the 84-82 decision.
The last meeting was the Roos' largest margin of victory over the Coyotes since 2013.

USD Scouting Report

The Coyotes come into the final week with a 10-6 conference record, sitting fifth in the Summit standings, right below Kansas City.
Kruz Perrott-Hunt averages a team-high 15.3 points and 2.3 assists per game.
Mason Archambault follows with 14.8 points per game and the league's best 92.4 free throw percentage.
Hunter Goodrick will compete with the Roos' rebounding advantage, averaging 7.3 rebounds per contest, good for third best in the Summit.

Last Time vs. SDSU

Kansas City fell in an 89-57 decision in their conference opener to South Dakota State.
Timothy Barnes led KC's scoring efforts from the bench, finishing with 11 points and two rebounds.
The Kansas City bench scored 37 of the team's 57 total points on the night.
Jack Chapman was the lone Roo to finish with a positive plus/minus, finishing plus-one in nine minutes of play.
South Dakota State made 29-of-30 free throw attempts.
Trace Evans made an impact in his first appearance as a Roo, finishing with six points and a team-high five rebounds.
Arkel Lamar and Justus Peuser made their returns from injury, finishing with eight and seven points, respectively.

Series History vs. SDSU

The Jackrabbits own a 18-4 all-time series lead and have taken 12 of the 13 most recent meetings. The Roos' last win came on Nov. 28, 2015, in Kansas City.
The average point differential in the last six meetings is 17.5 points.
The last time South Dakota State had to play in Kansas City was on Dec. 22, 2017.

SDSU Scouting Report

The Jackrabbits were the preseason Summit League favorites and were ranked 3rd in the most recent College Insider Mid-Major poll.
South Dakota State is a perfect 16-0 in Summit play and has locked in the number one seed in the tournament.
Atop the conference in scoring with 86.6 points per game, the Jackrabbits also have the league's best field goal percentage and three-point efficiency.
SDSU is led by Baylor Scheierman and Douglas Wilson who are averaging 15.5 points per game.
Scheierman also leads the league in rebounding and assists, with 8.4 rebounds and 4.6 dimes per contest.