Omaha men’s basketball will play in the Summit League championship game having already punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament, thanks to a little-known technicality.

The Mavericks have punched their ticket to March Madness before facing St. Thomas in the Summit League tournament championship. Here's how.

Omaha is heading to its first NCAA tournament -- even if the Mavericks lose the Summit League championship game.

The top two seeds in the Summit League men’s tournament will meet Sunday night for the chance to cut down the nets as regular-season champion Omaha faces No. 2 seed St. Thomas. The Mavericks rolled past South Dakota 100-75 in Saturday’s first semifinal.

South Dakota got shell-shocked in their 100-75 Summit League semifinal loss to Omaha. The Mavericks came out and punched the Coyotes in the mouth almost immediately, taking a 16-4 lead less than five minutes into the first half.

UNO basketball clinched a historic NCAA Division I tournament even before the Mavericks play Sunday night for the Summit League tournament title.