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Mastodons Conclude Regular Season at UMKC
2/25/2011 10:23:03 PM | Men's Basketball
Kansas City, MO - IPFW will try to sew up the No. 4 seed for the upcoming Summit League Tournament on Saturday night at UMKC. If the 'Dons beat the Kangaroos, they will be the fourth seed, courtesy of North Dakota State's 84-61 win over South Dakota State on Friday night. IPFW would face SDSU.
If the Mastodons fall at UMKC, they will go into the tournament as the 6th seed and face IUPUI.
IPFW (17-11, 10-7 SL) at UMKC (16-12, 9-8 SL)
When: Saturday, February 26 - 8:00 p.m.
Where: Kansas City, MO - Swinney Recreation Center (1,500)
All-Time Series: Series tied at 4
MASTODONS ON THE AIR
Radio: ESPN 1380AM/Internet (Rudy Yovich, play-by-play; Mike Maahs, color) 7:45 a.m. pregame
Video: UMKC All-Access
SCOUTING THE MASTODONS
The Mastodons are led in scoring by sophomore guard Frank Gaines (6-5/190/Ft. Lauderdale, FL) who is averaging 14.4 points a game. Senior guard Ben Botts (6-0/170/Muncie, IN) is second on the team at 13.6 points a game, and junior guard Jeremy Mixon (6-1/175/Indianapolis, IN) rounds out the top-three scorers for the 'Dons at 10.3 points a contest.
WHAT 2 WATCH 4
IPFW is 0-7 when scoring 66 points or less, 0-5 with a FG % of 38.6% or less and 0-3 when making 22 or less field goals. On the flip side...IPFW is 14-1 when leading at the half, 5-0 when holding opponents to 59 or less points, 7-1 when shooting above 50.0% from the floor and 11-0 when outrebounding opponents.
SCOUTING THE KANGAROOS
UMKC is led in scoring by redshirt senior forward Jay Cousinard (6-6/205/Houston, TX) who is averaging 18.5 points a game. Senior forward Spencer Johnson (6-6/215/Champaign, IL) is second on the team in scoring at 12.2 ppg., while redshirt junior guard Reggie Chamberlain (6-0/170/Kansas City, MO) rounds out the top-three in scoring for the 'Roos at 11.1 points a game.
WHAT 2 WATCH 4
UMKC was without Jay Cousinard vs. Oakland due to a knee injury. He is a game-time decision for tonight's game with IPFW. The Kangaroos are 0-4 when recording 13 or fewer assists and 0-5 when shooting less than 36.7% from behind the arc. The overall series between IPFW and UMKC?is tied at four. IPFW has never won in Kansas City. Last time out...Ben Botts had a game-high 20 points as IPFW topped UMKC in overtime, 76-72 on December 2 at the Memorial Coliseum. Spencer Johnson led UMKC with 19. Five Mastodons scored in double-digits.
Complete UMKC Game Notes
