OMAHA, Neb. - Omaha Men's Basketball (1-3) welcomes Concordia (Neb.) (4-2, 1-0 GPAC) to Baxter Arena Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. CT in the final home contest before Thanksgiving. After the tilt with the Bulldogs, Omaha reunites with reigning Summit League Player of the Year Marquel Sutton when the Mavericks face LSU on Friday, Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. CT in Baton Rouge, La.

Chris Crutchfield's Mavericks enter Wednesday's contest coming off the team's first win of the campaign. Omaha defeated Southern Utah 90-85 Saturday after the program's unveiled three banners inside Baxter Arena, celebrating the 2024-25 Summit League regular-season and tournament titles and first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship.

Senior Tony Osburn scored nine of his game-high 27 points in the final 1:55. Grant Stubblefield added 16 points, six assists, six steals and five rebounds, while Julian Margrave and Khamani Cooper combined to hit six timely 3-pointers as both were in double figures off the bench.

Head coach Chris Crutchfield said Saturday's win came down to toughness as the Mavs (1-3) found a way to win after trailing by five with eight minutes to go.

The Mavericks were energized from the banner ceremony as they started quick. Omaha led 14-6 five minutes in after Osburn drained a 28-footer, and the Mavs led most of the half.

Omaha scored 10 straight as the lead ballooned to 27-14 when Osburn drained a transition 3 from the right wing with 9:35 left in the half.

But Southern Utah answered with a pair of 10-0 runs in the next six minutes as the Thunderbirds took a 36-35 lead at the 3:15 mark.

Omaha took a four-point lead in the break, but the Mavericks weren't able to build a cushion in the second half.

Southern Utah used a 12-2 run to take a 66-61 lead with 8:25 left, but Omaha then got a boost from Khamani Cooper as he hit two 3s in 20 seconds from the right wing to make it 67-66 Mavs.

The final 6:10 featured four lead chances and two ties.

Omaha took the lead for good with 1:55 left when Osburn converted a three-point play as his shot in the lane touched every part of the rim before dropping in and he made the ensuing free throw. Osburn was 7 of 7 at the line in the last 1:55.

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