UIC FLAMES (12-13, 5-8) vs. UW-MILWAUKEE (18-6, 11-3) Wednesday, February 15, 2006 * Milwaukee, Wis. * US Cellular Arena (13,000) * 7:00 p.m. CST 2005-06 UIC SETTING THE SCENE: * TV: None UIC vs. UW-MILWAUKEE Schedule and Results * Radio: ESPN 1000 (Mike Kamin & Chris Boden) TALE OF THE TAPE 11/17 vs. Montana State! W, 69-64 * Web: Live Video Webcast (uicflames.com) 11/19 vs. San Diego State! W, 66-63 * Quick Notes: The UIC men’s basketball team opens a Stats UIC UWM 11/20 vs. Denver! L, 48-52 (ot) three-game road trip on Wednesday night by taking on Points Per Game 67.4 73.3 11/23 ST. XAVIER L, 73-74 Horizon League-leading UW-Milwaukee at US Cellular Points Allowed Per Game 69.6 64.4 11/25 at Georgia Tech W, 73-51 Arena...UWM boasts the nation’s second-longest home 11/28 at Georgia Southern L, 69-89 winning streak at 19 games...The Panthers have won the Field Goal % .442 .437 last three meetings in the series, including a 68-45 triumph Opponent Field Goal % .460 .436 12/4 CHICAGO STATE L, 74-75 12/10 MISSISSIPPI W, 87-75 (ot) over UIC at the Pavilion on Jan. 5th...The Flames’ last win in Three-Point % .281 .338 12/14 at Northwestern W, 71-62 the series came in the 2004 Horizon League Tournament Opponent Three-Point% .352 .317 12/17 NORTHERN ILLINOIS W, 55-54 chamionship game when UIC took the crown with a 65-62 Free Throw % .661 .687 12/21 at Syracuse L, 61-75 victory on the Panthers’ home floor...Wednesday’s contest 12/29 DAVIDSON W, 76-67 features a reunion of two former Marshall High School prod- Opponent FT % .664 .687 12/31 YOUNGSTOWN ST.# W, 85-84 (ot) ucts in UIC’s Justin Bowen (15.5 ppg, 7.2 rpg) and UWM’s Rebounds Per Game (Avg.) 36.6 38.4 Boo Davis (15.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg)...Keeping its opponent under Rebound Differential +4.3 +6.3 1/2 at Butler# L, 56-75 70 points has been key for the Flames this season as they 1/5 UW-MILWAUKEE# L, 45-68 are 10-3 when holding a team under the 70-point Assists Per Game (Avg.) 12.9 12.3 1/11 at UW-Green Bay# L, 84-90 (ot) mark...Sophomore Othyus Jeffers has been a force on the Steals Per Game (Avg.) 6.6 6.8 1/15 at Loyola# L, 61-75 boards, tallying 11 rebounds in each of his last two games 1/19 CLEVELAND STATE# L, 83-87 Blocks Per Game (Avg.) 2.3 2.7 1/21 at Detroit# L, 65-76 for the Flames...Freshman Josh Mayo is shooting 43% from Turnovers Per Game (Avg.) 13.5 13.3 1/25 at Wright State# W, 62-57 three-point range in his last three games...UIC plays at Ohio 1/28 UW-GREEN BAY# W, 81-68 Valley Conference leader Murray State on Saturday. 1/30 BUTLER# L, 39-67 UIC FLAMES - ON THE SIDELINES 2/2 at Youngstown State# W, 70-63 2/4 DETROIT# W, 63-57 PROBABLE STARTERS 2/11 LOYOLA# L, 68-71 # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Hometown 2/15 at UW-Milwaukee# 7:00 p.m. 1 Josh Mayo G 5-10 165 Fr. 9.3 1.7 Merrillville, Ind. 2/18 at Murray State TBA 12 Othyus Jeffers G 6-5 215 So. 11.4 7.6 Chicago, Ill. 2/22 at Cleveland State# 6:00 p.m. 50 Danijel Zoric F/C 6-9 230 Jr. 5.7 3.3 Serbia and Montenegro 2/25 WRIGHT STATE# 3:00 p.m. 4 Jovan Stefanov F 6-9 215 Jr. 7.2 5.2 Serbia and Montenegro 25 Justin Bowen F 6-7 220 Sr. 15.4 7.2 Chicago, Ill. at Horizon League Tournament OFF THE BENCH 2/28 Opening Round TBA # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Hometown 3/3 First Round TBA 14 Robert Bush G 6-4 195 So. 5.7 1.9 Harvey, Ill. 3/4 Semifinals TBA 23 Kevin Bond F 6-5 175 So. 4.8 1.0 Chicago, Ill. 3/7 Championship 8:00 p.m. 2 Karl White G 6-2 165 So. 4.1 1.3 Omaha, Neb. 10 Rocky Collum G 5-10 165 Sr. 1.5 0.0 Racine, Wis. Home Games in ALL CAPS 35 Ebenezer Noonoo F 6-4 190 So. 1.5 1.3 Chicago, Ill. ! - at BP Top of the World Classic (Fairbanks, AK) 30 Greg Zimny G 6-1 175 Jr. 1.0 0.3 Long Grove, Ill. # - Horizon League Game 11 D.J. Smedley G 5-10 180 Jr. 0.7 0.4 Philadelphia, Pa. All Times Central 32 Jovan Ignjatovic F 6-9 230 Fr. 0.0 0.3 Serbia and Montenegro 22 Alok Aiyar G 5-9 155 So. 0.0 0.0 Bartlett, Ill. 33 Etienne Nelson G 6-1 165 Sr. 0.0 0.0 Maywood, Ill. Head Coach: Jimmy Collins ; Associate Head Coach: Mark Coomes Assistant Coaches: Lynn Mitchem, Dave Donnelly; Trainer: Mike Gilmartin UIC BASKETBALL SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION: QUICK FACTS UW-MILWAUKEE PANTHERS 2005-06 Record: 18-6 Location: Chicago, Ill. 2005-06 Horizon League Record: 11-3, First Place Founded: 1896 Head Coach: Rob Jeter Enrollment: 24,541 Nickname: Flames Projected Starting Lineup: Colors: Navy Blue and Fire Engine Red # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Hometown Arena (Capacity): UIC Pavilion (8,000) 13 Joah Tucker F 6-5 220 Sr. 16.1 5.9 Milwaukee, Wis. Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Horizon League 44 Adrian Tigert F 6-7 240 Sr. 13.1 7.6 Oshkosh, Wis. Chancellor: Dr. Sylvia Manning 21 Jason McCoy F 6-9 190 Sr. 3.8 4.0 Houston, Texas Director of Athletics: James W. Schmidt 2 Chris Hill G 5-10 160 Sr. 7.8 2.7 Chicago, Ill. Head Coach: 24 Boo Davis G 6-3 190 Sr. 15.3 4.7 Chicago, Ill. Jimmy Collins (New Mexico State, ‘70) Record at UIC/Years: 146-123/9 years PANTHER NOTES: Overall Record/Years: Same UW-Milwaukee enters Wednesday night’s tilt with the Flames as the leaders in the Horizon Associate Head Coach: League with an 11-3 record, 18-6 overall. The Panthers have won their last two games, Mark Coomes (Western Illinois, ‘74) Assistant Coaches: including a 29-point road win on Saturday at Cleveland State. UW-Milwaukee is a perfect Dave Donnelly (Northern Illinois, ‘97); 10-0 at home this season and boasts the nation’s second-longest home winning streak at Lynn Mitchem (Butler, ‘83) 19 games. The Panthers own the Horizon League’s top scoring offense, which is averaging 2004-05 Overall Record: 15-14 73.3 ppg. UWM is also the league’s best rebounding team, pulling down 38.4 caroms per 2003-04 Horizon League Record/ outing and totaling a +6.3 rebounding margin. Horizon League Preseason Player of the Finsh: 8-8/4th Year Joah Tucker paces the Panthers’ attack, averaging 16.1 points and 5.3 rebounds per Postseason Appearances: game. Senior Boo Davis is averaging 15.3 ppg while Adrian Tigert is totaling 13.1 ppg and NCAA (1998, 2002, 2004) 7.6 rpg. NIT (2003) Postseason Record: 0-3 Men’s Basketball SID: Mike Cassidy UIC vs. UWM SERIES SNIPITS: SID Phone (office): 312-413-8199 * UW-Milwaukee leads the all-time series 27-18, with the Panthers winning the last three SID Phone (cell): 630-251-7205 meetings. Athletics Web Site: www.uicflames.com * UIC’s last win at US Cellular Arena came in the title game of the 2004 Horizon League Tournament. * UIC and UW-Milwaukee have taken turns winning the Horizon League Tournament the UIC MEDIA SERVICES past few seasons with the Flames taking home the crown in 2002 and 2004 while the The Schedule Panthers claimed the title in 2003 and 2005. UIC will be back at practice on Thursday, * UWM guard Boo Davis and UIC forward Justin Bowen were former teammates at Feb. 16th at 3:30 p.m. at the Flames Ath- Chicago’s Marshall High School. letic Center. Please contact Mike Cassidy at (312) 413-8199 to make interview ar- LAST TIME WE MET: rangements. UW-Milwaukee 68, UIC 45 January 5, 2006 * UIC Pavilion On The Internet On the tail end of a stretch of four games in eight days, UIC was unable to match pre- Media covering UIC basketball this season should frequent the Flames’ website - season Horizon League favorite UW-Milwaukee’s energy as the Panthers picked up a 68-45 uicflames.com - for updated game notes, road victory over the Flames. UW-Milwaukee jumped out to a 12-point lead midway bios and statistics. In addition, you can find through the opening half and then never let UIC back within single digits. Senior Joah a link to listen live to every UIC game both Tucker paced the Panthers with a game-high 20 points while senior Boo Davis chipped in at home and on the road. with 10 points and seven rebounds. The Flames were led by Justin Bowen’s 10 points and nine rebounds. Othyus Jeffers added 11 points and six boards. Junior Jovan Stefanov E-Mail pulled down a career-high tying 11 rebounds to go with nine points. 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