VERMILLION, S.D. -- The Omaha men's basketball team played its final regular-season road game of the year Saturday afternoon, falling 79-64 to South Dakota at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center.
 
Leaders for Omaha
Four Mavericks scored in double figures, led by Mitch Hahn's 16 points alongside a team-high seven rebounds. Daniel Norl added 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting, followed by 13 points from KJ Robinson, who also had two rebounds, three assists and a pair of steals. Matt Pile rounded it out with 10 points and six boards.
 
Leaders for South Dakota
South Dakota got a game-leading 28 points from Matt Mooney, who hit 11-of-20 from the field. Trey Burch-Manning had another 15 points with eight rebounds, and Nick Fuller posted a double-double on 11 points and 10 boards.
 
Team Stats
Omaha found itself in an uphill battle offensively, shooting .353 (24-of-68) to USD's .474 (27-of-57) from the floor. The Coyotes also had the advantage at the stripe, .793 (23-of-29) to .692 (9-of-13) and outrebounded the Mavericks 44-34.
 
Inside the First Half
The game opened to a 6-4 Omaha edge by the first media timeout, but USD responded with a 14-2 run to shoot ahead by 10. The Mavericks pulled within three after a 7-0 run, but the Coyotes worked out from there, and back-to-back threes late helped push it to a 39-24 lead by the break.
 
Inside the Second Half
USD, which closed the first half on an 8-0 run, extended it to 15-0 in the second stanza. Omaha was quiet until a three-point play by Robinson stopped the drought and gave him 10 points as the Mavericks' first in double figures. USD then took its largest lead at 62-38 with 8:25 left. Omaha managed to whittle it down to 71-59 after outscoring the Coyotes 21-9 from 8:17 to 7:14, bolstered by nine points from Norl.
 
Noting Today's Game
-Omaha is now 9-19 (4-8 Summit League) on the season. South Dakota, on a six-game win streak, improves to 24-6 (11-2).
-Zach Jackson's 21-game double-figure scoring streak came to an end today.
-Daniel Norl is a perfect 21-of-21 at the free throw line since Jan. 25. He has also scored in double figures in 12 of his last 13 games.
 
Up Next
Omaha returns to action next week, opening its final homestand of the season with Oral Roberts on Thursday, Feb. 22. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m., and the game will be televised on YurView Cox Channel 1013. Gary Sharp and John Karhoff will have the radio call on 1180 Zone 2, and links to live stats, audio and video will be available on OMavs.com.