Omaha Falls 91-47 at No. 25 Iowa State

Monday, December 5

Ames, Iowa

7:00 PM

Omaha

4-5

Iowa State

6-2

Team	1	2	F
Omaha	22	25	47
Iowa State	48	43	91

Stats Notes

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Omaha Falls 91-47 at No. 25 Iowa State

Dec 6, 2016 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

By: Omaha Athletics

AMES, Iowa -- The Omaha men's basketball team played its first top-25 opponent of the Division I era Monday night, falling 91-47 to No. 25 Iowa State at Hilton Coliseum. The Mavericks are now 4-5 (0-0 Summit League) on the season, while the Cyclones improve to 6-2 (0-0 Big 12).

Senior guard Tra-Deon Hollins led the Mavericks, scoring 13 points with a pair of 3-pointers, as well as three steals, two rebounds and an assist.

Junior forward Tre'Shawn Thurman, sophomore guard Zach Jackson and sophomore forward Mitch Hahn each pulled down seven rebounds for the night. Hahn, who had four boards on the offensive end, also had a pair of blocks, three points and an assist, while Thurman chipped in six points of his own.

Iowa State was led by 20 points from Deonte Burton, who shot 8-of-11 from the field and 3-of-3 from distance. Donovan Jackson hit five 3-pointers en route to 15 points, while Darrell Bowie (12) and Naz Mitrou-Long (11) scored in double figures as well. Matt Thomas added eight points and seven rebounds.

The Cyclones shot .508 (33-of-65) for the night, including .517 (15-of-29) from long range. Omaha was limited to .284 shooting (19-of-67, including .227 (5-of-22) behind the arc. ISU also had 22 assists on 33 baskets and forced 19 Maverick turnovers, scoring 22 points off miscues.

Burton singlehandedly opened the game the game to a 13-3 lead less than four minutes in, starting 5-for-5 from the field with a trio of 3-pointers. Iowa State extended it to 36-9 after 12 minutes, and in shooting .594 (19-of-32) for the half, took a 48-22 advantage by the break.

ISU held Omaha scoreless for the first four minutes of the second half until a layup by sophomore center Zach Pirog at 15:38. A three by Mitrou-Long with 5:33 to go spotted Iowa State its largest lead of the game, 80-34. Eleven different Cyclones scored in the second half, helping ISU to the 91-47 decision.

After four straight road games, Omaha returns to Baxter Arena this Saturday, Dec. 10, welcoming Montana State at 7 p.m. Gary Sharp will have the radio call on 1620 The Zone, and links to live video, audio and stats will be available on OMavs.com.