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Evansville Purple Aces at UIC Flames

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Evansville Purple Aces
4-21, 1-11 Away
Final
61 - 70
UIC Flames
10-15, 6-6 Home

Clay scores 17 as UIC downs Evansville 70-61

Clay also had five rebounds for the Flames (10-15, 2-12 Missouri Valley Conference). Jace Carter scored 15 points and added 12 rebounds. Trevante Anderson was 5 of 14 shooting, including 1 for 6 from distance, and went 4 for 8 from the line to finish with 15 points, while adding seven rebounds. The victory broke a 10-game slide for the Flames.

Kenny Strawbridge finished with 20 points and two steals for the Purple Aces (4-21, 0-14). Evansville also got 10 points from Marvin Coleman. Antoine Smith Jr. also had 10 points. The loss is the 12th straight for the Purple Aces.

Clay scored 10 points in the first half and UIC went into the break trailing 30-29. UIC turned a three-point second-half advantage into an 11-point lead with an 8-0 run to make it 48-37 with 10:36 left in the half. Anderson scored 11 second-half points in the win.

NEXT UP

Both teams next play Wednesday. UIC visits Southern Illinois while Evansville hosts Northern Iowa.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 61 - 70
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 61 - 70
2nd 0:16 Antoine Smith Jr. made Free Throw. 61 - 70
2nd 0:16 Antoine Smith Jr. made Free Throw. 60 - 70
2nd 0:16 Foul on Jalen Jackson. 59 - 70

Statistics

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22-66 FG 27-62
33 Field Goal % 44
4-21 3PT 6-26
19 Three Point % 23
13-20 FT 10-16
65 Free Throw % 63
44 Rebounds 44
15 Offensive Rebounds 12
29 Defensive Rebounds 32
9 Assists 17
7 Steals 4
0 Blocks 9
12 Turnovers 16
1 Team Turnovers 1
12 Total Turnovers 16
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
13 Points Off Turnovers 16
11 Fast Break Points 17
24 Points in Paint 42
17 Fouls 19
7 Largest Lead 18

Game Information

Venue: Credit Union 1 Arena

Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 1,545 | 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
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