Cal State Bakersfield (16-9, 7-4) vs. UMKC (9-16, 4-6)
Swinney Recreation Center, Kansas City, Missouri; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Cal State Bakersfield goes for the season sweep over UMKC after winning the previous matchup in Bakersfield. The teams last met on Jan. 17, when the Roadrunners shot 47.4 percent from the field while holding UMKC's shooters to just 43.6 percent en route to the one-point victory.
SUPER SENIORS: Cal State Bakersfield's Rickey Holden, Damiyne Durham and James Suber have collectively scored 37 percent of the team's points this season, including 31 percent of all Roadrunners scoring over the last five games.
DEFENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS: The Kangaroos have allowed only 71.1 points per game to WAC opponents thus far, an improvement from the 76.8 per game they gave up to non-conference competition.
JUMPING FOR JARKEL: Jarkel Joiner has connected on 36 percent of the 100 3-pointers he's attempted and has made 6 of 22 over his last five games. He's also converted 66.7 percent of his free throws this season.
WINLESS WHEN: Cal State Bakersfield is 0-6 when scoring fewer than 62 points and 16-3 when scoring at least 62.
ASSIST RATIOS: The Kangaroos have recently used assists to create baskets more often than the Roadrunners. UMKC has 36 assists on 71 field goals (50.7 percent) over its past three contests while Cal State Bakersfield has assists on 28 of 77 field goals (36.4 percent) during its past three games.
DID YOU KNOW: Cal State Bakersfield has posted an excellent offensive rebound percentage of 38.7 percent, ranking the Roadrunners third nationally in that category. The offensive rebound percentage for UMKC stands at just 23.8 percent (ranked 317th).
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