CHICAGO -- UIC makes its final roadtrip of the regular season this weekend, beginning with a Thursday night contest at Youngstown State. Tip-off inside the Beeghly Center is set for 6 p.m. (CT).

OPENING TIP
• Michael Diggins Became the 27th member of UIC's 1,000-point club and the Flames overcame a cold shooting night to defeat IUPUI, 57-54, last time out. Three Flames finished in double figures, led by Jace Carter and Damaria Franklin with 12 points each as UIC erased a 10-point first-half deficit to come back and top the Jaguars.
• Kevin Johnson and Jalen Warren rank fourth and sixth, respectively, in assist-to-turnover ratio among all Horizon League players. Johnson's rate is 2.28 with Warren at 2.06.
• Kevin Johnson became the first UIC player to earn a weekly award this year when he was named the Horizon League Player of the Week on Jan. 17. The guard averaged 20.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game over three contests, shooting 59% from the field, 47.1% from 3-point range and 88.2% from the free throw line.

MATCHUP BREAKDOWN
• UIC is looking to split the regular season with the Penguins after Youngstown State escaped with a 66-64 victory in Chicago on Feb. 5. 
• Damaria Franklin scored a game-high 23 points in the contest while Jalen Warren added 13 off the bench and Jace Carter chipped in 10 points for the Flames.

JOHNSON STUNS VIKINGS IN UPSET
• Kevin Johnson's late heroics lifted UIC to an upset road win at league-leading Cleveland State on Feb. 10. 
• Johnson hit a pull-up jumper from the free throw line with 1.8 left in the game, sealing UIC's thrilling 76-75 win over the Vikings.
• The Flames, who trailed by as many as 15 points in the first half, never led until Michael Diggins' jumper with 1:07 remaining in the contest. After Cleveland State regained the lead with three straight points, the stage was set for Johnson's game-winner.
• Johnson's game-winning bucket came on the same day that the graduate student was celebrating his 23rd birthday.

LIGHTS OUT SECOND HALF
• In UIC's 81-77 win over Milwaukee, the Flames shot 66.7% from the field in the second half to erase a seven-point halftime deficit.
• Kevin Johnson, limited to two points in the first half, scored 26 points in the final 20 minutes. Johnson went 9-for-10 from the field in the second period, including a perfect 6-for-6 from the 3-point line.
• Damaria Franklin, held to four first-half points, added 14 in the second half thanks to a 7-for-10 shooting effort from the field.
• The duo combined to go 16-for-20 (80%) from the field in the second half and scored 40 of UIC's 54 second-half points.