Tip: 7:00 PM CT
Location: Lloyd Noble Center
Television: ESPN+
Notes & Storylines
- Tonight will be the first ever meeting between the Sooners and the Roos.
- Oklahoma is 46th in the first NET rankings and 2-1 in the first two quadrants.
- Oklahoma is ranked in the top 60 in six NCAA Division I categories. OU is 18th in scoring defense (58.5 PPG), 37th in three point percentage defense (27.6%), 47th in field goal percentage (48.4%), 50th in three point percentage (37.8%), 52nd in fouls per game (14.8) and 59th in effective field goal percentage (55.0%).
- Grant Sherfield is eighth in the nation in 3-point percentage (51.3%) and 21st in free throw percentage (91.7%).
- Sherfield is first in the Big 12 in minutes per game (34:00) and Jalen Hill is third (33:24).
- Tanner Groves is 32nd in the nation and second in the Big 12 in defensive rebounds per game (6.9) and fifth in the conference in rebounds per contest (7.4).
- Oklahoma holds a 58-19 record at Lloyd Noble Center since 2017.
Team Stats
| TEAM | PTS | PA | FG% | REB | AST | BLK | STL | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 65.3 | 66.6 | 39.6 | 40.3 | 10.2 | 4.0 | 6.2 | W1 |
| OU | 65.8 | 58.5 | 48.4 | 31.9 | 14.1 | 3.5 | 5.1 | L1 |
Projected Starters
Kansas City
G – Shemarri Allen
G – Babacar Diallo
G – RayQuawndis Mitchell
F – Allen Mukeba
F- Promise Idiaru
Oklahoma
G – Grant Sherfield
G – C.J. Noland
F – Jacob Groves
F – Jalen Hill
F/C – Tanner Groves
Scouting The Roos
- Marvin Menzies is in his first season at Kansas City and has 13 years of NCAA Division I head coaching experience.
- Kansas City is 4-7 and has DI victories over Toledo and Indiana State.
- The Roos earned their fourth win of the season against Lindenwood (61-47) Saturday.
- RayQuawndis Mitchell is Kansas City’s leading scorer, averaging 16.6 points per game.
- Shemarri Allen averages 15.5 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.
- Anderson Kopp has appeared in only four games this season but averages a team-best 2.3 steals per game. He also produces 13.0 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.
- Allen Mukeba gathers a team-high 8.9 rebounds per game and Jeff Ngandu records 1.4 blocks per game.
Odds & Predictions
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