NCAAB

Kansas City Roos at Omaha Mavericks

· Summit League Championship - Quarterfinal
13-19, 2-12 Away

vs
19-12, 11-2 Home

Omaha plays in Summit League Tournament against the UMKC

Game Preview

UMKC Kangaroos (13-19, 5-12 Summit League) vs. Omaha Mavericks (19-12, 13-3 Summit League)

Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Omaha plays in the Summit League Tournament against UMKC.

The Mavericks are 13-3 against Summit League opponents and 6-9 in non-conference play. Omaha is fifth in the Summit League in team defense, giving up 75.5 points while holding opponents to 45.7% shooting.

The Kangaroos are 5-12 in Summit League play. UMKC is the top team in the Summit League allowing only 67.1 points per game while holding opponents to 43.3% shooting.

Omaha makes 46.1% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.8 percentage points higher than UMKC has allowed to its opponents (43.3%). UMKC's 43.3% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.4 percentage points lower than Omaha has given up to its opponents (45.7%).

TOP PERFORMERS: Tony Osburn is shooting 38.8% from beyond the arc with 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Mavericks, while averaging 12.1 points. Marquel Sutton is averaging 23.1 points and 7.9 rebounds over the past 10 games.

Jamar Brown is averaging 16.7 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.6 steals for the Kangaroos. Melvyn Ebonkoli is averaging 9.8 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mavericks: 7-3, averaging 83.4 points, 32.4 rebounds, 15.5 assists, 4.6 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 48.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 78.8 points per game.

Kangaroos: 3-7, averaging 68.6 points, 31.6 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 6.0 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 43.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.3 points.

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Matchup Prediction

Omaha: 44.5%
Kansas City: 55.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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W1 Streak W3
72.7 Points Per Game 77.4
43.3 Field Goal % 46.1
34.3 Three Point % 36.7
35.3 Rebounds Per Game 35.1
12.4 Assists Per Game 13.4
3.2 Blocks Per Game 2.4
7.5 Steals Per Game 5.8
1.1 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.4
13.2 Total Turnovers Per Game 11.4
67.1 Points Against 75.5

Game Information

Venue: Denny Sanford Premier Center

Location: Sioux Falls, SD -
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2024-25 Summit League Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Omaha 13-3 - 19-12
St. Thomas-Minnesota 12-4 1 22-9
South Dakota State 11-5 2 20-11
North Dakota State 10-6 3 21-10
South Dakota 9-7 4 18-13
Denver 5-11 8 11-20
North Dakota 5-11 8 11-20
Kansas City 4-12 9 13-19
Oral Roberts 3-13 10 7-23
Full Standings

Kansas City Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs OMA OMA L 78-66
@ SDST SDST L 70-65
vs DEN DEN W 64-56
@ STMN STMN L 65-59
vs ORU ORU W 73-56

Omaha Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ SDST L 98-85
@ STMN L 95-84
@ KC W 78-66
vs SDAK W 93-85
vs ORU W 80-57