OMAHA, Neb. – Omaha dropped Saturday's game at Denver, 94-63. Three Mavericks scored double-figures led by Felix Lemetti who netted 12 points. 
 
The Mavericks fall to 3-17 overall and 2-7 in Summit League action. 
 
Leaders for Omaha 
Lemetti led Omaha with 12 points Saturday. He was 3-of-6 from the field with two threes. He also finished 4-of-4 from the foul line. Marco Smith and Akol Arop each added 10 points in the game. Smith tallied three assists, while Arop was 5-of-7 from the field and fell short of a double-double with a team-high eight boards.  
 
Leaders for Denver 
Tevin Smith posted a game-high 18 points of 7-of-12 from the field, while Michael Henn did a bit of everything for the Pioneers. Henn scored 13 points and completed the double-double with 12 boards while dishing out a game-high six assists. 
 
Team Stats 
The Mavericks shot 46.7 percent from the field to the Pioneers' 56.5 percent. Denver also knocked down more from three-point range finishing with 12 from deep, while Omaha tallied three on the night. 
 
Omaha shot 90.0 percent from the foul line converting 18 of their 20 attempts. 
 
Inside the First Half 
Arop put the first points on the board of the game helping Omaha to an early 4-2 lead with another layup from Lemetti. Arop made it 6-6 with 16:42 with another battle in the paint before the Pioneers responded with a 14-0 run sparked by a Michael Henn three-pointer. Nick Ferrarini put two away at the charity stripe to break a scoreless streak that spanned over four minutes. On Omaha's next trip down the floor, Ferrarini cut Denver's lead to 10 with a pull up jumper. 
 
The red-hot shooting Pioneers pulled back away from the Mavericks with another 10-0 run over the next three and half minutes. Smith's free throws at the eight-minute mark snapped the second double-figure Denver run. Smith and Dylan Brougham connected on buckets down the stretch, but Denver took a 49-24 lead at the break. 
 
Inside the Second Half 
The second half was much more competitive with the Mavericks putting up 39 points. Arop grabbed an offensive board and put it back up for an easy lay in at the 19:23 mark to cut the Denver lead to 26. A few possessions later, Darrius Hughes battled inside for the next four Omaha points to take the lead down to 25 points.  
 
The Mavericks cut it to 25 two more times before the first media timeout of the second half, but it would be the closest Omaha would get. The Pioneers and Mavericks traded baskets down the stretch, but Denver put a few more on the board to take a 94-63 win. 
 
Noting Tonight's Game 
-Three Mavericks scored double-figures for the 11th time this season. Lemetti led with 12, while Smith and Arop added 10 apiece. 
 
Up Next 
The Mavericks return to Baxter Arena next week for a pair of games. Omaha will play Oral Roberts on Thursday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. The Mavericks will participate in Coaches vs. Cancer Suits & Sneakers Week, which tips off vs. the Golden Eagles. 
 
Gary Sharp will have the call on 1180 KZOT. Links to the stream, audio, and live stats can be found on OMavs.com.