NORMAL, ILL. – The UIC men's basketball team (9-14, 1-11 MVC) returns to road action Wednesday, as it heads to Normal, Ill. to take on Illinois State (9-14, 4-8 MVC). Tip-off from CEFCU Arena is slated for 7:00 p.m. CT.
 
MATCHUP BREAKDOWN
 

• The Flames and Redbirds will meet Wednesday for the second time this season, with UIC taking the first matchup in a low-scoring affair, by a final score of 55-51 at Credit Union 1 Arena.
• After losing four consecutive MVC games in January, the Redbirds got a quality win last time out, defeating conference-leading Southern Illinois Jan. 29 by a final score of 72-66.
• Seneca Knight leads Illinois State in terms of scoring, averaging 11.5 points per game. Kendall Lewis is the leading rebounder for Illinois State, ranking sixth in the Missouri Valley rebounding standings averaging seven boards a contest.

 
LUCKY 100
 

• Tre Anderson is slated to appear in career game number 100 Wednesday, having played three seasons at San Francisco and a season at Idaho prior to coming to UIC.

 
BLOCK PARTY
 

• UIC ranks first in the Missouri Valley Conference with 105 blocked shots this season, for an average of 4.57 per game.

 
TOUCHING 70
 

• In games where UIC scores at least 70 points, their overall record is 6-4, whereas games when the Flames score 69 or fewer points, their record drops to 3-10.
• The Flames have only hit the 70 point mark in four of their last 10 games, all four home losses (Belmont - Jan. 4, Drake - Jan. 10, UNI - Jan. 21, Bradley - Jan. 29).

 
TAKING CARE OF THE BALL
 

• The Flames average 12.61 assists per game this season, which ranks them seventh in the MVC.
• In terms of turnover margin, UIC ranks fifth in the MVC, averaging only 13.13 turnovers a game while turning it's opponents over 14.35 times per game, for an average margin of +1.22.

 
Wednesday night's game from CEFCU Arena in Normal, Ill. can be seen on ESPN+, and an audio broadcast can be heard on the Flames Network with Jonathan Hood and Kenny Williams on the call, accessible via the blue button at the top of this story.