Saturday, December 21
Omaha, Neb.
Noon
Omaha
vs
Montana
Marlon Ruffin and the Mavericks look to defend their 11-game home win streak Saturday against Montana.
Omaha Caps Non-Conference With Montana
Dec 20, 2019 | Men's Basketball
The Basics
The Omaha men's basketball team plays its final game of the non-conference schedule this Saturday, Dec. 21, welcoming Montana. Tipoff is set for Noon at Baxter Arena. Gary Sharp and Kyler Erickson will have the radio call on 1180 Zone 2, and links to live video, audio and stats will be available on OMavs.com.
Saturday is also Ugly Sweater Day, and fans wearing holiday sweaters will receive discounted tickets at the Baxter Arena Box Office -- $5 reserved seating for men's basketball and $10 upper bowl/$20 lower bowl seating for the 7:07 p.m. hockey game.
Quick Hits
• It's Finals Week on the UNO campus, which has included three games (Dec. 15, 17 and 21) for the Mavericks to close out the non-conference schedule before breaking for the holidays.
• Matt Pile ranks second nationally for total rebounds (145) and 21st for rebounds per game (10.4).
• Ayo Akinwole has played the ninth-most minutes of any player in the country. JT Gibson is 36th, and Pile is 39th.
• As a team, Omaha is 11th in the nation for total rebounds (506) and 29th for total assists (187).
• The 2019-20 season is the 107th overall in program history and the ninth of the Mavericks' Division I era. All-time, the program is 1,187-1,194.
• The Mavericks have shot 50.0% as a team three times this year and have 16 straight wins when shooting 50.0% or better.
• JT Gibson, KJ Robinson, Ayo Akinwole and Matt Pile will serve as first-time team captains this season.
Scouting the Montana Grizzlies
Montana has a record of 4-6 (0-0 Big Sky) after an 81-48 loss at No. 8 Oregon on Wednesday. Kendal Manuel led the Grizzlies with 15 points, and Sayeed Pridgett joined him in double figures with 11 points while pulling down a team-leading eight rebounds.
Montana was picked as the Big Sky's preseason media favorite and was second in the conference's preseason coaches' poll. Pridgett was a Preseason All-Big Sky selection.
Head coach Travis DeCuire has a career record of 113-64 in his sixth season at Montana.
All-Time Against Montana
Saturday marks the first meeting all-time between Omaha and Montana.
Against the Big Sky
Saturday's meeting with Montana marks the 12th meeting of Omaha's Division I era against Big Sky competition. Omaha is 7-4 against members of the conference in that span.
Up Next
Omaha opens Summit League play on Saturday, Dec. 29, welcoming South Dakota State to Baxter Arena at 4:30 p.m. Donny Baarns and John Karhoff will have the call on YurView Cox Channel 1013, Midco and ESPN+, and Gary Sharp and Kyler Erickson will have the radio call on 1180 Zone 2. Links to live video, audio and stats will be available on OMavs.com.
The Omaha men's basketball team plays its final game of the non-conference schedule this Saturday, Dec. 21, welcoming Montana. Tipoff is set for Noon at Baxter Arena. Gary Sharp and Kyler Erickson will have the radio call on 1180 Zone 2, and links to live video, audio and stats will be available on OMavs.com.
Saturday is also Ugly Sweater Day, and fans wearing holiday sweaters will receive discounted tickets at the Baxter Arena Box Office -- $5 reserved seating for men's basketball and $10 upper bowl/$20 lower bowl seating for the 7:07 p.m. hockey game.
Quick Hits
• It's Finals Week on the UNO campus, which has included three games (Dec. 15, 17 and 21) for the Mavericks to close out the non-conference schedule before breaking for the holidays.
• Matt Pile ranks second nationally for total rebounds (145) and 21st for rebounds per game (10.4).
• Ayo Akinwole has played the ninth-most minutes of any player in the country. JT Gibson is 36th, and Pile is 39th.
• As a team, Omaha is 11th in the nation for total rebounds (506) and 29th for total assists (187).
• The 2019-20 season is the 107th overall in program history and the ninth of the Mavericks' Division I era. All-time, the program is 1,187-1,194.
• The Mavericks have shot 50.0% as a team three times this year and have 16 straight wins when shooting 50.0% or better.
• JT Gibson, KJ Robinson, Ayo Akinwole and Matt Pile will serve as first-time team captains this season.
Scouting the Montana Grizzlies
Montana has a record of 4-6 (0-0 Big Sky) after an 81-48 loss at No. 8 Oregon on Wednesday. Kendal Manuel led the Grizzlies with 15 points, and Sayeed Pridgett joined him in double figures with 11 points while pulling down a team-leading eight rebounds.
Montana was picked as the Big Sky's preseason media favorite and was second in the conference's preseason coaches' poll. Pridgett was a Preseason All-Big Sky selection.
Head coach Travis DeCuire has a career record of 113-64 in his sixth season at Montana.
All-Time Against Montana
Saturday marks the first meeting all-time between Omaha and Montana.
Against the Big Sky
Saturday's meeting with Montana marks the 12th meeting of Omaha's Division I era against Big Sky competition. Omaha is 7-4 against members of the conference in that span.
Up Next
Omaha opens Summit League play on Saturday, Dec. 29, welcoming South Dakota State to Baxter Arena at 4:30 p.m. Donny Baarns and John Karhoff will have the call on YurView Cox Channel 1013, Midco and ESPN+, and Gary Sharp and Kyler Erickson will have the radio call on 1180 Zone 2. Links to live video, audio and stats will be available on OMavs.com.
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