CHICAGO -- On a frigid Friday in Chicago, UIC struggled to find much of an offensive rhythm at Credit Union 1 Arena, falling in the first game of a two-game set against the IUPUI Jaguars, 71-52.

The Flames (3-10, 1-8 Horizon League) were held to a season-low 52 points as the squad shot just 34% from the floor and made only two of 14 attempts from long range. On the other end, IUPUI (10-4, 8-3 Horizon League) converted at a clip of 49% from the field and over 47% (8-of-17) from 3-point range. The Flames pushed late, scoring the game's final 10 points over 3:46, but the deficit was too large to overcome.

First Half Highlights

• The Jaguars scored the game's first five points with a jumper and a three in the first two minutes. Kristian Young got the Flames on the board with a pair of free throws and Jaida McCloud later nailed a jumper, 7-4, before IUPUI took nine unanswered, 16-4.
• Keona Schenck and Lindsey Rogers put in back-to-back buckets, 16-8, but the first quarter would end with a Jags jumper, 18-8.
• IUPUI started off the second quarter with an 8-2 run across the first three minutes, 26-10. Young sank a jumper for the Flames around the halfway point of the quarter, which was followed by seven more unanswered points for the Jags, 33-12.
• Rogers laid one up and Daijah Smith came off the bench and converted a three-point play, 33-17. Smith struck again at the quarter's end, firing off the Flames' first three of the day, 36-20.   

Second Half Highlights

• IUPUI held the Flames to just a Tiana Jackson jumper through nearly the first seven minutes of the second half, extending their lead past 30, 54-22. Ahsha Spencer broke the scoreless streak for the Flames, 54-24.
• Neither team scored a field goal in the final 2:45 of the third, as free throws from both teams closed out the quarter, 61-27.
• The free throws continued in the fourth quarter, as freebies from McCloud and Rogers were all that would fall on either side through the first two minutes of the fourth, 61-32. Young put up a jumper, but it was sandwiched between a pair of IUPUI threes, 67-34.
• UIC took seven-straight unanswered, thanks to a three from Rogers and free throws from Jackson and McCloud, 67-41.
• The Flames finished out the game on a 10-0 run but it wasn't enough as they ultimately fell, 71-52.

Facts & Figures

• Lindsey Rogers led for the Flames for the second time this season, coming off the bench and contributing a team-high 14 points.
• Jaida McCloud was the only other Flame to finish in double figures, tallying 11 points, a team-high four rebounds and three steals.
• Daijah Smith poured in eight points off the bench, while Tiana Jackson finished with seven.
• IUPUI finished with more rebounds, 34-29, as well as assists, 21-7.
• The Jags had a slight edge in the paint, 30-26. IUPUI took 22 points off UIC's 20 turnovers, while the Flames profited 15 points off the Jags' 21 miscues.
• UIC put in more on the second chance, 12-6, as well as off the fast break, 11-4. UIC's bench also outscored IUPUI's, 24-22.

Up Next

• The Flames and Jaguars will close out the two-game set tomorrow at 2 p.m. CT.

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