Box Score OMAHA, Neb. – Despite an outstanding double-double performance from senior forward Mike Rostampour, the Omaha men's basketball team dropped a 74-73 loss to South Dakota Thursday night at Ralston Arena. The Mavericks are now 8-16 (2-10 Summit League), while the Coyotes improve to 12-14 (6-6 Summit League).

Rostampour achieved the eighth double-double of his career and his fifth of the season, finishing with a career-high-tying 24 points and a game-high 15 rebounds. The West St. Paul, Minn., native shot 9-of-15 from the field with a pair of threes and was 4-of-5 at the line while adding two assists and two blocks.

Freshman Forward Tre'Shawn Thurman added 12 points and six boards, shooting 5-of-9. Junior guard Devin Patterson rounded out the double-figure scoring efforts with 11 points alongside three assists and three steals.

Senior guard CJ Carter also chipped in nine points with three assists and a board, while junior forward Jake White had eight points, five caroms and a block.

As a team, Omaha shot 27-of-59 (.458) from the floor to South Dakota's 28-of-65 (.431).

The Coyotes were led Tyler Larson, who had 20 points, seven rebounds and four steals. Sekou Harris tallied another 12 points, and Tre Burnette had 11.

The Mavericks surged early in the game, taking a 21-7 lead on a Tim Smallwood layup. UNO went up by 14 again with a Patterson trey that pushed it to 24-10, but South Dakota came back immediately with a 10-0 run spurred by seven points from Burnette. With 3:13 until halftime, a Burnette jumper brought the Coyotes within one, and they took their first lead at 32-31 with 2:12 on a Larson bucket. Omaha regained its lead with 0:35 to go as Carter fed Thurman for a two-handed dunk, which made it 34-33 at the break.

In the second half, South Dakota turned to Harris, who scored all 12 of his points in the final minutes, and Larson, who had 11, to spark a comeback. The Coyotes tied the game at 50-50 with back-to-back triples by the USD duo, but the Mavericks surged again and rattled off 11 unanswered points for a 61-50 lead with 9:01 to go.

USD stalled the game once more at 67-all with a Larson layup at 3:38, and after tying again at 69-all, the Coyotes used a Norris free throw to go up by one. Thurman then registered a tip-in and a dunk to spot Omaha a 73-70 advantage at 1:14, but a Brandon Bos jumper with just under a minute to go pulled USD within one. Eric Robertson nailed USD's final shot, as his tip-in with 0:08 left gave the Coyotes the lead. The Mavericks were left with one final chance, but two shot attempts in the final possession fell just short as South Dakota escaped with the 74-73 win.

Omaha returns to action on Saturday, Feb. 14, hosting Western Illinois. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. at Ralston Arena, and the game will be broadcast on 1620 The Zone with Gary Sharp and former Maverick Grant Nieland on the call. Links to live stats, audio and video will be available on OMavs.com.