Jan. 7, 2012
Final Stats 
CHICAGO - Wright State (11-5, 4-0) muscled its way to a victory on Saturday afternoon as they tallied 42 points in the paint, edging the Flames (9-6, 2-2), 62-60, inside the UIC Pavilion. The back-and-forth affair witnessed 13 lead changes and three ties.
Senior Jasmine Bailey led all players with 21 points and 13 rebounds, totaling her seventh double-double of the season. Senior Shamiea Green added 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting, while junior Taylor Foulks chipped in 10.
The Raiders received the majority of their scoring from four players as Molly Fox (20), Kim Demmings (17), Shaunda Sandifer (12) and Kayla LaMotte (10) combined for 60 of the WSU's 62 points.
Bailey scored the game's first bucket on a three-ball from the right wing just before Wright State rattled off the next five tallies, giving WSU the early 5-3 lead.
The Flames answered back with its own 5-0 spurt over the next two minutes and held a 7-5 advantage with 15:35 on the clock.
Wright State regained the edge on three consecutive baskets by Fox and LaMotte, but UIC captured it back on a Foulks three with 11:13 remaining in the half. The Flames went on to strengthen their lead over the next ten minutes, owning a 37-28 lead at halftime.
Bailey led all scorers at the break with 14 points and eight rebounds. WSU's Fox paced her squad with 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting at the half.
UIC enjoyed a 50 percent shooting clip in the first 20 minutes of play, going 6-of-12, while the Raiders posted a mere 4-of-18 (22.2%) from behind the arc.
Wright State cut the Flame's lead down to 39-38 within the first four minutes of the second half, holding UIC scoreless until Bailey sank a pair of free throws at the 14:37 mark.
The Raiders took their first lead since the 11:13 mark of the first half on a layup by Sandifer, giving WSU the 42-41 edge with 13:53 left in the game. Wright State stretched that gap to 44-41 and just then the Flames administered a 10-2 run over the next three minutes on scores from four different players.
With just under five minutes remaining in the contest and Wright State holding a 54-53 lead, senior Kiara Strickland forced up a contested shot in the lane that banked in, giving UIC the 55-54 edge. The Flames' lead lasted only 56 seconds as Demmings drilled a jumper from the free throw line after two missed treys by UIC.
The Raiders held a 60-55 advantage with under one minute to play when Bailey swished a contested three, cutting the score to 60-58 with 39 seconds on the clock.
Demmings was fouled on the ensuing possession and sank 1-of-2 from the charity stripe, bringing the tally to 61-58. Green then marched down the floor and nailed a 20-footer with 23 seconds left in the game.
On the inbound, Green fouled Demmings to stop the clock, sending the freshman back to the line and Green to the bench with five fouls. In repeat fashion, Demmings made the first and missed the second in which Strickland grabbed the board, dribbled down the court, and called a timeout.
After the pause, Foulks attempted a three that clanked off the rim and into the waiting arms of Demmings who was immediately fouled with just over two seconds on the clock. The freshman missed both free throws and Bailey corralled the rebound, launching a half-court shot that fell short.
The Flames return to action on Thursday, Jan. 12 as they travel to Cleveland State for a 7 p.m. CT match up.
