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Winner Ark.-Pine Bluff UAPB 1-8,0-0 SWAC
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UIC UIC 4-4,0-0 MVC
Winner
Ark.-Pine Bluff UAPB
1-8,0-0 SWAC
63
Final
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UIC UIC
4-4,0-0 MVC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Ark.-Pine Bluff UAPB 35 28 63
UIC UIC 26 36 62

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men's Basketball Drops Last-Second 63-62 Decision to Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Flames return to action Sunday with 1 p.m. (CT) matinee at Yale.

CHICAGO — Redshirt freshman forward Jayce Nathaniel recorded his first career double-double with 11 points and a career-high 14 rebounds, but Arkansas-Pine Bluff converted 1-of-2 free throws with 15.6 seconds remaining to edge past UIC, 63-62 before a season-high 2,394 fans on Wednesday morning for Education Day at Credit Union 1 Arena.

Junior guard Ahmad Henderson II scored a team-high 15 points and junior guard/forward Mekhi Lowery added 11 points and nine rebounds for the Flames (4-4), who tied the game on Nathaniel's putback with 43 seconds to go before the Golden Lions retook the lead and dodged UIC's potential game-winning shot attempt in the closing seconds.

The full box score and play-by-play recap from Wednesday's game against UAPB can be found here.




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BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • Nathaniel posted his first career double-double and double-figure rebounding game - his previous rebounding high was seven at Oregon State on Nov. 7. Nathaniel also had multiple assists in a game for the first time in his young career.
  • Nathaniel's 14 rebounds were the most by a UIC player since Dec. 4, 2024, when Sasa Ciani had 17 boards against Northern Iowa, also at Credit Union 1 Arena.
  • For the second time this season, Lowery came within one rebound of a double-double (he also had 11 points/9 rebounds against St. Francis-Ill. on Nov. 11).
  • UIC welcomed a season-high 2,394 fans to Wednesday's first Education Day game, an attendance that included approximately 2,000 Chicagoland schoolchildren.


UP NEXT: YALE
UIC's next three games are against teams currently in the top 10 of the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major poll, starting Sunday with a 1 p.m. CT/2 p.m. ET contest at No. 3 Yale. The Bulldogs (who earned a first-place vote in the CollegeInsider.com poll this week) are the third of three non-conference opponents that reached the NCAA Tournament last year, also winning the Ivy League title for the second consecutive season.


GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!
UIC basketball season and single-game tickets are on sale through Ticketmaster (Men's Basketball or Women's Basketball), UICFlames.com/Tickets or by contacting the UIC Athletics Ticket Office at (312) 413-UIC1 (8421) or athleticsticketing@uic.edu. UIC students are admitted free for all Flames' home games.

In addition, the US Solar Courtside Club is open for each game at Credit Union 1 Arena, with Club passes available for purchase through the UIC Athletics Ticket Office or at the Courtside Club entrance on game nights. Located just steps away from the action on the event level at Credit Union 1 Arena, the US Solar Courtside Club provides a premium experience for all UIC basketball fans, including enhanced food and beverage options. The Club also offers luxury seating and flat-screen televisions, and fans will have earlier access to the arena through a dedicated separate gate entrance, allowing them to get a quicker start on supporting their Flames each and every night.


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