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Omaha Shoots Lights Out, Runs Past Kansas City, 101-71
11/13/2013 10:01:00 PM | Men's Basketball
(Omaha, Neb.) – The Omaha men's basketball squad jumped out to a huge first half lead and coasted on Wednesday night against UMKC, taking a 101-71 victory in its home opener.
The Mavericks (2-1) shot 54 percent and turned the 'Roos (0-3) over 12 times, leading to 16 points, including 11 on the fast break to build a huge lead in the opening half. The Mavs also held UMKC to 33 percent shooting in the period. UNO started the game on a 24-6 run, and built the lead to as many as 32 before taking a 57-27 advantage into the half.
“Omaha did a heck of a job, especially their guards,” Head Coach Kareem Richardson said. “We did not execute our game plan… It's part of the growth of our ball club and the new system for guys. We will just keep chipping away and hopefully we learn from these things.”
A big part of the half for UNO was leading scorer CJ Carter, who had 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting. He was backed up by post John Karhoff, who went 6-of-7 from the floor with 12 points.
The second half was a 44-44 tie, but UMKC still allowed the Mavs to shoot 52 percent. Kansas City forced UNO into 11 turnovers, while pulling down 10 offensive rebounds, giving a much better effort in the final 20 minutes.
The bright spot was senior Fred Chatmon on the inside, scoring a career-best 23 points and grabbing nine rebounds. The other two players in double figures for UMKC were John Burke with 12 points and Martez Harrison with 11.
Kansas City had 20 turnovers in the outing, while shooting 40.9 percent. The second stanza saw UMKC shoot 47 percent from the floor. The 'Roos continued to steal the ball at a high rate, snagging 15 in the game.
UMKC does not play another game until next Wednesday at Tennessee-Martin, the third of four straight road games. The tip for that contest will be 7:00 p.m.
