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Kristian Young
Evette Tamayo
86
UIC UIC 1-1,0-0 MVC
92
Winner Northwestern NU 1-0,0-0 Big Ten
UIC UIC
1-1,0-0 MVC
86
Final
92
Northwestern NU
1-0,0-0 Big Ten
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 OT 1 F
UIC UIC 19 25 8 23 11 86
Northwestern NU 16 14 27 18 17 92

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Basketball Falls in Overtime Battle at Northwestern

Flames drop hard-fought contest to Wildcats 92-86

EVANSTON, Ill. (Nov. 9, 2023) – The UIC women's basketball team (1-1, 0-0 MVC) fought to the end in a hard fought overtime battle against Northwestern on Thursday night at Welsh-Ryan Arena, falling 92-86 to the Wildcats. Keimari Rimmer (Chicago, Ill./Proviso East/DePaul) and Dais'Ja Trotter (Louisville, Ky./Seneca/Cincinnati) tied for a team-high with 22 points scored.

COACH'S COMMENTS
"We're going to build off this and continue to improve," said head coach Ashleen Bracey. "Basketball is a game of runs, so that's part of it. We knew we needed to treat this like a boxing match, a 12-round fight, and wear them out over time. We responded to the runs, and that's all I can ask from my team. If we can find a way to shoot better from the free-throw line, we would have come out successful tonight."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter:
  • After an early 8-2 lead from Northwestern, Trotter nailed the first of her four three-pointers at the 5:55 mark, putting the Flames down three.
  • Krystyna Ellew (Chicago, Ill./Taft/Wisconsin) came off the bench and gave the Flames a boost, connecting on a three to level the game at 8-8 with five minutes remaining in the quarter.
  • Another three from Rimmer tied the score at 16 with less than a minute in the quarter.
  • With the game tied at 16, Trotter sank a half-court shot at the buzzer to give the Flames a 19-16 lead at the end of the first quarter.
 
Second Quarter:
  • The Flames' fast tempo proved troublesome for the Wildcats, causing multiple turnovers in a row to force a timeout.
  • With 3:30 remaining in the half, Jaida McCloud (Peoria, Ill./Richwoods) found Trotter cutting through the lane for an and-one play to give UIC the 36-23 lead.
 
  • UIC's defensive pressure was effective in the second quarter, converting Northwestern's eight turnovers into 16 points.
  • A three-pointer by Makiyah Williams (Chicago, Ill./Trinity/Marquette) with 1:46 remaining in the half gave UIC a 19-point lead, its largest of the game.
  • The Flames went into the halftime intermission with a 44-30 lead. Trotter led all scorers with 16 points going into halftime.
Third Quarter:
  • Trotter maintained her momentum at the start of the third quarter, sinking her fourth three-pointer of the game to give UIC the 47-30 lead.
  • After Northwestern cut UIC's lead to six, Sandra Frau-Garcia (Pego, Spain/Casper College) hustled off the fast break and  assisted McCloud with a layup, to give UIC the 52-44 advantage with four minutes left in the quarter.
 
  • Northwestern took the lead with two minutes left in the third after a 9-0 run.
  • The Wildcats outscored the Flames 27-8 as the third quarter wrapped up.
Fourth Quarter:
  • Down 57-52 with 8:34 left in regulation, Ellew's third three-pointer of the game broke the Flames' offensive drought and cut Northwestern's lead to two.
  • Tied at 61 with less than five minutes remaining, Ellew added another three to give UIC the 64-61 lead.
 
  • With 1:38 left and the game tied at 70, Rimmer grabbed a steal and found Danyel Middleton (Chicago, Ill./Bolingbrook/Marquette) for the lay in to give the Flames the late lead and prompting a Northwestern timeout.
  • After Northwestern retook the lead (75-74) with 41 seconds remaining, McCloud was fouled with 17 seconds left in regulation. She made one of her two free throw attempts, tying the game at 75, forcing overtime.
Overtime:
  • Northwestern scored the first eight points to open overtime. Middleton was able to cut the Wildcats' lead to six after driving into the lane, scoring the basket and drawing the foul.
  • Down 90-82 with a minute left in overtime, Trotter was fouled while shooting a three. She made both free throws to bring the Flames within six of Northwestern.
  • Northwestern was able to hold off a UIC comeback and made its free throw attempts late to defeat the Flames 92-86.
FLAMES ON FIRE
  • Trotter's 22 points was a new career-high for the senior transfer.
  • The 22 points for Rimmer was also a career-high. The fifth-year senior recorded a double-double after collecting ten rebounds.
  • Ellew's 13 points tied a career-high.
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
  • The Flames outscored Northwestern's bench 21-4.
  • Northwestern outrebounded UIC 59-31.
  • UIC shot 41 percent from the charity strip, making 10 of 24 free throws.
  • Seven Flames played more than 20 minutes against Northwestern. McCloud played a team-high 36 minutes, followed by Trotter and Rimmer who played 35 minutes each.
  • 11 Flames saw action in Thursday's contest, including Tara Green (West Helena, Ark./Central High School/New Orleans), who played in her first game of the season.
UP NEXT
UIC will take on Milwaukee Sunday at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena, tipping off at 2 p.m.
For more information, fans are encouraged to visit UICFlames.com, or follow the Flames on social media through X (@UIC_WBB and @UICFlames) and Instagram (@uic_wbb and @uicflames).
 

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