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UIC Flames at Northern Illinois Huskies

· NCAA Men's Basketball
UIC Flames
1-0, 1-0 Away
Final
65 - 61
Northern Illinois Huskies
0-1, 0-1 Home

UIC roars from 22 down to tip N. Illinois in Yaklich debut

Mitchell led the Flames with 12 points, all made from beyond the 3-point arc, Teyvion Kirk also scored 12, Zion Griffin 11 with three 3s and Braelen Bridges 10.

UIC trailed 38-18 at halftime and 40-18 three minutes into the second half before a Bridges layin sparked a 43-20 rally up into the final 16 seconds when Mitchell's final 3 pushed the Flames into a 61-60 lead.

UIC was 17-for-24 shooting during the near-16-minute rally, including seven treys, while Northern Illinois was 7-of-22 with five turnovers.

Tyler Cochran and Darius Beane each scored 13 points for Northern Illinois. Trendon Hankerson had 10 points.

Yaklich was hired in March to coach UIC, coming from the staff of Shaka Smart at Texas.

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2nd 0:00 End of Game 65 - 61
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 65 - 61
2nd 0:02 Jamie Ahale Steal. 65 - 61
2nd 0:02 Trendon Hankerson Turnover. 65 - 61
2nd 0:04 Jamie Ahale made Free Throw. 65 - 61

Statistics

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24-60 FG 23-57
40 Field Goal % 40
11-33 3PT 3-10
33 Three Point % 30
6-9 FT 12-17
67 Free Throw % 71
33 Rebounds 41
8 Offensive Rebounds 12
25 Defensive Rebounds 29
16 Assists 8
4 Steals 4
1 Blocks 2
9 Turnovers 12
1 Team Turnovers 0
9 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Off Turnovers 10
12 Fast Break Points 7
24 Points in Paint 26
13 Fouls 13
4 Largest Lead 22

Game Information

Venue: NIU Convocation Center

Location: Dekalb, IL
Capacity:

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Northern Iowa 11-9 5 23-13
Valparaiso 11-9 5 18-15
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Drake 6-14 10 14-20
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Ohio 9-9 9 15-17
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Massachusetts 7-11 11 17-16
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