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OMAHA, Neb. – The UNO men's basketball team snapped a four-game losing streak on Wednesday night, defeating Peru State 106-71 at Sapp Fieldhouse. With the win, the Mavericks improved to 8-15 on the year, while the Bobcats dropped to 1-23 (0-11 HAAC). Nebraska Omaha finished with 95 field goals attempted for the night, which is the highest single-game total of any Division I team in the nation this season.

Senior guard Mitch Albers moved up to No. 2 in school history for career scoring, passing former Maverick Dennis Forrest, who totaled 1,660 points from 1973 to 1977. Albers finished with 17 for the game, moving him up to 1,673 over his four-year career and bringing him within 143 of all-time scoring leader Dean Thompson (1,816). Albers also chipped in five assists, a rebound and a steal for the night.

Sophomore center John Karhoff and junior guard Bill Freeman matched Albers' scoring total, posting 17 points apiece, with Freeman's career-high effort coming off the bench. Freeman finished 8-for-11 from the field and added a pair of rebounds, two assists and two steals, while Karhoff totaled a season-high eight rebounds – all offensive boards – with two assists and a block.

Junior guard Jacques Coleman also finished in double figures with a career-high 15 points along with a career-best six steals and six rebounds. Junior forward Alex Welhouse grabbed a game-leading 10 rebounds and just missed a double-double with nine points.

Peru State was led by Eric Donald, who contributed 19 points with four 3-Pointers. Kevin Tighe put up 11 points with a trio of treys, and Richard Oppitz finished with 10 points and nine rebounds for the night.

As a team, Nebraska Omaha shot 46 percent from the field (44-of-95). Peru State shot 44 percent (26-of-59) from the floor and 53 percent from 3-point range (10-of-19).

The Mavericks committed just nine turnovers but forced 26 from the Bobcats, scoring 35 points off PSC miscues. UNO also finished with season highs in multiple categories as a team – points, field goals made (44), field goals attempted (95), rebounds (52) and steals (19), and its 35-point margin marks the largest margin of victory in 2011-12.

Peru State played tough in the first half, playing with the Mavs early on to tie it at 10-10. Back-to-back layups from Freeman and Coleman's second 3-pointer of the season finally pushed UNO ahead for good to 17-12, and the next basket was a special one for Albers, whose layup tied him with Forrest for second in school history. Drawing the foul, his subsequent free throw gave him sole possession of the No. 2 spot.

Welhouse later hit an open trey to make it 29-20, and a pair of his free throws then got the Mavs out to a 33-23 lead. Consecutive shots from PSC's Oppitz cut the score to 33-27, but UNO worked back out to a 42-32 advantage with two minutes left. The Bobcats again got within six late in the half, but a final dunk from Albers made it 48-38, and the Mavericks took a 48-40 lead into the locker room.

In the second half, Peru State made it a two-point ballgame with a 3-pointer by Tighe, but a Karhoff dunk followed by a short Albers jumper helped the Mavs regain control at 57-50. Coleman's layup later spotted UNO a 64-51 lead, and three straight baskets from him and Freeman stretched it to 73-55. With crowd-pleasing dunks from Albers and Freeman, UNO went up 77-55, and eight more points from Coleman – including the layup to push the Mavericks to the century mark – propelled the offensive attack. Behind a final 54-21 scoring run, UNO finished with a season-high 58 second-half points and cruised to the 106-71 victory.

Nebraska Omaha returns to action on Thursday, Feb. 2, traveling to Avila. Gametime is set for 7 p.m. at Mabee Fieldhouse in Kansas City, Mo.