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 Omaha Mavericks men’s basketball team has embraced a unique postgame celebration: beating trash cans. This ritual evolved from simple kicks to elaborate methods using baseball bats and folding chairs.

Omaha is headed to its first NCAA Tournament — even if the Mavericks lose the Summit League championship game. Omaha will play St. Thomas in the tournament

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

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.

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

SIOUX FALLS — With a quarterfinal win over North Dakota State under their belt and rival South Dakota State bounced in an upset loss to North Dakota, the USD Coyotes had their chance to make the Summit League tournament theirs in a Saturday night semifinal against top-seeded Omaha.