Final Stats: Dayton 75, UIC 41

DAYTON, Ohio - The UIC men's basketball team (2-5) dropped a tough road matchup at rv/- Dayton (4-1) on Saturday afternoon by a final score of 75-41. The Flames held a 10-8 lead with 8:42 left in the first half, but the Flyers outscored UIC, 48-25, in the final period to secure their seventh straight home win.

Junior Jake Wiegand paced UIC with a team-high 11 points and six rebounds. Wiegand has scored 10 or more points in 5-of-7 games so far this season. He continues to lead the Flames in scoring (16.4) and rebounding (8.4). The Flyers were led by preseason first team All-Atlantic 10 senior Jordan Sibert with 22 points on 4-of-6 three-point shooting. Dayton ended the day 8-of-16 from behind the arc.

With Dayton in front 22-16 at the 1:59 mark in the first period, the Flyers scored five straight points to end the half at 27-16. The Flames played strong defense for a majority of the first half as they held the Flyers to a mere 27 points and forced eight turnovers. UIC entered the contest giving up an average of 39.5 points in the first half through six games.

Dayton continued its offensive spurt to start the second period by scoring three straight buckets. The Flyers put the game out of reach by the 12:49 mark as they shot ahead 51-20 on the heels of a 16-0 run that included four triples.

Junior Jason McClellan saw his first action of the season with five points, two rebounds, two assists and two blocks in 19 minutes of work.

Fifth-year transfer Jay Harris added eight points and four rebounds on the day as junior Gabe Snider sank a pair of threes in the second half. Snider is now shooting 44 percent (8-of-18) from downtown on the season.

Freshman Tai Odiase has now recorded at least one blocked shot in all seven of his collegiate games, recording one versus the Flyers and bringing his season total to 15.

The Flames return to Chicago for a four-game homestand starting on Tuesday night (Dec. 2) against Grand Canyon. Tipoff is schedule for 7 p.m. CT inside the UIC Pavilion. The Antelopes are coached by three-time NBA All-Star and Phoenix Suns great Dan Majerle.