Omaha Mavericks at Western Illinois Leathernecks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
78 - 80
78 - 80
Western Illinois holds off Omaha 80-78
Marcus Tyus' 3-pointer with 22 seconds left drew Omaha within three at 78-75. Miklusak made a pair of free throws to push it back out to five with 15 seconds left. Tyus drilled another trey at 7 seconds for a two-point game. Omaha then forced a turnover, but Tyler Erickson's 3-point attempt missed and Western Illinois hung on.
Jabari Sandifer had 20 points and six assists for the Leathernecks (7-6, 2-0 Summit League). Garret Covington added 19 points and 10 rebounds as Western Illinois shot 50 percent from the floor and was 10 of 25 on 3-point attempts.
Tyus paced Omaha with 25 points. CJ Carter added 18 and Jake White had 11 points. Omaha was 5 of 19 beyond the arc.
Omaha led 33-30 at intermission.
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Statistics
 OMA |
 WIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-57 | FG | 25-50 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 5-19 | 3PT | 10-25 |
| 26 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 25-39 | FT | 20-26 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 8 | Assists | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | 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 | 28 |
Game Information
Venue: Western Hall
Location: Macomb, IL
Attendance: 654 | Capacity:
Location: Macomb, IL
Attendance: 654 | Capacity:
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 |
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 |