Western Illinois Leathernecks at Omaha Mavericks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
60 - 71
60 - 71
Omaha defeats Western Illinois 71-60
Mike Rostampour and CJ Carter added 10 points each for the Mavericks (15-9, 4-4 Summit League), who won their third consecutive game.
Garret Covington scored 21 points and Jabari Sandifer 14 for the Leathernecks (9-14, 3-5), who dropped their second straight.
Western Illinois made 7 of 16 3-point attempts and 19 of 21 free throws, plus tied the Mavericks on the boards. But they only made 32.7 percent of their shots overall and were hurt by 19 turnovers as Omaha made 13 steals.
The Leathernecks tied the game with 8:42 left before Karhoff scored to give Omaha lead back at 8:27 at 47-45. The Mavericks extended the lead to 55-47 with 4:37 left and the Leathernecks wouldn't get closer than seven after that.
Omaha shot 42.6 percent.
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Statistics
 WIU |
 OMA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17-52 | FG | 23-54 |
| 33 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 7-16 | 3PT | 4-14 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 19-21 | FT | 21-27 |
| 90 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 7 | Assists | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 21 | Fouls | 20 |
Game Information
Venue: Ralston Sports and Events Center
Location: Omaha, NE
Attendance: 1,083 | Capacity:
Location: Omaha, NE
Attendance: 1,083 | Capacity:
2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 23-10 |
| Morehead State | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-6 | 1 | 20-13 |
| UT Martin | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 12-8 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Lindenwood | 11-9 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Little Rock | 9-11 | 6 | 12-20 |
| Tennessee Tech | 8-12 | 6 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |
2025-26 Summit League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 14-2 | - | 27-8 |
| St. Thomas | 12-4 | 2 | 24-10 |
| North Dakota | 10-6 | 4 | 18-17 |
| South Dakota | 8-8 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Omaha | 8-8 | 6 | 16-17 |
| Denver | 8-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
| South Dakota State | 7-9 | 7 | 14-18 |
| Oral Roberts | 4-12 | 10 | 10-23 |
| Kansas City | 1-15 | 13 | 4-27 |