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Illinois State Redbirds at UIC Flames

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Illinois State Redbirds
6-4, 0-2 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
75 - 94
UIC Flames
4-5, 4-1 Home

Ferguson's triple-double, Blount help UIC beat Illinois St.

Ferguson, who was just 4-of-16 shooting, had 14 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists. Godwin Boahen, the only other player in program history with a triple-double, hit a career-best six 3-pointers on as many attempts and finished with 22 points for UIC.

Marcus Ottey's layup gave the Flames (4-5) a 7-6 lead and they never again trailed. UIC led by as many as 13 points before going into the break leading 54-43. Illinois State (6-4) opened the second half with a 14-4 run, including 13 points by Milik Yarbrough, to pull within one with 16 minutes left but UIC scored 18 of the next 21 points to make it 76-60 with 10 minutes left. The Flames led by double digits the rest of the way.

Yarbrough tied his career-high with 30 points for Illinois State. Josh Jefferson scored 16, including four 3s.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 75 - 94
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 75 - 94
2nd 0:16 Rob Howard Jr. Defensive Rebound. 75 - 94
2nd 0:20 Rey Idowu missed Layup. 75 - 94
2nd 0:36 Jordan Blount made Free Throw. 75 - 94

Statistics

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25-59 FG 34-61
42 Field Goal % 56
7-23 3PT 11-26
30 Three Point % 42
18-23 FT 15-22
78 Free Throw % 68
31 Rebounds 34
10 Offensive Rebounds 8
21 Defensive Rebounds 26
12 Assists 22
4 Steals 10
3 Blocks 2
16 Turnovers 12
0 Team Turnovers 0
16 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
14 Points Off Turnovers 28
12 Fast Break Points 17
30 Points in Paint 44
18 Fouls 20
0 Largest Lead 20

Game Information

Venue: Credit Union 1 Arena

Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 2,197 | Capacity:

2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Belmont 16-4 - 26-6
Bradley 13-7 3 21-13
Illinois State 12-8 4 23-13
Murray State 12-8 4 20-13
UIC 12-8 4 19-16
Northern Iowa 11-9 5 23-13
Valparaiso 11-9 5 18-15
Southern Illinois 10-10 6 16-16
Drake 6-14 10 14-20
Indiana State 4-16 12 11-21
Evansville 3-17 13 7-25
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