CHICAGO -- UIC returns home for the first time in the regular season on Tuesday, Nov. 16, as the Flames play host to the Trinity Christian Trolls. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on ESPN+.

QUICK HITS
• The Flames picked up their first win of the season on Nov. 13 when UIC defeated Valparaiso, 74-70, in overtime. Damaria Franklin recorded the first UIC double-double of the year as he finished with a team-high 23 points and shared the game high with 11 rebounds.
• Kevin Johnson leads the Horizon League with 8.0 assists per game, while his game-high nine assists in UIC's victory over Valpo is the highest single-game assist total in the League so far this season.

MATCHUP BREAKDOWN
• Trinity Christian enters Tuesday's contest with a 5-1 record and a 3-0 mark in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC).
• The Trolls are led by Jame Pennington who averages a team-leading 19.7 points and 4.7 assists per game.
• Tuesday's game will be the first-ever meeting between UIC and Trinity Christian.

DISH IT OUT
• UIC newcomer Kevin Johnson has run the offense to near perfection this season, handing out a team-leading 16 assists while only turning the ball over five times. 
• Johnson's 16 total assists and 8.0 assists per game are both tops in the Horizon League while his eight assists per contest ranks eighth nationally.
• Johnson's nine assists in UIC's win over Valparaiso are the most in a game by any Horizon League player this year. 
• Additionally, Johnson has averaged 40:05 minutes per game over UIC's first two contests, fourth most in the country.

SWAT IT AWAY
• Michael Diggins has made life at the rim difficult for opposing players as the UIC veteran ranks tied for first in the Horizon League with four blocks on the year. 
• Three of Diggins' four blocks came in UIC's 74-70 victory over Valparaiso on Nov. 13.

DOUBLE TROUBLE
• Damaria Franklin recorded UIC's first double-double of the year in the Flames 74-70 victory over Valparaiso. 
• The UIC newcomer scored a team-high 23 points while collecting 11 rebounds, tied for the most in the game by either team.
• Franklin finished 8-for-16 from the field to go along with his 11 rebounds, five of which came on the offensive end.
• Kevin Johnson finished an assist shy of also recording a double-double, finishing with 17 points and nine helpers.