The Gulf Coast Showcase announced its 2015 field Tuesday with Drake representing the Missouri Valley Conference and Milwaukee representing the Horizon League. Those two programs join MAC title contender Central Michigan, Murray State, Western Kentucky, Weber State, Pepperdine and Duquesne in the eight-team field. “We…
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UIC (4-6) continued its hot/cold pattern on Saturday night with a 75-69 defeat of Southeast Missouri (7-3). The Flames started the 2013-14 season slowly with a 1-3 record and then won two out of three games to finish third at the Gulf Coast Showcase. Upon…
Coming off a surprising third-place finish at the Gulf Coast Showcase, UIC (3-4) returns home to the UIC Pavilion, where it will host Southern Methodist (7-2) on Wednesday night. The Mustangs, who are coached by Hall-of-Famer Larry Brown, have won their last two games and…
UIC Finishes 3rd At Gulf Coast Showcase With Win Against Wagner; Barlow Scores Career-High 38 Points
UIC (3-4) entered the Gulf Coast Showcase looking for a turnaround from its abysmal start to the 2013-14 season, and it certainly delivered. On Wednesday night, the Flames defeated Wagner (4-4), 94-76, to finish 2-1 at the tournament and earn third-place. The Flames struggled on…
A 1-3 record was not what UIC hoped for in its season-opening homestand. With six freshmen and two transfers, the new-look Flames opened with a heartbreaking, two-point loss to Drake. Following a win over NAIA Roosevelt, they were blown out by Eastern Illinois and Northwestern.…
Northwestern Bounces Back with 93-58 Thrashing of UIC Behind Dave Sobolewski’s Career-High 25 Points
Just three nights after an embarrassing defeat at home to Illinois State, Northwestern (2-2) did a complete 180 with a 93-58 blowout at UIC (1-3) on Wednesday. The Wildcats used a 10-0 run early in the first half to take a 12-2 lead and never…