CHICAGO -- UIC will play its final road game of the regular season, and make its first-ever trip to Moon Township, Pa., on Saturday as the Flames take on Robert Morris. Tip-off inside the UMPC Events Center is slated for 6 p.m. (CT).

OPENING TIP
• Damaria Franklin recorded his ninth game this year with 20+ points while freshman Jace Carter scored a season-high 17 points as the Flames let an 11-point second half lead slip away in 88-79 setback at Youngstown State. The Flames and Penguins were tied at 77-all in the closing minutes, but Youngstown State ended the game on an 11-2 run.
• 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 2.05.
• 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 secure the series sweep of the Colonials after picking up an 80-75 victory inside Credit Union 1 Arena on Feb. 3
• Saturday's meeting will be the fifth meeting all-time between the two schools, with UIC owning a perfect 4-0 record.
• This will be the first road game in the series 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.