Box Score MACOMB, Ill. -- The Omaha men's basketball team dropped a conference road game Wednesday night, falling 83-76 to Western Illinois at Western Hall. The Mavericks are now 15-9 (7-3 Summit League), while the Leathernecks improve to 8-13 (1-9) and snap their 11-game losing streak.

Senior forward Jake White led the way for Omaha with his sixth double-double of the season on 21 points and a career-high-tying 13 rebounds, shooting 9-of-14 from the field.

Senior guard Devin Patterson joined White in double figures with 16 points on four 3-pointers, seven assists and three steals. Sophomore forward Tre'Shawn Thurman added 12 points and five rebounds, and junior guard Tra-Deon Hollins chipped in nine points, six rebounds and six assists.

As a team, Omaha shot 43 percent (28-of-65) from the field, 44 percent (11-of-25) from 3-point range and 64 percent (9-of-14) at the free throw line. Western finished at 50 percent (27-of-54) from the floor, 35 percent (6-of-17) behind the arc and 67 percent (23-of-34) at the stripe. UNO narrowly outrebounded the Leathernecks 39-38.

Western Illinois was led by 23 points from Garret Covington. Jabari Sandifer (17), Mike Miklusak (14) and Tate Stensgaard (13) also scored in double figures, with Miklusak adding 11 boards for a double-double.

Omaha opened the game on an 8-0 run, sparked with two 3-pointers from White and Patterson. It was the start of a strong first-half long-range effort from the Mavericks, who hit nine treys in the first 20 minutes. Back-to-back threes by senior guard Tim Smallwood later gave UNO its largest lead at 23-12 with 10:59 left, and the Mavs matched that again at 27-16 with a pair of free throws from senior guard/forward Randy Reed II with 7:35 remaining.

Western Illinois then turned up the heat, using an 11-3 run with nine points from Miklusak to cut Omaha's lead to 30-27. From there, two 3-pointers from Sandifer solidified the Leathernecks' first lead of the night, 35-34, with 1:15 to go. A triple from senior guard Kyler Erickson, however, halted the threat and put the Mavericks up again, 37-35, before two free throws from Dalan Ancrum closed the half with UNO and WIU tied 37-37.

Omaha and Western Illinois traded baskets to start the second half, with Patterson's fourth triple of the night stalling the score again at 48-48. After a dunk by Reed and a Patterson layup, the Mavericks led 52-50, but two Covington free throws knotted it once more at 52-all. The Mavericks took their final lead of the night, 53-52, on a Thurman foul shot.

Western then countered with a three and a driving layup from Miklusak, who singlehandedly put the Leathernecks up 57-53 with 10:32 left. Though two White layups got Omaha within two twice, Covington promptly drilled a triple to make it 64-59 with 6:50 to go. The Leathernecks never let the Mavericks back under three for the remainder of the game, taking their largest lead at 83-73 in the final minute. Thurman managed one last shot -- a 3-pointer -- in the closing seconds, as Western Illinois picked up its first conference win, 83-76.

Omaha returns to action on Saturday, Feb. 6, hosting Denver. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. at Baxter Arena, and Gary Sharp and Grant Nieland will have the radio call on 1180 one 2. Links to live stats, audio and video will be available on OMavs.com.

NOTES
-Omaha has yet to win a game at Western Hall, going 0-5 since joining Division I in 2011-12.
-Senior forward Jake White's double-double was his sixth of the season and the 12th by any Maverick this year.
-White's scoring effort was his ninth with 20 or more points this season.
-Senior guard Devin Patterson, Omaha's 36th 1,000 point scorer, moved up to 26th in school history for career scoring. He has 1,065 career points, having passed former Mavericks Bill Haas (1,064), Rick Wilks (1,058) Tom Thompson (1,056) and Ryan Curtis (1,051) tonight.