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Wednesday, December 17

Omaha, Neb.

7:00 p.m.

University of Northern Colorado

Nebraska-Omaha

Photo by: Ed Navarro

12/16/2014 11:17:00 AM | Men's Basketball

The Bears will renew an old rivalry against the Mavericks this Wednesday, Dec. 17 at 6:00 p.m. (MT) at Ralston Arena in Omaha.

By: UNCBears.com

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Game: at University of Nebraska-Omaha (4-5)
When: 6:00 p.m. (MT) Wednesday, Dec. 17
Where: Omaha, Neb. – Ralston Arena
Live stats: OMavs.com
Radio: KFKA-AM 1310 (Troy Coverdale)
Web stream: OMavs.com
All-time series: Series is tied at 33-33 (last meeting Jan. 25, 2003 L, 66-88)

NORTHERN COLORADO'S LAST GAME:
With both teams having the sour taste of Colorado State in their mouths, it cued an exciting evening in the Coors Event Center. Northern Colorado (4-4) once again played a brilliant first half of basketball, but couldn't carry it over into the second half, falling 93-68 to Colorado (6-3).

After coming off what is undoubtedly their worst performance from beyond the arc (4-21 against CSU) on the season UNC followed it up one of their better evenings, going 10-18, including an 80% first half performance (8-10).

UNC outscored Colorado, 8-2 in the final three minutes of the first half and would head into the locker room down just two, 44-42.

Colorado jumped on the lack of offense from the Bears in the second half, finishing the contest on a 32-16 run and downing UNC, 93-68.

Sophomore guard, Cameron Michael led UNC with 16 points, followed by senior guard, Tevin Svihovec with 13. Senior Forward Dominique Lee fell one point shy of his third double-double of the season, scoring 9 points and grabbing a career-high 17 boards.

Northern Colorado was outrebounded by the Buffaloes, 35-24. CU also posted 21 assists on the night compared to UNC's 10.

The Bears ended the game 24-61 (39.3%) from the floor, including 10-18 (55.6%) from three-point land. Colorado finished 31-49 (63.3%) from the field and 12-18 (66.7%) from beyond the arc.

UNO's LAST GAME:
The Omaha men's basketball team was edged out at UMKC on Saturday afternoon, falling 79-72 at Municipal Auditorium. With the loss, the Mavericks are now 4-5 (0-0 Summit League) on the season, while the Kangaroos improve to 4-7 (0-0 WAC).

Senior guard CJ Carter scored a team-leading 20 points, adding five rebounds, three assists, three steals and a block. Freshman forward Tre'Shawn Thurman was right behind him with a season-high 19 points on 8-of-14 shooting, also finishing with eight boards, four steals, three blocks and an assist.

Junior guard Marcus Tyus chipped in another double-digit scoring effort, totaling 13 points with five rebounds, two helpers and a steal. Junior forward Jake White, making his first appearance since Nov. 16, grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds alongside six points and a pair of assists.

As a team, Omaha shot .424 (28-of-66) to UMKC's .436 (24-of-55), but the Mavericks outrebounded the 'Roos 46-34. UNO forced 18 UMKC turnovers but committed a season-high 26 miscues.

THE COACHES:
B.J. Hill- Northern Colorado Record: 65-66 (5th year) Overall Record: 65-66 (5th year)
Derrin Hansen- Colorado Record: 153-126 (10th year) Overall Record: 153-126 (10th year)

NOTEWORTHY:

Senior guard Corey Spence ranks tied for 1st in the NCAA in Free Throw Percentage, shooting a perfect 100% (17-17) from the line.
Northern Colorado has the 45th best scoring offense in the nation, averaging 76.8 a contest.
The Bears have the 22nd best FG Percentage in the NCAA, shooting 49.4% as a team.
UNC ranks 4th in the country in the fewest turnovers per game, averaging 9.375 on the season.
Senior guard, Tevin Svihovec scored his 1,000 career points against Black Hills State University on Nov. 14. He ended the game with 17 points.
Svihovec is the 20th player in the program's history to reach the mark.
The last time Northern Colorado won at Nebraska-Omaha was Dec. 9, 2000 beating the Mavs 99-68.
UNC dropped its fourth straight road game against Colorado, 93-68 on Dec. 13. The 93 points were the most the team has given up all season.
The Bears never led once throughout the game, but tied the score six different times in the first half.
Senior forward, Dominique Lee grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds in the loss against Colorado. He out-rebounded his own team 17-7 in the game.

UPCOMING:
The men's basketball team will return to Bank of Colorado Arena for the first time after a 20 day hiatus for a two-game home stand before the New Year. The Bears face Jacksonville State on Saturday, Dec. 20 at 7:00 p.m. and then square off against UC Davis on Monday, Dec. 22 at 7:00 p.m.