'Roos To Face IUPUI In Regular Season Finale Saturday

The 'Roos head to Indianapolis for the final regular season game on Saturday night. The 'Roos and Jaguars are in eighth and ninth place in the league standings, respectively. UMKC looks to break a four-game skid and improve its seed in the league tourney, while IUPUI is looking snap a 14-game skid. It is locked into the No. 8 seed. The Kangaroos and Jaguars are meeting for the 33rd time, with IUPUI holding a 20-12 advantage. The 'Roos have won the last two meetings, both in Kansas CIty, including a 79-65 win in the conference opener.
IUPUI comes in with a 6-24 overall record and is 1-14 in Summit League play. The Jags have lost 14 consecutive games, dating back to a win on December 27 against IPFW.
The Jaguars have battled injures and ineligible players this year, but are paced by Mitchell Patton with 13.4 points and 5.0 rebounds per game. Donovan Gibbs is putting up 10.4 points and 6.5 rebounds per outing, and Greg Rice is averaging 8.8 points per contest. John Hart and Ian Chiles are both out of the lineup.
As a team the Jaguars average 66.8 points and allow 77.9 per game, while shooting 44.4 percent. The Jags have 1.1 assist-to-turnover ratio, but allow opponents to shoot 49 percent.
UMKC had a tale of two halves when they faced Western Illinois this past Thursday. Kansas City put up 39 points in the first half at Western Illinois, the most the Leathernecks have allowed in the opening period all season. The 'Roos his 71.4 percent from the field. They followed that up by scoring 11 points in the second half, which was a season-low.
Kansas City will be either the No. 6 or No. 7 seed in the upcoming Summit League Championships in Sioux Falls, S.D. To get the No. 6 seed, UMKC must defeat IUPUI, and South Dakota must lose to Western Illinois. To get the No. 7 seed, either South Dakota must defeat Western Illinois, or UMKC must lose to IUPUI.
UMKC heads to Sioux Falls, South Dakota for the Summit League Tournament. Since the 'Roos will be either the No. 6 or No. 7 seed in the tournament, they will play either, Sunday or Saturday, respectively.