UIC Flames at Northwestern Wildcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Northwestern wins by 38 again, this time smashing UIC
Boo Buie scored 16, reserve Julian Roper II 12 and Robbie Beran 10 for Northwestern. The Wildcats made 28 of 43 shots from inside the 3-point line.
Coming off an 83-45 win over DePaul on Saturday, the Wildcats have now won consecutive contests by 38 points.
Jaden Brownell made a 3-pointer to get the Flames within 17-14 with 11:21 before halftime. Northwestern countered with a 15-2 run, led 32-16 a little more than five minutes later and grabbed its first 20-point lead on consecutive baskets by Audige.
The Wildcats led 42-21 at intermission. Northwestern built an early 15-8 advantage and never trailed. Nine Northwestern players entered the scoring column.
Toby Okani scored 12 points for UIC.
The Wildcats improve to 9-2 for the first time since 2016-17. Northwestern entered 8-2 for the second straight year under head coach Chris Collins.
It was the first meeting between the two teams since 2014. Northwestern leads the all-time series 6-4 and won the previous meeting 63-46 on Dec. 22, 2014.
The Wildcats are 27-14 against the current alignment of the Missouri Valley Conference. UIC saw its three-game win streak end and fell to 8-5.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 54 - 92 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 54 - 92 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Northwestern Turnover. | 54 - 92 |
| 2nd 0:41 | Steven Clay made Layup. | 54 - 92 |
| 2nd 0:42 | Bessanty Saragba Defensive Rebound. | 52 - 92 |
Statistics
 UIC |
 NU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17-44 | FG | 36-70 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 8-24 | 3PT | 8-27 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 12-19 | FT | 12-15 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 23 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 12 | Assists | 20 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 21 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 31 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 19 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 56 |
| 17 | Fouls | 20 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 45 |
Game Information
Location: Evanston, IL
Attendance: 3,704 | 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 | 23-12 |
| 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 |
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 33-3 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 28-7 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 27-7 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 27-8 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 30-8 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 24-12 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 24-12 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-19 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |