Box Score IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The Omaha men's basketball team weathered a 3-point onslaught from Iowa Saturday afternoon, upsetting the Hawkeyes 98-89 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. With their first win over a Power 5 school in the modern era and the first triumph over a Big Ten team in program history, the Mavericks improve to 4-4 (0-0 Summit League) on the season. Iowa drops to 3-5 (0-0 Big Ten).

Sophomore guard Zach Jackson scored a career-high 21 points to lead UNO, shooting 6-of-9 from the field with three 3-pointers and a 6-of-6 effort at the free throw line. He added a career-high-tying eight rebounds, a career-best three assists and a steal.

Senior guard Tra-Deon Hollins registered his first double-double of the season and the third of his career with 12 points and a season-high 11 assists, adding five boards, two steals and a block.

Junior forward Tre'Shawn Thurman shot 7-of-11 from the floor en route to 17 points, a team-high nine rebounds and a season-best three steals, while sophomore forward Mitch Hahn rounded it out with 15 points and five caroms.

Using a dominant inside effort to outscore Iowa 40-26 in the paint, Omaha outshot Iowa .479 (34-of-71) to .403 (27-of-67), though the Hawkeyes hit 14 threes for the afternoon. The Mavericks also had the edge in rebounding, 47-39, including 19-17 on the offensive end.

Iowa was led by a double-double from the nation's fifth-best scorer, Peter Jok, who posted 33 points and 10 rebounds with five 3-pointers and a 12-of-12 showing at the line. Jordan Bohannon added 20 points with six 3-pointers, and Cordell Pemsl had another 18 points for the day.

In the opening half, Omaha shot .513 (20-of-39) and scored 53 points in the half, their second-highest first-half total this season. Aided by 10 offensive rebounds, the Mavericks also held a 23-15 edge on the glass over the Hawkeyes.

Iowa built a 34-27 advantage by 8:29, courtesy of an 11-3 run. Omaha then rattled off a 9-0 run to tie the game at 36-36 with buckets by Jackson, Hollins and sophomore center Zach Pirog. The Mavericks evened it again at 43-43 with a Hollins jumper at 2:16, then ended the half on a 10-2 run over the last 1:38 to lead 53-47 at the intermission.

In the second half, Omaha went up by as much as 11, when a Hahn trey with 7:35 to go made it 79-68. Iowa battled back, trimming the Mavericks' lead to 87-84 on two free throws from Jok with 1:53 left. But Jackson kicked into gear from there, draining a three on the next play and following with four free throws to extend the lead to double digits again before Omaha sealed it at 98-89.

Omaha returns to action on Monday, Dec. 5, visiting Iowa State. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa, and Gary Sharp will have the radio call on 1180 Zone 2. Links to live stats, audio and video will be available on OMavs.com.

GAME NOTES
-Omaha entered the gme 0-11 all-time against Big Ten foes.
-The Mavericks now trail Iowa 1-2 in the series history between the two schools.
-Saturday marked the fourth double-figure assist performance of senior guard Tra-Deon Hollins' career. He also owns the last three double-doubles on points and assist of any Maverick.
-Sophomore guard Zach Jackson's career-high 21 points marked the fourth scoring performance of 20 or more points by an Omaha player this season.