CHICAGO -- UIC hits the road for a two-game series against Northern Kentucky, Jan. 29-30. Tipoff on Friday is slated for 5 p.m. (CT) before Saturday's 4 p.m. finale. Both games will be broadcast on ESPN+.

MESSED AROUND AND GOT A TRIPLE-DOUBLE
• Teyvion Kirk collected the third triple-double in UIC history in the Flames' win over Oakland on Dec. 20.
• The junior scored a career-high 22 points and brought in a career-best 11 rebounds to go along with 11 assists. He became the third player in program history to record a triple-double, joining Godwin Boahen (Dec. 22, 2016) and Tarkus Ferguson (Dec. 5, 2018).
• Kirk is one of nine players in Division I basketball to record a triple-double this season and one of two Horizon League player to do so. 

DISH IT OUT
• Teyvion Kirk had a stellar performance against Valparaiso on Dec. 1, finishing the game with 14 points and 14 assists.
• The 14 helpers are the most for UIC this season and most by a UIC player since Martell Bailey had 15 on Nov. 23, 2003.
• Kirk is just 1-of-17 players nationally since the start of the 2010-11 season, and one of two players this year, to finish a game with at least 14 points and 14 assists while committing 1 or fewer turnovers.
• On the year, Kirk averages a team-leading 6.9 assists per game, second in the Horizon League and seventh nationally.
• Kirk nearly has more assists (90) than the rest of the team combined (103). Kirk's 90 assists on the season are second-most in the Horizon League and 11th nationally.

AHALE FROM DOWNTOWN
• Jamie Ahale had a career day for the Flames in a 74-72 win over Oakland on Dec. 19.
• The senior scored a career-high 25 points on a career-best eight 3-pointers.
• The eight made triples is one shy of the program record of nine, set by Brian Hill against Western Michigan on Dec. 1, 1990.
• Ahale's eight triples are tied for the eighth-most in a single game in Division I action this season.
• On the year, 96 of Ahale's 104 points have come from long distance, with the other five points coming at the free throw line.
• Ninety-three of Ahale's 94 shot attempts have been from beyond the arc this season.