Omaha, NE (Sports Network) - Justin Simmons shot 7-of-11 from the field en
route to 23 points as the Nebraska Omaha Mavericks defeated the IUPU-Fort
Wayne Mastodons, 86-79, in a Summit League bout at Ralston Arena.
Simmons has now reached double figures in 14 consecutive games as Omaha (8-16,
5-6 Summit) won its third straight. Marcus Tyus added a career-high 22 points
on 8-of-12 from the field off the bench while John Karhoff and Alex Phillips
scored 12 and 11 points, respectively, before fouling out.
Frank Gaines matched a career-high with 32 points on 11-of-19 from the field
to lead IPFW (10-14, 3-7), which has now lost three of its last four contests.
Luis Jacobo chipped in 16 points while Michael Kibiloski netted 12 points.
Omaha trailed 41-36 at intermission despite hitting 50 percent of its shots in
the first half while holding IPFW to 42.9 percent shooting.
The Mavericks pulled away in the second half after drilling 18-of-23 shots
from the field and 12-of-14 from the free throw line. Simmons scored 22 of his
23 points in the final 19:08 of the game and missed just one shot in the
second half.
The Mavericks' bench outscored IPFW's reserves, 26-10, as Omaha defeated the
Mastodons for the first time in program history.
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