UIC coach Steve McClain said his team was entering this year’s Horizon League Tournament with a totally different mindset than last year, and it showed in Sunday’s quarterfinals. The sixth-seeded Flames held off a late comeback from third-seeded Green Bay for a 79-70 victory. The Phoenix were the…
Horizon League title winners have something in common: they rarely lose to teams in the bottom half of the conference. While UIC is still a player away — or maybe just a year of experience shy — from truly contending for a conference title, the Flames have…
CHICAGO — UIC freshman Marcus Ottey could miss up to four weeks with a broken left wrist, a source has told The Catch and Shoot. Because the injury occurred on his shooting hand, the training staff will be cautious with his recovery, the source said.…
Valparaiso defeated UIC 70-59 at the UIC Pavilion on Friday in the Horizon League opener for both teams. The game was much closer than the final score suggests, as UIC’s freshman backcourt duo of Godwin Boahen and Tarkus Ferguson provided much-needed offense. Ferguson led UIC with…
Chicago State was overmatched by Horizon League favorite Valparaiso on Wednesday in an 80-61 loss at the ARC. The Cougars fell behind by 22 in the first half, and their sharpshooters never caught fire as the team finished 5-of-27 beyond the arc. Once again, senior…
UIC finally got its first road win under second-year coach Steve McClain, and it couldn’t have come at a sweeter time. The Flames came from nine points down to upset crosstown rival DePaul (5-4), 80-75, at McGrath-Phillips Arena. With 54.6 seconds left, Guice drained a…
Valparaiso’s at-large hopes are still alive after a win in the final seconds while Wright State and Mark Alstork have cooled down over the past few games. That and more in this week’s Horizon League rankings. 1. Valparaiso 2016-2017 Record: 8-2 Previous Ranking: 1 Valparaiso…
Loyola put on an offensive clinic Saturday in a 72-56 win against Milwaukee. The Ramblers shot 67.5% from the field while senior guard Milton Doyle and junior forward Aundre Jackson had near-perfect afternoons. Doyle scored a season-high 22 points along with 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 2…
While Valparaiso and Oakland remain the pretty obvious top two in the Horizon League, there have been a lot of shakeups throughout the conference over the last couple of weeks. First-year coach Scott Nagy has Wright State playing well, although the Raiders have dropped their last…
CHICAGO — UIC got manhandled Sunday by in-state opponent Eastern Illinois in a 90-76 loss at UIC Pavilion. After a tight 18 minutes to open the game, Eastern Illinois built a 41-30 lead at halftime and led by as many as 23 points early in the…
