DENVER -- The Omaha men's basketball team opened its final regular-season road swing Wednesday evening, falling 94-78 to Denver at Magness Arena.
 
Leaders for Omaha
The Mavericks were led by senior Daniel Norl's third 20-point scoring performance of the season. He finished with 21 points on 9-of-12 shooting, three assists and a block.
 
Sophomore JT Gibson added 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting, hitting a perfect 3-of-3 from long range alongside three assists, a rebound and a steal. Junior Zach Jackson rounded it out with 11 points on a 4-of-7 night.
 
Junior Mitch Hahn also tallied seven points and a game-high nine rebounds, and freshman Matt Pile added nine points.
 
Leaders for Denver
Joe Rosga scored a game-high 28 points with 10-of-12 shooting and four 3-pointers. Daniel Amigo also had 21 points, and Ade Murkey (11) and Jake Pemberton (10) added double-digit scoring totals of their own.
 
Team Stats
Denver shot .593 (35-of-59) to Omaha's .518 (29-of-56) and made 10 threes for the night. The Pioneers had a 32-21 advantage on the glass.
 
Inside the First Half
Denver took the lead out of the gate, but Omaha tied it at 12-12 on a jumper from Ayo Akinwole and again at 14-14 on a Daniel Meyer layup. The Pioneers then went on a 10-0 run from there. Omaha managed to cut it to 33-28 with 5:24 left, but DU outscored the Mavericks 16-8 to close the half for a 52-36 advantage. Norl was a perfect 5-of-5 from the field and 2-of-2 from the stripe for 13 points.
 
Inside the Second Half
In the second half, Omaha trimmed the Pioneer lead to 67-61 after a 7-0 spurt powered by five straight from Gibson. With seven minutes to play, a Jackson layup brought the Mavericks within seven again, but DU closed it out with a late push for a 94-78 final.
 
Noting Tonight's Game
-Omaha is now 9-18 (4-7 Summit League), while Denver improves to 12-14 (6-6).
-Zach Jackson has scored in double figures in 21 straight games.
-Daniel Norl is now a perfect 18-of-18 at the line since Jan. 25.
-Norl has scored in double figures in 11 of his last 12 games.
-Omaha has shot .500 or better as a team 11 times this season.
 
Up Next
Omaha returns to action on Saturday, Feb. 17, visiting South Dakota. Tipoff is set for 3:30 p.m. at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center in Vermillion, S.D., and the game will be broadcast live on ESPN3 and Midco. Gary Sharp will have the radio call on 1620 The Zone, and links to live video, audio and stats will be available on OMavs.com.