CHICAGO – Following a three-game winning streak, the Flames men's basketball team will travel up north to Welsh-Ryan Arena as they take on the Northwestern Wildcats. The Tuesday match-up is the last game before the Flames return to conference play. Tip-off is set for 8:00 p.m. from Welsh-Ryan Arena.

The game will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network. Live audio streaming will also be available through the "Listen Live" button on the schedule, as well as the blue box at the top of this story. The Voice of the Flames, Jonathan Hood, alongside Hall of Famer Kenny Williams, will have the call of the game on the Flames Network, available on UICFlames.com.
 
MATCHUP BREAKDOWN

• Tuesday's match-up at Welsh-Ryan Arena will be the 6^th time the two sides meet, the first time since 2014.
• The Wildcats (8-2) enter Tuesday's contest with positive momentum, as they are in the midst of their own three-game winning streak.
• Most recently, Northwestern defeated rival DePaul on Saturday, Dec. 17 by 38 points, which is the largest margin-of-victory ever in Northwestern/DePaul series history.
• The Wildcats are led in scoring by Redshirt Senior guard Chase Audige who averages 14.1 points per game, starting all ten of Northwestern's games.
• Northwestern is led by coach Chris Collins, who is currently in his 10^th season with the Wildcats, and has the third most wins in program history.

WINNING THE CLOSE ONES

• UIC is 5-1 in games decided by 6-10 points this season.
• The Flames have yet to play a game decided by five or less points in the 2022-23 season.
• In contrast, UIC has a 1-3 record in games decided by 11-19 points.

RED HOT FLAMES

• UIC enters Tuesday night's contest riding a three-game winning streak, dating back to a 62-56 victory over Western Michigan on Dec. 10. 
• The Flames have outscored their opponents by an average of seven points in the previous three contests.
• The road has been kind to the Flames as of late, as UIC has won four of it's last five road contests

Tuesday night's game will be the final contest for the Flames prior to the holiday break. UIC will return to action on Dec. 28, as they are set to play host to Illinois State at Credit Union 1 Arena.