Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas
A pair of Missouri Valley Conference rivals meet on Saturday when the UIC Flames (9-7, 1-4 MVC) visit the Hulman Center located in Terre Haute, Indiana to play the Indiana State Sycamores (12-4, 5-0 MVC). UIC was defeated by Belmont 77-71 on Wednesday night. The Flames have lost two straight and three of the last four. Indiana State defeated Illinois State on Wednesday 76-67. The Sycamores have won each of the last three. UIC does not have any injuries, while Xavier Blitzen and Rob Martin are questionable for Indiana State.
The UIC Flames have a field goal shooting percentage of just 41.4% and a three-point shooting percentage of 31.7% which are 325th and 294th respectively. This has resulted in the Flames scoring an average of only 67.1 points (302nd) per game. Jace Carter is scoring a team-best 16.1 points per game, while shooting 45.6% overall and only 27.2% from long range. The second leading scorer is Toby Okani with an average of 12.5 points per game and is shooting 50.7%. However, the next three leading scorers are shooting 37.0% or lower. Trevante Anderson is the leader in assists with an average of 3.7 dishes per contest. UIC is averaging 13.6 turnovers per game.
UIC is allowing an average of 68.1 points per game, while opponents are shooting 42.6% overall and 30.5% from long distance. UIC is averaging 33.1 rebounds per game while allowing an average of 35.3 boards per contest. The king of the board's is Okani with an average of 7.7 rebounds per game and Okani is the leader in blocked shots with an average of 1.3 swats per contest. Carter is the leader in steals with an average of 1.7 per game.