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FINAL
Feb 6, 2021

Game Recap

Carius lifts W. Illinois past Omaha 75-73. Will Carius scored 22 points as Western Illinois defeated Nebraska Omaha 75-73 on Saturday night.

Box Score

12T
WIU373875
OMA324173
Western Illinois Leathernecks logoWESTERN ILLINOISMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
25Will Carius397-182-76-730101422
10Cameron Burrell362-50-02-215100126
23Ramean Hinton193-72-40-03101128
2Tamell Pearson252-60-00-02100424
20Colton Sandage223-91-44-424203411
12Adam Anhold161-50-02-24000114
14Braden Lamar40-00-00-01000010
3Justin Brookens163-51-34-423101111
1Anthony Jones233-80-03-32110139
TOTAL24-6338.1%6-1833.3%21-2295.5%341151132075
Omaha Mavericks logoOMAHAMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
13Wanjang Tut306-130-00-060102112
40Matt Pile362-50-01-516005125
23Marlon Ruffin285-153-70-121002313
11La'Mel Robinson283-90-06-723301312
10Ayo Akinwole398-112-43-433003221
2Darrius Hughes120-20-00-02020030
14Dylan Brougham30-00-00-00000020
1Nick Ferrarini152-40-12-32120306
3Kyle Luedtke20-10-00-01000000
22Marco Smith72-30-00-00111034
TOTAL28-6344.4%5-1241.7%12-2060.0%34996121973

