Men's Basketball Heads To UW-Milwaukee For Nationally Televised Showdown With The Panthers
Feb. 3, 2005
UIC vs. UW-Milwaukee Game Notes in PDF Format
Chicago, Ill. - The UIC men's basketball team and UW-Milwaukee will take their rivalry to a national stage on Saturday afternoon as the Flames and Horizon League leading Panthers square off on ESPN2 at 1:00 p.m. at US Cellular Arena. The game will also be aired live on ESPN Radio 1000 AM. UIC (10-9, 5-4) is looking to square its season series with UW-Milwaukee (16-5, 9-2) as the Panthers bested the Flames, 75-67, back on Dec. 4th at the Pavilion. The Flames have warm memories of their last trip to US Cellular Arena as they captured the 2004 Horizon League Tournament title on the court with a 65-62 upset of the Panthers. Senior Cedrick Banks will try and lead UIC on Saturday. The Horizon League Preseason Player of the Year is averaging 20.6 points per outing in 10 career meetings with UWM, with his 206 total points the most he has scored during his career versus one school. The Flames have also received strong play from point guard Rocky Collum of late. The Racine, Wis., native is averaging 14.0 points and 4.8 assists in his last five games while netting 55% of his three-point attempts. The Panthers have won nine of their last 10 games and are coming off a 79-70 victory at Wright State on Wednesday night. For more on this showdown, check out the updated game notes.
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