CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (Feb. 26, 2025) — Sophomore guard Ahmad Henderson II (Chicago, Ill./Brother Rice/Niagara) scored a team-high 13 points and UIC battled tooth and nail with Northern Iowa for more than 32 minutes before Northern Iowa closed with a late run to take a 74-52 Missouri Valley Conference win on Wednesday at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
The Flames (16-13, 9-10 MVC) trailed just 53-46 midway through the second half following a driving layup by redshirt senior guard Koby Jeffries (Olive Branch, Miss./The Skill Factory/UAB/UT Martin) and got back to 58-48 inside of eight minutes to go when junior guard Jordan Mason (San Antonio, Texas/Clark/Texas State) knocked down a foul-line jumper. However, UNI (20-10, 14-5) made enough shots and got enough stops down the stretch to take the victory.
The full box score and play-by-play recap from Wednesday's game at UNI can be found here.
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BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- UIC is 7-6 on the road this season (5-5 in MVC games).
- The Flames are 3-4 against teams in the College Insider Mid-Major Top 25 poll this season (UNI came in ranked No. 24).
- UIC was held to a season-low 52 points, one fewer than their total in a 63-53 loss at Murray State on Feb. 11.
- The Flames' 10 free throw attempts tied for their second-lowest total of the season, surpassed only by seven against East Carolina on Nov. 23 at the Boardwalk Battle in Daytona Beach, Fla.
- Henderson posted his team-leading 20th double-figure scoring game this season.
- Henderson also finished with a game-high three steals, one short of his season and career high set on Dec. 20 in a win at Seattle U.
UP NEXT
UIC will wrap up the regular season at 2 p.m. (CT) Sunday, playing host to Valparaiso on Senior Day at Credit Union 1 Arena. Fans are encouraged to be in their seats by 1:40 p.m. to help recognize the Flames' senior class in a pregame ceremony on the occasion of their final home game at UIC. Tickets can be purchased 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. The game will be televised live on ESPN+, while fans can tune into the free live radio broadcast anywhere in the world on the Flames Network at UICFlames.com.
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