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EDINBURG, Texas – The Omaha men's basketball team led with minutes left in the game but was unable to hang on for a road win over Texas-Pan American on Saturday, falling 80-72 at UTPA Fieldhouse. The Mavericks are now 3-11 (0-2 Summit League) on the year, while the Broncs improve to 6-8 (0-0 Great West).
Junior guard
Justin Simmons led UNO in scoring for the second straight game, totaling 17 points. He added five rebounds, four assists and a steal.
Three other Mavericks finished with double-figure efforts: junior center
John Karhoff (14), senior forward
Alex Welhouse (12) and sophomore guard
CJ Carter (11). Welhouse pulled down a team-leading seven rebounds, swiped two steals and went 3-for-6 from beyond the arc, moving up to 11th in school history with 123 threes made.
UTPA was paced by 19 points from Brandon Provost, who went 3-for-5 from long range and passed the 1,000 career points milestone. Aaron Urbanus and Jesus Delgado each posted 16 points, with Urbanus recording four 3-pointers. Justin Leathers led the Broncs on the glass with seven rebounds, along with eight points, two assists and two steals.
As a team, Omaha shot 49 percent (28-of-57) to UTPA's 48 percent. The Mavs were 43 percent from long range (6-of-14), while the Broncs finished at a 41 percent clip (7-of-17).
UNO led 43-35 at halftime, but a Provost three at 12:10 gave UTPA a 53-51 lead. The game remained close, stalling at a 70-70 tie on Lauri Toivonen's basket with three minutes to go. Leathers hit a free throw to give UTPA the 71-70 advantage it needed, and the Broncs went on to take the 80-72 win at home.
Omaha returns to action on Saturday, Dec. 29, hosting South Dakota. Tipoff is set for Noon at Ralston Arena, and links to live video, live audio and live stats will be available on OMavs.com.
