CHICAGO --Â UIC makes its final roadtrip of the regular season this weekend, as the Flames head to Indianapolis to take on IUPUI Feb. 12-13. Tipoff both days is set for 11 a.m. (CT) and will be broadcast on ESPN+.
MESSED AROUND AND GOT A TRIPLE-DOUBLE
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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 10 players in Division I basketball to record a triple-double this season and one of two Horizon League player to do so.Â
DISH IT OUT
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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-18 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 5.7 assists per game, second in the Horizon League and 23rd nationally.
• Kirk has accounted for 97 of UIC's 233 assists this year. Kirk's 97 assists on the season are second-most in the Horizon League and 24th nationally.
AHALE FROM DOWNTOWN
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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 13th-most in a single game in Division I action this season.
• On the year, 120 of Ahale's 128 points (93.8%) have come from long distance, with the other eight points coming at the free throw line.
• 110 of Ahale's 111 field goal attempts have been from beyond the arc this season.