NICEVILLE, Florida -- The Omaha men's basketball team closed the Emerald Coast Classic Saturday morning, falling 75-73 in overtime to Jackson State.Leaders for Omaha
Junior Zach Jackson tallied his second 20-point scoring performance of the year, finishing with 22 points on 6-of-8 shooting with four 3-pointers. He was 6-of-7 at the charity stripe and added two rebounds and two steals.
Sophomore KJ Robinson chipped in 13 points with a trio of threes, as well as a team-high five assists, two rebounds, a block and a steal. Senior Daniel Norl rounded it out with 12 points, a team-high five boards and three assists.
Senior Daniel Meyer matched Norl on the glass, pulling down five rebounds alongside eight points.
Leaders for Jackson State
Jackson State had a pair of 20-point scorers in Chace Franklin (22) and Paris Collins (21), with Franklin knocking down the game-winning 3-pointer in overtime. Charles Taylor added a game-high eight rebounds with eight points.
Team Stats
Omaha shot over 50 percent from the third straight game, finishing at .520 (26-of-50) from the floor, including .407 (11-of-27) from long range. JSU came in at .448 (30-of-67) from the field and .313 (5-of-16) behind the arc. The Tigers forced 18 Maverick miscues while committing 10 themselves.
Inside the First Half
Meyer led the Mavericks with eight points on 4-of-5 shooting in the first half, while sophomore JT Gibson had seven as Omaha shot .480 (12-of-25) out of the gate. The half included six ties and 12 lead changes, with the Mavericks taking a 35-31 advantage by the break, their first halftime lead of the year.
Inside the Second Half
Omaha built a five-point advantage at 38-33 in the first 90 seconds of the second stanza, but JSU regained the lead at 56-55. Later, down 66-62, Jackson hit a wide-open three from the corner to pull the Mavericks within one with just under two minutes to play. JSU again stretched it to a three-point lead with 21 seconds left in regulation, but Norl drained another trey to tie it at 68-all with 10.2 seconds left, sending the game to overtime.
Inside Overtime
Omaha used a pair of free throws and Jackson's fourth triple of the game to go up 73-68 with 3:26 left in the extra period. But JSU sunk two Taylor free throws and added a layup from Collins to begin its comeback, and the Mavericks committed three straight turnovers as their lead was trimmed to 73-72. Franklin then hit the game-winning three in the closing seconds, sealing the game at 75-73 with JSU's final 7-0 run.
The Mavericks are now 0-7 on the season, while the Tigers improve to 2-4.
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