NICEVILLE, Fla. -- The Omaha men's basketball team closed the Emerald Coast Classic Saturday morning, falling 75-73 in overtime to Jackson State.
 
Leaders for Omaha
Junior Zach Jackson tallied his second 20-point scoring performance of the year, finishing with 22 points on 6-of-8 shooting with four 3-pointers. He was 6-of-7 at the charity stripe and added two rebounds and two steals.
 
Sophomore KJ Robinson chipped in 13 points with a trio of threes, as well as a team-high five assists, two rebounds, a block and a steal. Senior Daniel Norl rounded it out with 12 points, a team-high five boards and three assists.
 
Senior Daniel Meyer matched Norl on the glass, pulling down five rebounds alongside eight points.
 
Leaders for Jackson State
Jackson State had a pair of 20-point scorers in Chace Franklin (22) and Paris Collins (21), with Franklin knocking down the game-winning 3-pointer in overtime. Charles Taylor added a game-high eight rebounds with eight points.
 
Team Stats
Omaha shot over 50 percent from the third straight game, finishing at .520 (26-of-50) from the floor, including .407 (11-of-27) from long range. JSU came in at .448 (30-of-67) from the field and .313 (5-of-16) behind the arc. The Tigers forced 18 Maverick miscues while committing 10 themselves.
 
Inside the First Half
Meyer led the Mavericks with eight points on 4-of-5 shooting in the first half, while sophomore JT Gibson had seven as Omaha shot .480 (12-of-25) out of the gate. The half included six ties and 12 lead changes, with the Mavericks taking a 35-31 advantage by the break, their first halftime lead of the year.
 
Inside the Second Half
Omaha built a five-point advantage at 38-33 in the first 90 seconds of the second stanza, but JSU regained the lead at 56-55. Later, down 66-62, Jackson hit a wide-open three from the corner to pull the Mavericks within one with just under two minutes to play. JSU again stretched it to a three-point lead with 21 seconds left in regulation, but Norl drained another trey to tie it at 68-all with 10.2 seconds left, sending the game to overtime.
 
Inside Overtime
Omaha used a pair of free throws and Jackson's fourth triple of the game to go up 73-68 with 3:26 left in the extra period. But JSU sunk two Taylor free throws and added a layup from Collins to begin its comeback, and the Mavericks committed three straight turnovers as their lead was trimmed to 73-72. Franklin then hit the game-winning three in the closing seconds, sealing the game at 75-73 with JSU's final 7-0 run.
 
The Mavericks are now 0-7 on the season, while the Tigers improve to 2-4.
 
Up Next
Omaha makes its home debut on Wednesday, Nov. 29, welcoming Drake to Baxter Arena at 7 p.m. The game will be televised regionally on YurView, 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.