Omaha Mavericks (5-22, 4-12 Summit) at Western Illinois Leathernecks (15-13, 6-10 Summit)
Macomb, Illinois; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
LINE: Western Illinois -13; over/under is 156.5
BOTTOM LINE: Omaha faces the Western Illinois Leathernecks after Frankie Fidler scored 22 points in Omaha's 72-69 win over the Denver Pioneers.
The Leathernecks are 8-5 in home games. Western Illinois ranks fourth in the Summit with 25.0 defensive rebounds per game led by Trenton Massner averaging 5.6.
The Mavericks are 4-12 against Summit opponents. Omaha is 2-14 in games decided by at least 10 points.
The teams square off for the second time this season in Summit play. The Mavericks won the last meeting 84-78 on Dec. 23. Felix Lemetti scored 22 points to help lead the Mavericks to the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Massner is averaging 16.4 points, 6.2 rebounds, four assists and 1.8 steals for the Leathernecks. Luka Barisic is averaging 2.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Western Illinois.
Fidler is averaging 11.8 points for the Mavericks. Lemetti is averaging 2.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Omaha.
LAST 10 GAMES: Leathernecks: 3-7, averaging 75.7 points, 33.9 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 5.8 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 44.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 80.0 points per game.
Mavericks: 2-8, averaging 72.7 points, 31.4 rebounds, 10.3 assists, 4.7 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 45.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 86.7 points.
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