CHICAGO -- UIC will attempt to run both its overall and road winning streaks to four games on Monday, Jan. 29, when the Flames travel north of the border to take on the Milwaukee Panthers at 7 p.m. CT.

The Flames (11-11, 6-3) are off to their best start in Horizon League play since the 2002-03 season. UIC has also constructed its second three-game winning streak of the season with recent wins at Youngstown State, at Cleveland State and against IUPUI at home on Saturday. Overall, the Flames have posted six wins in their last seven games, three of which have come away from the UIC Pavilion.

UIC trailed by five at the break on Saturday, but rallied by shooting 60 percent in the second half to topple IUPUI by nine, 71-62. The Flames forced the Jags into 10 second-half turnovers, while holding them to only seven field goals in the final 20 minutes. UIC recorded a season-high 10 steals as a team, including eight in the second half, while also protecting the paint with nine blocked shots as a squad. It was the second win of the season over IUPUI as the Flames remained undefeated all-time against their newest Horizon League nemesis at 5-0.

Milwaukee (12-12, 5-6) has also been hot of late, winning three in a row at UWM Panther Arena. The surge began with a triumph over first-place Wright State on Jan. 20 and continued with convincing victories over Youngstown State and Cleveland State over the weekend. The Panthers will be playing in their third game in a five-day span when UIC comes to town on Monday night.

The Flames blitzed Milwaukee in the first meeting this season, 88-73, on Jan. 12. UIC made a season-high 34 field goals and shot 51.5 percent from the floor. UWM shot only 27.6 percent in the first half and 38.5 percent for the game, while UIC led by as many as 23 points. Dikembe Dixson scored 22 points to lead the way for the Flames with 19 coming in the second half. Tarkus Ferguson stuffed the stat sheet with 15 points, nine assists, seven rebounds, three blocks and a steal.

STARTING FIVE

• UIC has won six of its last seven games dating back to Jan. 4 at IUPUI.
• The Flames (6-3) have achieved their best start in #HLMBB play since 2002-03 (7-2).
• UIC has won three consecutive road games for the first time under head coach Steve McClain, and the first time overall since the 2008-2009 season.
• The Flames swept the season series against IUPUI with Saturday's victory. The two wins both featured second-half comebacks.
• UIC shot 61 percent and made 15 3-pointers in last season's trip to UWM Panther Arena, both program highs under McClain.

A WIN VS. MILWAUKEE WOULD GIVE UIC...

• The seventh Horizon League victory of the season and fourth away from home.
• The program's first four-game winning streak since Nov. 17-Dec. 12, 2012 (9).
• The second sweep of an Horizon League foe the season (IUPUI).

ROAD WARRIORS

• UIC has won three consecutive road games for the first time under head coach Steve McClain. The streak started with a win at IUPUI on Jan. 4 and continued with wins at Youngstown State and Cleveland State on Jan. 18 and Jan. 20, respectively.
• The Flames have won three consecutive road games for the first time since Feb. 15-March 3, 2009.
• UIC's 14-point victory at Youngstown State on Jan. 18 was the largest in a road game under McClain. Previously, the Flames had not won a true road game by more than five points since he took over.
• That was the largest road margin for the Flames since winning by 22 at Milwaukee, 80-58, on Feb. 25, 2014.
• UIC's last road winning streak of at least four games (7) spanned from Jan. 26-March 9, 2004. The final two games were true road games at Butler and at Milwaukee in the #HLMBB Tournament.

FERGUSON FITS IN WELL

• Sophomore Tarkus Ferguson ranks second with 6.3 assists per game in #HLMBB play with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.9.
• The Flames are averaging 15.7 apg in the six Horizon League victories and had a season-high 21 helpers Jan. 18 at YSU.
• UIC averages 14.1 apg with Ferguson in the lineup this season and 9.0 apg without him.
• The Flames are 8-5 in the 13 games Ferguson has played this season and 3-6 without him.

SCOUTING THE PANTHERS

• Milwaukee enters Monday's game with an overall record of 12-12 and a 5-6 mark in Horizon League play. The Panthers are on a three-game winning streak that began with a win over first-place Wright State on Jan 20.
• UWM is the top defensive rebounding team in the Horizon League with 32.8 per game in all contests. Bryce Nze leads the team and ranks sixth in the League with 7.5 per game.
• The Panthers average 69.0 points per game and Brock Stull is the leading scorer with 14.0 points per game. Jeremiah Bell is the top scorer in #HLMBB play with an average of 16.0 ppg in the team's 11 contests. The pair combined for 27 of UWM's 73 points at the UIC Pavilion on Jan. 12.

More notes, statistics and information can be found in the UIC Game Notes PDF linked in the blue box above.