CHICAGO -- UIC will close out the regular season with a pair of home games, starting Thursday (Feb. 24) against Green Bay. Tip-off inside Credit Union 1 Arena is slated for 7 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN+.

OPENING TIP
• Career days by Damaria Franklin and Zion Griffin lifted the Flames to an overtime victory over Robert Morris on Feb. 19. Franklin poured in a career-best 28 points while Griffin added career-highs in points (27) and rebounds (10) to tally his first collegiate double-double.
• Jace Carter was tabbed as the Horizon League Freshman of the Week on Feb. 21 following a standout week for the Flames. Carter scored 10 or more points in all three contests, including a season-high 17 at Youngstown State to become the first Flame since Tarkus Ferguson (Feb. 27, 2017) to earn the weekly honor.
• Kevin Johnson and Jalen Warren rank second and eighth, respectively, in assist-to-turnover ratio among all Horizon League players. Johnson's rate is 2.28 with Warren at 1.95.

MATCHUP BREAKDOWN
• UIC is looking to secure the series sweep of the Phoenix after claiming an 80-63 victory on the road on Jan. 15.
• A victory by the Flames would mark the first regular season sweep of UIC over Green Bay since the 2017-18 season when UIC picked up 84-73 and 83-75 victories at home and on the road, respectively.
• The Phoenix enter the contest 4-23 on the year and 3-15 in Horizon League play.

SENIOR SENDOFF
• This weekend will be the final regular season home games for five players and a pair of managers.
• Prior to Saturday's contest against Milwaukee, Jamie Ahale, Brandon Battle, Michael Diggins, Kevin Johnson and Jalen Warren will all be recognized.
• Additionally, managers Jovon Dukes and Jonathan Okon will be honored for all that they have done for the program.

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.

MIX IT UP
• The Flames haven't been afraid to mix up their starting lineup this year, using a total of 11 different lineups through 25 games.
• UIC went through a seven-game stretch where the team deployed seven different starting lineups.