Watch UMKC vs. North Dakota: TV channel, live stream info, start time

How to watch UMKC vs. North Dakota basketball game

By Scout Staff

Jan 22, 2022 at 7:20 pm ET • 1 min read

Who's Playing

North Dakota @ UMKC

Current Records: North Dakota 4-15; UMKC 9-8

What to Know

The UMKC Kangaroos will play host again and welcome the North Dakota Fighting Hawks to Swinney Recreation Center, where tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET this past Saturday. The teams split their matchups last year, with North Dakota winning the first 52-45 at home on the road and the Kangaroos taking the second 77-53.

The North Dakota State Bison typically have all the answers at home, but this past Thursday UMKC proved too difficult a challenge. UMKC had just enough and edged out North Dakota State 80-77.

Speaking of close games: North Dakota was close but no cigar this past Thursday as they fell 80-76 to the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles.

UMKC is the favorite in this one, with an expected 10.5-point margin of victory. Those who got lucky with them against the spread this past Thursday might want to hold off on placing bets this time since the squad has yet to string together back-to-back wins against the spread.

The Kangaroos' win brought them up to 9-8 while the Fighting Hawks' defeat pulled them down to 4-15. A couple stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: UMKC enters the matchup with 16.7 takeaways on average, good for 26th best in college basketball. On the other end of the spectrum, North Dakota is stumbling into the contest with the 13th fewest takeaways in college basketball, having accrued only 10.4 on average. So the cards are definitely stacked against North Dakota.