The UIC Flames (6-3) will close their season-long four game homestand Monday evening when North Texas (7-2) visits UIC Pavilion.  The 7:00 pm start marks just the third night game of the year for the Flames, and gives them a chance to extend two winning streaks.

With a victory over North Texas, UIC would have five home wins in a row.  It would be the program's longest single-season home court winning streak since a run of eight straight wins from November 2014 through January 2015.  The Flames have a chance to record the first four game winning streak overall since December 2015.

Starting Five

• Brittany Byrd set a new career high with 29 points Saturday afternoon in UIC's win over Evansville.  She made 10-of-13 field goals including six-of-eight threes.  It was her third 20 point game of the season.
• Taylor Toney had a 22 point, nine rebound, five assist, three steal performance on Saturday.  She is the team's second-leading scorer with 15.4 points per game (Byrd averages 16.2).
• Gabryelle Johnson scored 12 points for her fifth game of the year in double figures.  She had a career high four assists, and had nine rebounds to increase her average to 7.2.
• Tia Tedford followed up her season high 11 point outing against Eastern Michigan with nine against Evansville.  She had an important layup through contact after the Purple Aces closed to within two points, and added a three pointer and a coast-to-coast layup soon after.
• UIC ranks 19th in the NCAA with 17 offensive rebounds per game.  The team is 26th in the country and first in the Horizon League in turnovers forced, at 22 per game.

Last Time Out

 

• The Flames engineered an offensive explosion in a 96-77 win over Evansville Saturday.  It was the highest point total against a Division I opponent since March 2014. 
• UIC scored 48 points in each half, setting the standard for a half this season.  They finished with a .515 shooting percentage and a .500 mark on threes, each the highest of the season. 
• The Flames began the game on a 17-3 run and opened the second half on a 13-0 spurt.
• Teodora Zagorac tied Johnson for the team lead with nine boards as the Flames held a 39-22 edge on the glass and a 21-4 margin in second chance points.  

Mean Green Matchup

• UIC and North Texas meet for the first time tonight.  The Mean Green are the fifth and final first-time opponent on the 2017-18 schedule. 
• A member of Conference USA, North Texas becomes the eighth different school from the conference to face UIC.  The Flames are 3-6 against C-USA all time.
• North Texas is coming off a nine-day layoff for final exams.  Their last game was a 70-44 win over LaSalle.  Lauren Holmes led the team with 17 points, and Brittany Smith added 11. 
• Terriell Bradley is the Mean Green's high scorer this season, averaging 16.3 points per game. 
• North Texas is 0-1 in true road games (losing 68-63 at Indiana), but is 2-0 on neutral courts.  They picked up two wins in the San Juan Shootout, including a 63-57 win over Horizon League member Detroit Mercy.
• North Texas has gotten off to its best start since the 2011-12 season behind a stout defense.  They allow just 47.9 points per game, the second-lowest total in the country.  Their opponents have mustered a 0.4 assist-to-turnover ratio, turned the ball over 22.1 times per game (North Texas is +8.8 in turnovers -- sixth best in the NCAA), and made only 33% of their field goals.

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