The UIC Flames (7-5, 0-1 MVC) hit the road Saturday for a Missouri Valley Conference Showdown with the Southern Illinois Salukis (8-4, 2-0 MVC) at the Banterra Center in Carbondale, illinois. UIC was defeated by Incarnate Word 67-66 a week ago this past Thursday and has lost four of the last six. Southern Illinois defeated Southern Indiana 81-50 last Friday and the Salukis have won two straight and four of the last six. UIC and Southern Illinois do not have any players listed on their injury reports.
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The UIC Flames are scoring an average of 72.8 (235th) points per game, while shooting 46.4% (108th) overall and 38.0% (32nd) from three point land. UIC is shooting 65.6% (324th) from the free throw line. Isaiah Rivera is the leading scorer for UIC with an average of 14.8 points per game and Toby Okani is the only other player for UIC averaging double figures in scoring at 13.3 per game. CJ Jones is the leader in assists with an average of 5.5 dishes per contest.
UIC is allowing an average of only 62.9 (23rd) points per game while holding opponents to 37.6% (12th) shooting overall and 24.1% (1st) shooting from 3-point territory. UIC averages 37.1 rebounds per game led by Okani with an average of 8.1 boards per contest. Okani is the leader in steals with an average of 1.4 per game and the leader in blocked shots with an av erage of 2.3 per game.
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