Illinois State Redbirds at UIC Flames
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Beljan scores 16 off the bench, UIC downs Illinois State 83-56
Beljan finished 8 of 11 from the floor for the Flames (15-12, 10-6 Missouri Valley Conference). Abdul Momoh added 13 points and six rebounds while shooting 6 of 8 from the field and 1 for 4 from the free-throw line. Rashund Washington Jr., who went 5 of 5 from the field, also scored 13 points.
Johnny Kinziger finished with 12 points and two steals for the Redbirds (17-10, 9-7). Illinois State also got nine points from Boden Skunberg. Ty'Reek Coleman had seven points.
UIC took the lead with 4:48 left in the first half and did not trail again. Momoh led the Flames with nine points in the first half to help put them up 33-26 at the break. UIC extended its lead to 60-34 during the second half, fueled by a 19-3 scoring run. Washington scored a team-high 11 points in the second half as their team closed out the win.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 56 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 56 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Johnny Kinziger Offensive Rebound. | 56 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Ty'Reek Coleman misses 12-foot floating jump shot | 56 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:10 | team shot clock turnover | 56 - 83 |
Statistics
 ILST |
 UIC |
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|---|---|---|
| 21-59 | FG | 38-69 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 9-35 | 3PT | 3-13 |
| 26 | Three Point % | 23 |
| 5-6 | FT | 4-8 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 50 |
| 25 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 14 | Assists | 26 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 3 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 60 |
| 10 | Fouls | 13 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 36 |
| 6 | Lead Changes | 6 |
| 12 | Percent Led | 79 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 2,141 | Capacity:
2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 16-4 | - | 26-6 |
| Bradley | 13-7 | 3 | 21-11 |
| Illinois State | 12-8 | 4 | 20-11 |
| Murray State | 12-8 | 4 | 20-12 |
| UIC | 12-8 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Northern Iowa | 11-9 | 5 | 20-12 |
| Valparaiso | 11-9 | 5 | 18-15 |
| Southern Illinois | 10-10 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Drake | 6-14 | 10 | 14-19 |
| Indiana State | 4-16 | 12 | 11-21 |
| Evansville | 3-17 | 13 | 7-25 |