Omaha Rolls Past Saint Mary's, 104-58

Sunday, November 15

Baxter Arena

4:00 PM

Omaha

1-1

104

Saint Mary's

1-0

Team	1	2	F
Saint Mary's	22	36	58
Omaha	60	44	104

Omaha Rolls Past Saint Mary's, 104-58

Nov 16, 2015 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

By: Omaha Athletics

OMAHA, Neb. -- The Omaha men's basketball team registered its first win at Baxter Arena Sunday afternoon with the help of six double-figure scorers, defeating Saint Mary's (Minn.) 104-58. The Mavericks are now 1-1 on the season.

Senior guard Tim Smallwood led all scorers with 14 points on 6-of-12 shooting with two 3-pointers. Freshman guard JT Gibson added points on 4-of-7 shooting with a trio of threes, along with six rebounds, two assists and a block.

Freshman center Zach Pirog had a strong effort with 12 points, a game-high eight rebounds and two blocks, while senior forward Jake White shot a perfect 5-for-5 from the floor for 11 points and four boards.

Junior guard Tra-Deon Hollins added 11 points, four rebounds, three assists and a game-high five steals, and freshman guard Zach Jackson rounded it out with 10 points, four boards, four assists, three steals and a block.

Omaha shot 53 percent (41-of-77) as a team with 13 threes, its most made from long range since 13 at South Dakota on Jan. 24, 2013. UNO's 104 points also marked its highest scoring total since posting 104 at Central Arkansas on Dec. 28, 2013.

Of the 13 Mavericks who played, 12 scored at least one point and 12 recorded at least one rebound.

Saint Mary's finished at 28 percent (18-of-64) from the floor, led by 12 points from Quashingm Smith-Pugh. The Cardinals committed 21 turnovers for the day.

Smallwood and Hollins did the most damage in the first half, scoring 12 and 11 points, respectively, to lead Omaha to a 60-22 halftime advantage. The Mavericks shot 60 percent (24-of-40) in the first 20 minutes.

In the second half, UNO scored half of its 44 points in the paint, helped by eight points and six boards from Pirog. Gibson also tallied all 13 of his points in the second stanza, draining three triples.

Omaha caps its three-game homestand on Tuesday, Nov. 17, hosting UMKC at Baxter Arena. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m., and the game will be broadcast on ESPN3. Gary Sharp and Grand Nieland will have the radio call on KOIL 1290 AM, and links to live stats, audio and video will be available on OMavs.com.