Feb. 20, 2006

UIC vs. Cleveland State Game Notes in PDF Format
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Chicago, Ill. - The UIC men's basketball team concludes a three-game road trip on Wednesday night with a pivotal Horizon League contest at Cleveland State. Tip-off is set for 6:00 p.m. CST and fans can watch the game live via the internet by clicking on the Horizon League All-Access link on the front page of uicflames.com. The home broadcast can also be heard on the web at espnradio1000.com.

The Flames enter Wednesday night's game at 6-8 in the Horizon League and 13-14 overall. UIC, which sits in seventh place in the league, is currently one game ahead of the Vikings (10-15, 5-9), but is also just one game out of fourth place in the race to secure a possible home game in the opening round of the league tournament.

Home games go to the teams that finish No. 4-6 while the top three teams each earn at least one bye. The Flames could still finish as high as third in the league standings with a win in their last two games and some help.

Cleveland State has momentum on its side having won its last two games, earning a road win at Wright State last Wednesday and a home non-conference victory over Delaware on Saturday.

The Vikings defeated UIC in the earlier meeting this season, topping the Flames 87-83 back on Jan. 19th. The win snapped a streak of seven straight victories for UIC over Cleveland State.

The Flames are coming off a non-conference loss on Saturday at Ohio Valley Conference regular-season champion Murray State, 72-68. Freshman Josh Mayo netted a career-high 23 points in the contest, including a 5-for-5 night from three-point range.

Mayo's performance continued a hot string for the freshman, who is averaging over 16 points and shooting 60% from the field in his last five games.

Sophomore Othyus Jeffers picked up his third double-double in the last four games versus the Racers. The sophomore has tabbed 10 or more rebounds in each of his last four outings.

For more information, check out the updated game notes.