East Tennessee State Buccaneers (7-5) at UMKC Kangaroos (7-7)
Kansas City, Missouri; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: East Tennessee State will try to end its three-game road slide when the Buccaneers take on UMKC.
The Kangaroos have gone 4-1 in home games. UMKC scores 77.5 points and has outscored opponents by 12.4 points per game.
The Buccaneers are 1-4 on the road. East Tennessee State is sixth in the SoCon scoring 75.8 points per game and is shooting 45.2%.
UMKC is shooting 44.6% from the field this season, 1.9 percentage points higher than the 42.7% East Tennessee State allows to opponents. East Tennessee State has shot at a 45.2% clip from the field this season, 1.8 percentage points greater than the 43.4% shooting opponents of UMKC have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jamar Brown is shooting 49.2% and averaging 15.6 points for the Kangaroos.
Quimari Peterson is scoring 17.8 points per game and averaging 4.6 rebounds for the Buccaneers.
LAST 10 GAMES: Kangaroos: 5-5, averaging 75.8 points, 32.6 rebounds, 14.7 assists, 8.6 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 46.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.6 points per game.
Buccaneers: 6-4, averaging 75.9 points, 34.4 rebounds, 15.2 assists, 7.8 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 45.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.0 points.
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