St. Thomas hosts UMKC following Nesbitt's 26-point showing

UMKC Kangaroos (13-9, 8-4 Summit) at Saint Thomas Tommies (8-14, 2-8 Summit)

Saint Paul, Minnesota; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: UMKC plays the Saint Thomas Tommies after Marvin Nesbitt Jr. scored 26 points in UMKC's 91-82 victory against the Western Illinois Leathernecks.

The Tommies are 4-4 on their home court. St. Thomas averages 75.5 points while outscoring opponents by 1.3 points per game.

The Kangaroos are 8-4 in Summit play. UMKC is seventh in the Summit scoring 71.2 points per game and is shooting 46.1%.

The teams square off for the second time this season in Summit play. The Kangaroos won the last meeting 81-72 on Feb. 4. Evan Gilyard scored 23 points to help lead the Kangaroos to the victory.

TOP PERFORMERS: Riley Miller averages 3.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Tommies, scoring 15.6 points while shooting 40.7% from beyond the arc. Anders Nelson is averaging 15.6 points and 3.1 assists over the past 10 games for St. Thomas.

Gilyard is scoring 16.0 points per game and averaging 1.5 rebounds for the Kangaroos. Nesbitt is averaging 15.3 points and 7.7 rebounds over the last 10 games for UMKC.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tommies: 2-8, averaging 71.1 points, 23.9 rebounds, 10.7 assists, 4.9 steals and 1.2 blocks per game while shooting 43.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 80.4 points per game.

Kangaroos: 7-3, averaging 74.5 points, 27.4 rebounds, 13.1 assists, 7.0 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 46.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.8 points.

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