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AJ Schraffenberger
53
UIC UIC 14-11,7-8 MVC
63
Winner Murray St. MUR 13-13,7-8 MVC
UIC UIC
14-11,7-8 MVC
53
Final
63
Murray St. MUR
13-13,7-8 MVC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
UIC UIC 20 33 53
Murray St. MUR 31 32 63

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men's Basketball Falls on Road at Murray State, 63-53

Flames back home Sunday against Missouri State for Coaches vs. Cancer and Alumni Day game

MURRAY, Ky. (Feb. 11, 2025) — Redshirt senior forward Modestas Kancleris (Kaunas, Lithuania/Varpas Gimnazija/Creighton/Cal State Bakersfield) collected his second double-double of the season with 12 points (on a perfect 5-for-5 shooting) and 10 rebounds, while junior guard Jordan Mason (San Antonio, Texas/Clark/Texas State) added 11 points, but UIC (14-11, 7-8 MVC) couldn't shake off its recent shooting woes, coming up on the short end of a 63-53 decision at Murray State in Missouri Valley Conference play Tuesday night at the CFSB Center in Murray, Ky.

On a night where defense reigned and the stat lines were virtually even across the box score, the one difference came in the rebounding column, where the Racers (13-13, 7-8) gathered 20 offensive rebounds and converted those into a 22-10 edge in second-chance points, proving to be almost the exact final margin on the scoreboard. 

The full box score and play-by-play recap from Tuesday night's game can be found here.

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BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • Kancleris' other double-double this season came in his UIC debut in the Nov. 4 opening night win over St. Francis (Ill.) at Credit Union 1 Arena, where he had 12 points and 11 rebounds. It was also Kancleris' fourth career double-double, the other two coming during his career at Cal State Bakersfield.
  • UIC was held to a season-low 53 points (previous was 55 vs. East Carolina on Nov. 23) and a .320 field-goal percentage (previous was .322 vs. UNI on Dec. 4), as well as tying its second-lowest three-point percentage of the season (.214 - .087 vs. Bradley on Jan. 11).
  • Conversely, the Flames held Murray State to a .350 field-goal percentage (lowest by a Division I opponent this year) and a .238 three-point percentage, the third-lowest by a Division I opponent this year.
  • Murray State's 20 offensive rebounds were the most by a UIC opponent this season.
  • No less than 15 of UIC's last 17 games have been decided by 12 points or fewer, including each of UIC's last seven conference losses.

UP NEXT
UIC returns home to Credit Union 1 Arena on Sunday for a 2 p.m. (CT) matinee against Missouri State. It will be the Flames' Coaches vs. Cancer Game, as well as their annual Alumni Day, with approximately 40 former UIC men's basketball players returning to campus. Fans can purchase their tickets online through Ticketmaster and UICFlames.com/Tickets, as well as through the UIC Athletics Ticket Office (312-413-UIC1) or by visiting the Credit Union 1 Arena box office on game day. Doors open an hour before first tip. If you can't make it to Credit Union 1 Arena, ESPN+ will televise the game live, while the free live global radio broadcast can be heard on the Flames Network at UICFlames.com.

FOLLOW THE FLAMES
For more information on UIC men's basketball, fans are encouraged to visit UICFlames.com, or follow the Flames on social media through X (@UIC_MBB and @UICFlames) and Instagram (@uic_mbb and @uicflames).
 
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