Box Score OMAHA, Neb. -- The Omaha men's basketball team picked up its second consecutive home triumph Saturday afternoon, defeating North Dakota State 76-69 at Baxter Arena. With the win, the Mavericks improved to 17-10 (9-4 Summit League) and swept the season series with the Bison, while NDSU dropped to 16-10 (6-6 Summit League).

Senior forward Jake White led the way with game highs of 23 points and seven rebounds while adding an assist and a steal. The Chaska, Minn., native shot 10-of-14 from the field for his 10th 20-point scoring effort of the season.

Senior guard Devin Patterson added 16 points, and junior guard Tra-Deon Hollins had 14 points, six assists, four steals and four boards while shooting 6-of-10 with two 3-pointers. Sophomore forward Tre'Shawn Thurman also had a double-figure scoring afternoon, posting 10 points with three rebounds.

As a team, UNO shot 48 percent (29-of-61) from the field, 31 percent (5-of-16) from three and 77 percent (13-of-17) at the free throw line. NDSU finished at 53 percent (27-of-51) from the floor, 41 percent (7-of-17) behind the arc and 53 percent (8-of-15) at the stripe. The Bison outrebounded Omaha 31-28, while the Mavericks forced 17 turnovers while committing just nine of their own and scoring 19 points off miscues.

North Dakota State had two double-figure scorers for the day, with 21 points from Khy Kabellis and another 18 points and six rebounds from Kory Brown.

UNO struck early, opening to a 6-0 lead to start the game. After a Brown dunk helped NDSU it at 11-11, seven Patterson points spurred a 10-1 Omaha run over the next 3:51 to give the Mavericks a 21-13 lead. Kabellis then went on a tear for NDSU, pouring in seven points over the next two minutes, including a 3-pointer that pulled the Bison within three at 25-22 at 7:10.

From there, a 7-0 scoring stretch gave NDSU their first lead at 29-27 on a Chris Kading three and a Brown layup. But a White layup and a Hollins triple put Omaha ahead again, 32-29, and the Mavericks held on to their lead for a 34-31 advantage by halftime.

In the second half, the Mavericks shot 53 percent from the floor and were paced by 10 points from White, who shot 5-for-6, and 11 more from Hollins, who was 5-for-7. NDSU tied it at 36-36 on a Brown triple 58 seconds in, but the Mavericks came back with a White jumper plus a steal and a layup from Hollins to shoot ahead 40-36. A 10-0 surge then helped Omaha go up 50-38 with 14:27 left, and the Mavericks eventually took their largest lead, 62-49, when senior guard Kyler Erickson canned a 3-pointer with 7:45 to go.

Though NDSU went 10-for-10 from the field in the final 10 minutes of the game, Omaha never allowed the Bison to pull any closer than five at 71-66 on a Carlin Dupree jumper with 1:04 to go. The Mavericks finished it off with a Hollins layup and free throws from Erickson and Patterson en route to the 76-69 victory.

Omaha returns to action on Wednesday, Feb. 17, starting its final regular-season road trip with a visit to IUPUI. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. (CT) at Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis, Ind., and the game will be broadcast live on ESPN3. Gary Sharp will also have the radio call on 1180 Zone 2, and fans can stream the audio on their smartphones by downloading NRG Media's app “1620 The Zone.” Links to ­stats, audio and video will be available on OMavs.com.