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UMKC Roos take on the Idaho State Bengals on 6-game skid

Idaho State Bengals (4-4) at UMKC Roos (1-6)

Kansas City, Missouri; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: UMKC enters the matchup with Idaho State after losing six straight games.

The Roos have gone 1-1 in home games. UMKC averages 13.6 turnovers per game and is 0-1 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents.

The Bengals are 1-3 in road games. Idaho State is 1-1 in games decided by less than 4 points.

UMKC is shooting 40.5% from the field this season, 1.7 percentage points lower than the 42.2% Idaho State allows to opponents. Idaho State averages 7.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.7 fewer makes per game than UMKC allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: CJ Evans is scoring 13.3 points per game with 1.9 rebounds and 3.4 assists for the Roos. Jayson Petty is averaging 12.6 points and 4.6 rebounds while shooting 43.4%.

Caleb Van De Griend is scoring 15.0 points per game and averaging 6.9 rebounds for the Bengals. Connor Hollenbeck is averaging 12.9 points.

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