OMAHA, Neb. – The Omaha men's basketball team opened its final homestand of the season Thursday night, falling 83-75 to Oral Roberts at Baxter Arena.
 
Leaders for Omaha
Junior Zach Jackson finished with a game-high 26 points on 10-of-15 shooting alongside a team-leading eight rebounds and a steal. Classmate Mitch Hahn scored a season-high 23 points on 9-of-14 shooting with five 3-pointers, adding four boards, two assists, two steals and a block.
 
Senior Daniel Norl also had 10 points with a pair of threes, two rebounds and three assists. Sophomore JT Gibson dished out a game-leading five helpers as well.
 
Leaders for Oral Roberts
Five ORU scorers finished in double figures, led by a double-double from Javan White on 14 points and 12 rebounds with three assists and three steals. Albert Owens scored a team-best 21 points, and Austin Ruder had another 17. Jontray Harris (110 and Sam Kearns (10) rounded it out.
 
Team Stats
Omaha shot .492 (31-of-63) to ORU's .485 (32-of-66). The Golden Eagles had a 38-29 rebounding advantage, including 14-7 on the offensive glass, and capitalized with 16 second-chance points. The Mavericks committed a season-low six turnovers for the night.
 
Inside the First Half
Down nine with 7:25 left in the first half, Omaha rattled off a 9-0 run to tie it at 30-30. Hahn's fourth triple put the Mavericks ahead 33-32, but the Golden Eagles responded with one of their own to take the lead again. A pair of free throws from Jackson then locked the game in a 35-35 tie at the break. Omaha's junior duo accounted for 27 of the Mavericks' 35 points in the first 20 minutes, as Hahn poured in 16 with four 3-pointers, and Jackson had another 11.
 
Inside the Second Half
Jackson came up with 15 points in the second stanza, hitting 6-of-8 from the field, and Norl had another 10. ORU broke away from a 47-all tie with 12:45 left with a 9-2 run, and though Omaha got within one on a Norl layup at 7:16, the Golden Eagles held off any further threat with the help of a late 9-0 spurt.
 
Up Next
Omaha celebrates Senior Day on Saturday, Feb. 24, hosting North Dakota State in the Mavericks' home finale. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. at Baxter Arena, and Omaha's five seniors will be honored with pre-game festivities. The game will be televised on YurView Cox Channel 1013, and Gary Sharp and John Karhoff will have the radio call on 1180 Zone 2. Links to live video, audio and stats will be available on OMavs.com.