Omaha Mavericks (7-14, 3-6 Summit) at UMKC Kangaroos (8-13, 4-4 Summit)
Kansas City, Missouri; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Omaha visits the UMKC Kangaroos after Luke Jungers scored 27 points in Omaha’s 84-68 loss to the South Dakota Coyotes.
The Kangaroos are 4-4 in home games. UMKC is 4- when it wins the turnover battle and averages 13.7 turnovers per game.
The Mavericks have gone 3-6 against Summit opponents. Omaha ranks fourth in the Summit scoring 31.9 points per game in the paint led by Marquel Sutton averaging 7.2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Rayquawndis Mitchell is shooting 32.8% from beyond the arc with 2.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Kangaroos, while averaging 18.8 points. Shemarri Allen is shooting 42.6% and averaging 17.2 points over the last 10 games for UMKC.
Frankie Fidler is averaging 12.8 points, 5.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists for the Mavericks. Jungers is averaging 1.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Omaha.
LAST 10 GAMES: Kangaroos: 4-6, averaging 67.6 points, 31.2 rebounds, 10.1 assists, 7.0 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 40.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.8 points per game.
Mavericks: 4-6, averaging 74.4 points, 31.0 rebounds, 15.0 assists, 6.4 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 48.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.8 points.
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