SD, Kansas City meet in conference play
January 7, 2021 GMT
Swinney Recreation Center, Kansas City, Missouri; Friday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Summit League foes meet as South Dakota battles Kansas City. South Dakota easily beat Denver by 22 at home in its last outing. Kansas City is coming off a 77-53 win on the road over North Dakota in its most recent game.
SENIOR STUDS: Kansas City’s Brandon McKissic, Marvin Nesbitt Jr. and Zion Williams have collectively scored 30 percent of all Roos points this season.
FACILITATING THE OFFENSE: McKissic has had his hand in 42 percent of all Kansas City field goals over the last three games. The senior guard has 18 field goals and 11 assists in those games.
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Gophers have the pieces to really push the pace for Richard Pitino The Gophers look to continue playing their up-tempo style Thursday night against UMKC. They lead the Big Ten in possessions per game this season. December 10, 2020 6:20pm Text size Copy shortlink:
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Pitino s pace– Remember Richard Pitino s introductory press conference seven years ago when he talked about playing an up-tempo style of basketball? Well, for the most part Pitino s teams have not been able to push the pace consistently, especially in the grind-it-out and rugged Big Ten. But the Gophers appear to finally have the squad to run the way he initially intended. They rank No. 1 in the Big Ten and 20th nationally in possessions per game (80.4) this season. The only power conference program ahead of them is Georgia Tech (82.0). And Gonzaga (81.1) if you consider the Zags to be a high-major team like m