CHICAGO - UIC men's basketball returns to Credit Union 1 Arena Tuesday night, as the Drake Bulldogs come to town for a 7:00 p.m. tip-off. The Flames will be looking to stop a skid of three consecutive losses for the first time this season.
 
MATCHUP BREAKDOWN
 

• Tuesday's match-up is the second of this season between the Bulldogs and Flames, with Drake getting the best of UIC in the first meeting in Kalamazoo, Mich. on Dec. 3 by a 77-64 final score.
• The overall series has been largely controlled by Drake, with the Bulldogs winning 8 of 10 contests, including each of the last three.
• The Bulldogs enter Tuesday's game with a 12-5 overall record, and a 3-3 mark in the Missouri Valley Conference. Momentum should be with the Bulldogs Tuesday, as they are coming off a Saturday night victory over Murray State in Des Moines, Iowa.

 
WINNING THE CLOSE GAMES
 

• UIC is 5-2 in games decided by 6-10 points this season.
• The Flames have played just one game decided by five or less points in the 2022-23 season, which was Wednesday, Dec. 28 at home against Illinois State.
• In contrast, UIC has a 1-3 record in games decided by 11-19 points.
• Dec. 20th's defeat at Northwestern was the first loss for the Flames in games decided by 20+ points (previously 2-0)

 
Tuesday's game can be seen live on the MVC Network, an affiliate of ESPN+. Andy Masur will handle the play-by-play duties on ESPN+ and will be joined by analyst David Kaplan for all the action. The Flames Network will also carry an audio stream of Tuesday's game with the Voice of the Flames Jonathan Hood and analyst Kenny Williams via the "Listen Live" button at the top of this release.