Missouri-Kansas City 73, at Omaha 66

OMAHA, Neb. (Interstat) — In a game defined by defensive pressure and opportunistic offense, the Missouri-Kansas City Kangaroos secured a significant road victory, defeating the Omaha Mavericks 73-66 in a Summit League men’s basketball contest Saturday night at Baxter Arena. The Kangaroos, who entered the game with a 3-12 record and were given only a 9.5% chance to win by a national analytics system, used a stifling defensive performance to snap a two-game skid and hand the Mavericks their third consecutive loss. UMKC improved to 4-12 overall, while Omaha fell to 7-10. The most critical sequence of the game came… Read more...