INDIANAPOLIS – Two weeks ago, the IUPUI women's basketball team traveled to Omaha without the services of Nevena Markovic and Akilah Sims and the Mavericks handed the Jaguars a 17-point defeat. Saturday afternoon, Sims and Markovic combined for 25 points and 12 rebounds propelling IUPUI to a 68-49 win over the Mavericks at The Jungle.

The Jags improved to 10-12 overall and 5-4 in the Summit League, while Omaha fell to 6-15 overall and 1-8 in conference action. Sims led the way with 14 points, and she was joined in double figures by Markovic (11), #Mikale Rogers (11), and Shaquira Scott (10). The 14-point effort for Sims marked her fourth consecutive double-figure performance.

As it has done for most of the season, IUPUI dominated the glass winning the battle of the boards 38-22, led by Sims' seven. The work on the glass led to 13 offensive rebounds resulting in a 12-2 edge in second-chance points.

Coming off a poor shooting performance on Thursday at Western Illinois, the Jags hit 55 percent of their shots over the first 10-plus minutes, but six turnovers kept Omaha within striking distance at 17-8 despite the strong start.

Over the next six minutes, IUPUI extended its lead to 30-12 by getting the ball inside. Rogers scored four points during the stretch and Scott, Sims and Danielle Lawrence added baskets in the paint to fuel the 13-4 spurt.

Omaha responded with an 8-2 run to make it a 12-point game with just under a minute to play, but Scott hit a jumper to fall with 33 seconds to go, before a Rogers lay-up with under a second to play sent the Jags into the break with a 36-20 cushion.

The Jaguars scored the first six points of the second half to open a 22-point lead, but a 7-0 Mavericks response forced head coach Austin Parkinson to use a timeout. Unfortunately, the Omaha run didn't stop there as Mikaela Shaw got a jumper to go before hitting one of two free throws to shrink its deficit to 42-30 with 14:24 to go.

Omaha closed within 11 at 46-35, but a 9-2 IUPUI run capped by a Sims three guided the Jaguars lead back to 18, 55-37, by the under-eight media timeout.

By the 5:23 mark, IUPUI pushed its lead back to 20 on a Sims fast-break lay-up, and from that point it finished off a 68-49 victory.

Up next for the Jaguars is a trip to Denver, Colo., on Feb. 4, where they will take on the Pioneers. Tip is set for 9 p.m. ET.