Play-by-Play

1st halfwiuoma
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (19:55) Western Illinois Turnover.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    +2 (19:40) Ayo Akinwole made Jumper.
    02
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +2 (19:26) Colton Sandage made Layup. Assisted by Cameron Burrell.
    22
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    +2 (19:16) Wanjang Tut made Jumper.
    24
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +3 (18:54) Will Carius made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Colton Sandage.
    54
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (18:29) Ayo Akinwole missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (18:25) Ramean Hinton Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +2 (18:17) Tamell Pearson made Dunk. Assisted by Colton Sandage.
    74
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (17:59) La'Mel Robinson missed Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (17:56) Cameron Burrell Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +2 (17:47) Tamell Pearson made Layup. Assisted by Colton Sandage.
    94
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (17:29) Marlon Ruffin missed Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (17:26) Ramean Hinton Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (17:17) Foul on Tamell Pearson.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (17:17) Tamell Pearson Turnover.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (16:59) Wanjang Tut missed Jumper.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (16:56) Matt Pile Offensive Rebound.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    +3 (16:53) Marlon Ruffin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by La'Mel Robinson.
    97
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (16:34) Will Carius missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (16:31) Cameron Burrell Offensive Rebound.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (16:31) Foul on Marlon Ruffin.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +3 (16:22) Ramean Hinton made Three Point Jumper.
    127
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    +2 (16:01) Wanjang Tut made Jumper. Assisted by La'Mel Robinson.
    129
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (15:44) Adam Anhold missed Layup.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (15:44) Matt Pile Block.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (15:38) Cameron Burrell Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (15:37) Cameron Burrell missed Layup.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (15:34) Marlon Ruffin Defensive Rebound.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (15:33) La'Mel Robinson missed Layup.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (15:29) Colton Sandage Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (15:26) Will Carius missed Jumper.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (15:23) Ayo Akinwole Defensive Rebound.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    +2 (15:16) Wanjang Tut made Jumper.
    1211
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (14:55) Ramean Hinton missed Layup.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (14:52) Matt Pile Defensive Rebound.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (14:45) Wanjang Tut missed Layup.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (14:41) Colton Sandage Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +3 (14:35) Colton Sandage made Three Point Jumper.
    1511
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (14:19) Marlon Ruffin missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (14:16) Western Illinois Defensive Rebound.
  • (14:16) Official TV Timeout
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (14:06) Ramean Hinton missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (14:02) Matt Pile Defensive Rebound.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (13:54) Darrius Hughes missed Layup.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (13:51) Will Carius Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (13:43) Tamell Pearson Turnover.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (13:43) Colton Sandage Turnover.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (13:43) Marco Smith Steal.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (13:27) Ayo Akinwole missed Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (13:24) Cameron Burrell Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (13:16) Colton Sandage missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (13:13) Darrius Hughes Defensive Rebound.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (13:09) Foul on Marlon Ruffin.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (13:09) Marlon Ruffin Turnover.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (12:49) Will Carius missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (12:44) Cameron Burrell Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (12:43) Cameron Burrell Turnover.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (12:43) Darrius Hughes Steal.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (12:29) Matt Pile Turnover.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (12:22) Cameron Burrell missed Jumper.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (12:22) Matt Pile Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (12:22) Foul on Cameron Burrell.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (12:07) Matt Pile missed Layup.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (12:05) Matt Pile Offensive Rebound.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (12:04) Nick Ferrarini Turnover.
  • (11:58) Official TV Timeout
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (11:47) Will Carius missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (11:43) Wanjang Tut Defensive Rebound.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (11:20) La'Mel Robinson missed Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (11:18) Western Illinois Defensive Rebound.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (11:17) Foul on Dylan Brougham.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (10:58) Tamell Pearson missed Layup.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (10:55) Nick Ferrarini Defensive Rebound.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (10:50) Wanjang Tut Turnover.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (10:50) Anthony Jones Steal.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +2 (10:45) Anthony Jones made Layup. Assisted by Justin Brookens.
    1711
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (10:33) Nick Ferrarini Turnover.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (10:33) Justin Brookens Steal.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (10:25) Foul on Darrius Hughes.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +1 (10:25) Will Carius made Free Throw.
    1811
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +1 (10:25) Will Carius made Free Throw.
    1911
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    +2 (10:05) Marco Smith made Jumper. Assisted by Nick Ferrarini.
    1913
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (9:47) Tamell Pearson Turnover.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (9:47) Nick Ferrarini Steal.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (9:47) Foul on Dylan Brougham.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (9:45) Foul on Justin Brookens.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (9:45) Matt Pile missed Free Throw.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (9:45) Omaha Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (9:45) Matt Pile missed Free Throw.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (9:45) Will Carius Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (9:36) Anthony Jones missed Layup.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (9:36) Matt Pile Block.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (9:36) Western Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (9:13) Technical Foul on Marco Smith.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (9:12) Technical Foul on Anthony Jones.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (9:12) Anthony Jones Turnover.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (9:12) Foul on Darrius Hughes.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +1 (9:12) Adam Anhold made Free Throw.
    2013
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +1 (9:12) Adam Anhold made Free Throw.
    2113
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    +2 (8:57) Nick Ferrarini made Jumper.
    2115
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (8:41) Colton Sandage missed Layup.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (8:35) Matt Pile Defensive Rebound.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (8:19) Ayo Akinwole Turnover.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (8:19) Colton Sandage Steal.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (8:13) Anthony Jones missed Layup.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (8:09) Western Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +2 (8:03) Will Carius made Layup.
    2315
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (7:54) Nick Ferrarini Turnover.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (7:54) Will Carius Steal.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (7:46) Cameron Burrell missed Layup.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (7:42) Ramean Hinton Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +2 (7:29) Colton Sandage made Layup.
    2515
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (7:09) Ayo Akinwole missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (7:06) Kyle Luedtke Offensive Rebound.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (7:05) Kyle Luedtke missed Layup.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (7:04) Cameron Burrell Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (6:45) Ramean Hinton Turnover.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (6:45) La'Mel Robinson Steal.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (6:38) Foul on Colton Sandage.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (6:38) Technical Foul on Ramean Hinton.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (6:38) Ayo Akinwole missed Free Throw.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (6:38) Omaha Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    +1 (6:38) Ayo Akinwole made Free Throw.
    2516
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (6:26) Matt Pile missed Layup.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (6:24) Adam Anhold Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (6:00) Colton Sandage missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (5:57) Cameron Burrell Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +2 (5:56) Cameron Burrell made Layup.
    2716
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (5:49) Foul on Ramean Hinton.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    +1 (5:49) La'Mel Robinson made Free Throw.
    2717
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    +1 (5:49) La'Mel Robinson made Free Throw.
    2718
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (5:32) Colton Sandage missed Layup.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (5:32) Matt Pile Block.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (5:32) Western Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (5:28) Foul on Matt Pile.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +1 (5:28) Colton Sandage made Free Throw.
    2818
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +1 (5:28) Colton Sandage made Free Throw.
    2918
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (5:09) Marlon Ruffin missed Layup.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (5:06) Cameron Burrell Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (4:54) Will Carius missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (4:51) Ayo Akinwole Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (4:47) Foul on Colton Sandage.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    +1 (4:47) La'Mel Robinson made Free Throw.
    2919
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    +1 (4:47) La'Mel Robinson made Free Throw.
    2920
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (4:35) Adam Anhold missed Layup.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (4:31) Adam Anhold Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (4:31) Adam Anhold missed Layup.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (4:29) Adam Anhold Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (4:29) Adam Anhold missed Layup.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (4:28) Matt Pile Defensive Rebound.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    +2 (4:21) Ayo Akinwole made Jumper.
    2922
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (4:08) Foul on La'Mel Robinson.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +1 (4:08) Justin Brookens made Free Throw.
    3022
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +1 (4:08) Justin Brookens made Free Throw.
    3122
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    +2 (3:55) Ayo Akinwole made Jumper.
    3124
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (3:33) Tamell Pearson missed Layup.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (3:30) Darrius Hughes Defensive Rebound.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    +3 (3:21) Ayo Akinwole made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marlon Ruffin.
    3127
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (2:55) Anthony Jones missed Layup.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (2:53) Western Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • (2:53) Official TV Timeout
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (2:47) Will Carius missed Jumper.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (2:43) La'Mel Robinson Defensive Rebound.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    +2 (2:36) La'Mel Robinson made Layup.
    3129
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +2 (2:03) Justin Brookens made Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Jones.
    3329
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (1:54) Foul on Will Carius.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    +1 (1:54) Matt Pile made Free Throw.
    3330
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (1:54) Matt Pile missed Free Throw.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (1:54) Justin Brookens Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +2 (1:38) Will Carius made Layup. Assisted by Justin Brookens.
    3530
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (1:18) La'Mel Robinson missed Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (1:15) Cameron Burrell Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +2 (1:05) Will Carius made Layup.
    3730
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (0:56) Marlon Ruffin missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (0:52) Marlon Ruffin Offensive Rebound.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    +2 (0:49) Marlon Ruffin made Layup.
    3732
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (0:33) Tamell Pearson Turnover.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (0:33) Darrius Hughes Steal.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (0:01) Nick Ferrarini missed Layup.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (0:00) Matt Pile Offensive Rebound.
  • Omaha Mavericks logo
    (0:00) Matt Pile missed Layup.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (0:00) Western Illinois Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

75Points73
24-63(38.1%)Field Goal(%)28-63(44.4%)
6-18(33.3%)3-Point(%)5-12(41.7%)
21-22(95.5%)Free Throw(%)12-20(60%)
43(15)Rebounds(Offensive)37(12)
11Assists9
5Steals9
1Blocks6
15Turnovers12
20(2)Fouls(Technical)19(2)
11Largest Lead2

Game Details

Saturday, February 6, 2021 · 7:00 PM
Baxter Arena · Omaha, NE
attendance: 427 (5.5%)
spread: OMA -3
over/under: 153