CHICAGO -- On the heels of a three-game winning streak, UIC (3-3) will travel to Philadelphia this week to do battle with the Saint Joseph's Hawks (3-3) in nonconference action on Wednesday, Nov. 28 at 6:00 p.m. CT. It will be the second consecutive season that the Flames and Hawks meet on the hardwood and UIC's second time facing a foe from the Atlantic 10 Conference this season.

UIC successfully swept its recent three-game homestand with wins against William & Mary, Bradley and a Division II opponent, Parkside. The Flames outlasted William & Mary in overtime at the home opener on Nov. 15, 100-95. Forty-eight hours later UIC knocked off Bradley, 71-70, at Credit Union 1 Arena. After a week off from competition, the Flames dropped Parkside, 94-74, on Saturday.

Saint Joseph's took an opposite track to get to 3-3. The Hawks won their first three contests this season, defeating Old Dominion, Monmouth and Wake Forest. Since then, SJU fell short against UCF, No. 13 West Virginia and a common opponent, William & Mary. The Hawks rank second in the NCAA in turnovers per game with a miniscule 8.2 and seventh with an assist/turnover ratio of 1.82.

Wednesday's game will be carried locally on NBC Sports Chicago. It will also stream nationally on ESPN+.

NOTHING BUT NET

• The first NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET) rankings were announced Monday and UIC checked in at No. 73.
• The Flames are the highest-ranked Horizon League program and the highest-ranked three-loss team in the country.
• Saint Joseph's is ranked No. 149, one spot behind UIC's next foe, Loyola.
• NET relies on game results, strength of schedule, game location, scoring margin, net offensive and defensive efficiency, and the quality of wins and losses.

RISE AND FIRE

• The Flames rank 17^th in the NCAA with 11.0 3-point field goals per game this season and 24th with 66 3-pointers made.
• Eight different players have converted at least one 3-pointer through six games, and six have connected on at least five.
• Tarkus Ferguson ranks 21st nationally with 22 3-pointers made this season.
• Ferguson matched career highs from downtown at Radford and vs. W&M (5).
• Godwin Boahen is also in the top 90 (89^th) with 17 3-pointers made this year.
• Boahen made a career-high five Saturday.
• UIC made 40 3-pointers in three games against Radford, Duquesne and William & Mary, including a season-high 14 at Duquesne. That was one shy of the best total in the Steve McClain era, and three off the program record.

MINUTE MEN

• Through Nov. 25, two UIC players rank in the NCAA's top 50 in minutes per game this season. Junior Tarkus Ferguson is 25^th (36:41) and classmate Godwin Boahen is 45^th (35:56).
• Ferguson played a career-high 43 minutes in an overtime game at Duquesne on Nov. 12. It was the second time in his career he played 40+ minutes (41 at Milwaukee - Feb. 2, 2017).
• Boahen (42), Marcus Ottey (41) and Michael Diggins (31) each played career-high minutes in an overtime game against William & Mary on Nov. 15.
• Rob Howard played a career-high 31 minutes off the bench at Duquesne on Nov. 12.

CLOSING TIME

• UIC is 2-1 with a lead after 20 minutes this season. The Flames fell in overtime at Duquesne after leading by nine points at the break; topped Bradley after establishing a four-point cushion at the break; and knocked off Parkside after leading by two after a half.
• In two of their three wins, UIC trailed in the second half. William & Mary and Parkside both held second-half leads on the Flames.
• UIC was 16-1 last season with a halftime lead.
• The lone loss in that span came on Feb. 25 at home against eventual Horizon League champion Wright State (+8 pts).

DOUBLING DOWN

• Tarkus Ferguson notched his second double-double of the season, and 13th of his career, against Bradley with 22 points and a game-high 10 assists, one shy of a season high.
• His 11 assists against Duquesne are the 10^th-most in a game this season across the NCAA.
• Ferguson has nine career double-doubles with points and rebounds; three with points and assists; and one with assists and rebounds.

SCOUTING THE HAWKS

• Saint Joseph's is 3-3 on the young season. The Hawks won three straight to start, but have dropped three in a row since.
• Guard Charlie Brown is scoring at will for SJU. He leads the team and ranks ninth in the NCAA with 25.0 ppg.
• The Hawks rank second in the NCAA with only 8.2 turnovers per game and seventh with an assist/turnover ratio of 1.82.

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