Box Score PHOENIX, Ariz. – The Omaha men's basketball team overcame a 19-point deficit Sunday night, defeating Grand Canyon 108-104 in overtime at GCU Arena. With the win, the Mavericks improve to 5-5 (0-0 Summit League) on the season, while the Antelopes drop to 7-2 (0-0 WAC) in their first home loss of the year.

Senior guard Devin Patterson paced the Mavericks with 26 points and six rebounds, shooting 6-of-12 from the field with three 3-pointers and an 11-of-12 showing at the line. Senior forward Jake White added 23 points with five boards, hitting 7-of-10 from the floor and 9-of-10 at the stripe.

Junior guard Tra-Deon Hollins finished with a season-high 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting, adding seven assists, five steals, three rebounds and a team-high two blocks. Senior guards Kyler Erickson and Tim Smallwood totaled 11 points and three boards apiece, with Erickson shooting 4-of-7 with two threes and Smallwood coming in at 3-of-6, all behind the arc.

As a team, Omaha shot 56 percent (34-of-61) from the field, 41 percent (9-of-22) from long range and 78 percent (31of-40) at the free throw line. Grand Canyon finished at a 48 percent clip (37-of-77) from the floor, 33 percent (7-of-21) from three and 70 percent (23-of-33) at the charity stripe.

GCU was led by 29 points apiece from Grandy Glaze and Dominic Magee. Glaze made 12 of 14 shots from the floor.

Grand Canyon opened the game on a 10-0 run sparked by eight points from Glaze. The Mavericks were held scoreless from 12:05 to 5:41, during which time the Lopes built their largest lead of the game at 35-16. A Smallwood trey then ignited a 15-5 Omaha scoring stretch, and with three GCU turnovers forced by Hollins, Patterson and sophomore forward Tre'Shawn Thurman, the Mavericks trimmed the deficit to 40-31 by 2:17. But with just over a minute to go, a three from Ryan Majerle and a Magee layup helped cement a double-digit Lopes lead, and Omaha faced a 47-33 deficit by the intermission.

The Mavericks pulled within three (53-50) five minutes into the second half, courtesy of a three-point play by senior forward Randy Reed II. Omaha continued to threaten but couldn't quite even the score, eventually making it a one-point game at 73-72 with 6:30 to go. Majerle then poured in a three to start a 10-0 Grand Canyon run, pushing the Lopes ahead 83-72 with 3:42 left. UNO, which shot 72 percent for the half, continued to fight, with two Erickson 3-pointers and a Hollins dunk that brought the Mavericks within four at 87-83 with just under a minute to go. With 14 seconds on the clock, a Hollins layup cut it to 94-92, and a pair of Patterson free throws tied the game at 94-94 to force the game to overtime.

Omaha, which never led in regulation, took its first lead of the game at 99-94 in the extra period, as White singlehandedly fueled a 5-0 run to start. GCU eventually knotted the game again at 101-101 on a three-point play by Magee with 1:38 left. White, who scored nine points in the overtime period, then completed a three-point play, putting the Mavericks ahead for good en route to the 108-104 victory.

Omaha returns to action on Wednesday, Dec. 16, hosting Simpson College. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. at Baxter Arena, and Gary Sharp and Grant Nieland will have the radio call on 1180 Zone 2. Links to live video, audio and stats will be available on OMavs.com.

NOTES
-Omaha overcame a 19-point deficit in its win, the largest since rallying from down 22 for an 85-78 triumph at IUPUI on Feb. 9, 2013.
-UNO is 2-0 in overtime games this year.
-The Mavericks have had two 20-point scorers on the same night twice this season. The first time was at Montana State on Dec. 6, when Patterson had 38 points and Thurman had 20.
-UNO is a perfect 17-0 when scoring 100 or more points in a game during the 11-year Derrin Hansen era.
-The Mavericks have hit the century mark in four out of its five wins this year.