Jackson's 17 leads Omaha past Drake 75-73 for 1st win
OMAHA, Neb. -- Zach Jackson scored 17 points including 1 of 2 free throws with two seconds left and Omaha got its first win of the season, beating Drake 75-73 on Wednesday night.
Reed Timmer's 3-pointer with three seconds left brought Drake within 74-73 and Timmer immediately fouled Jackson to send him to the line. KJ Robinson's layup with 13 seconds to go gave Omaha (1-7) the lead 74-70. Daniel Norl made back-to-back 3s with 9:51 left to put the Mavericks on top the rest of the way.
Jackson shot 7 for 10 from the field and Norl scored 16, missing just one of his five 3-point attempts. The Mavericks were 29 of 58 shooting including 10 of 25 from 3-point range.
Gram Woodward and Nick McGlynn each scored 13 to lead Drake (4-2), Timmer had 12, Ore Arogundade had 11 and De'Antae McMurray 10.
Game Information
- Referees:
- John Yorkovich
- Jon Campbell
- Mark Riggs
2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drake | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
| Bradley | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
| Belmont | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
| Missouri State | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
| UIC | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
| Illinois State | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
| Indiana State | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
| Murray State | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
| Northern Iowa | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
| Valparaiso | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
| Southern Illinois | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
| Evansville | 0-0 | - | 2-4 |
2024-25 Summit League Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota State | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
| South Dakota | 0-0 | - | 5-2 |
| Denver | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
| North Dakota | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
| Kansas City | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
| North Dakota State | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
| St. Thomas-Minnesota | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
| Omaha | 0-0 | - | 2-4 |
| Oral Roberts | 0-0 | - | 2-4 |
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