BROOKINGS, S.D. – The Omaha men's basketball team dropped a Summit League contest to South Dakota State on Wednesday night, falling 86-64 at Frost Arena. The Mavericks are now 8-12 (2-6 Summit League), while the Jackrabbits improve to 16-7 (7-2 Summit League).

Senior forward Mike Rostampour paced the Mavericks with a season-high-tying 18 points and 11 rebounds, marking the seventh double-double of his career and his fourth of the season.

Senior guard CJ Carter added 12 points, two rebounds, four steals, two steals and a block, and freshman forward Tre'Shawn Thurman rounded it out with 10 points alongside four boards. Junior guard Devin Patterson also chipped in eight points, four rebounds, a pair of assists and two steals, and junior forward Jake White notched another seven points.

As a team, Omaha shot .333 (22-of-66) from the field, .188 (3-of-16) from long range and .654 (17-of-26) at the free throw line. South Dakota State finished at .565 (26-of-46) from the floor, .500 (10-of-20) beyond the arc and .828 (24-of-29) at the charity stripe.

SDSU was led by three players scoring in double figures: Deondre Parks (26), Jake Bittle (21) and Cody Larson (15). Larson and Bittle also pulled down a team-high seven rebounds apiece, and Parks shot 7-of-8 for the night, including 5-of-5 from 3-point range.

SDSU shot 8-of-9 – including 5-of-5 behind the arc -- to start the game. Sparked by three early triples from Parks, the Jacks led 23-10 by the 11:17 mark. Rostampour then ripped off 11 straight points for UNO, cutting it to 29-21 with 7:47 until the break. The Mavericks managed to pull within five with just over four minutes to go, as back-to-back scores from Thurman made it 33-28. SDSU, which shot 65 percent (13-of-20) in the first half, outscored UNO 8-4 in the closing minutes to lead 41-31 at the intermission.

Thurman came out of the break with a layup for Omaha that sheared the margin to eight, but South Dakota State quickly took it out to a 17-point lead with a 9-0 run. The Jackrabbits continued their sharp shooting in the second half with a .500 clip, surging to their largest lead at 84-59 with 2:18 to go and picking up the 86-64 win.

Omaha resumes play on Saturday, Jan. 31, welcoming Fort Wayne to Ralston Arena at 1 p.m. Gary Sharp and former Maverick Grant Nieland will have the radio call of the game on 1180 Zone 2, and links to live stats, audio and video will be available on OMavs.com.