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Rivera's 25 lead UIC past Evansville 88-79

AP
Feb 21, 2024

CHICAGO (AP) Isaiah Rivera scored 25 points as UIC beat Evansville 88-79 on Wednesday night.

Rivera also added four steals for the Flames (11-17, 4-13 Missouri Valley Conference). Christian Jones scored 17 points while shooting 7 of 10 from the field and 3 for 4 from the line, and added 10 assists. Filip Skobalj had 16 points and was 4 of 9 shooting, including 1 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 7 for 7 from the line.

The Purple Aces (15-13, 6-11) were led by Ben Humrichous, who recorded 20 points, six rebounds, six assists and two steals. Kenny Strawbridge added 14 points and four assists for Evansville. Chuck Bailey III also had 13 points.

UIC was tied with Evansville at the half, 36-36, with Jones scoring a team-high seven points. e break. Rivera scored 19 second-half points.

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1st Half
EVAN
Aces
36
UIC
Flames
36

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Purple Aces gains possession)
19:33	+3	Gage Bobe makes three point jump shot (Kenny Strawbridge Jr. assists)	3-0
19:15	+2	Ethan Pickett makes two point dunk (Filip Skobalj assists)	3-2
18:55	+2	Yacine Toumi makes two point hook shot	5-2
18:42	+3	Toby Okani makes three point jump shot (Ethan Pickett assists)	5-5
18:19		Ethan Pickett personal foul
18:16	+3	Ben Humrichous makes three point jump shot (Kenny Strawbridge Jr. assists)	8-5
17:57		Filip Skobalj misses two point layup
17:55		Ben Humrichous defensive rebound
17:47		Ben Humrichous misses three point jump shot
17:45		Flames defensive rebound
17:20		Gage Bobe personal foul (Filip Skobalj draws the foul)
17:16	+2	Filip Skobalj makes two point layup (CJ Jones assists)	8-7
16:49	+2	Ben Humrichous makes two point layup (Gage Bobe assists)	10-7
16:28		Toby Okani misses two point turnaround jump shot
16:26		Yacine Toumi defensive rebound
16:18		Yacine Toumi turnover (lost ball) (Ethan Pickett steals)
16:13		CJ Jones turnover (lost ball) (Gage Bobe steals)
15:58		CJ Jones personal foul (Yacine Toumi draws the foul)
15:58		TV timeout
15:46		Kenny Strawbridge Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:44		Purple Aces offensive rebound
15:27		Toby Okani blocks Joshua Hughes's two point layup
15:25		Purple Aces offensive rebound
15:23		Antonio Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Rivera steals)
15:16	+2	Ethan Pickett makes two point layup	10-9
14:57		Kenny Strawbridge Jr. misses two point jump shot
14:55		Antonio Thomas offensive rebound
14:50	+2	Cam Haffner makes two point jump shot (Kenny Strawbridge Jr. assists)	12-9
14:31		Filip Skobalj offensive foul
14:31		Filip Skobalj turnover (offensive foul)
14:19	+2	Kenny Strawbridge Jr. makes two point layup	14-9
14:19		Jaden Brownell shooting foul (Kenny Strawbridge Jr. draws the foul)
14:19	+1	Kenny Strawbridge Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	15-9
13:48		Isaiah Rivera misses two point jump shot
13:46		Chuck Bailey III defensive rebound
13:37	+2	Cam Haffner makes two point jump shot	17-9
13:10		Joshua Hughes personal foul (Jaden Brownell draws the foul)
13:06	+2	Jaden Brownell makes two point layup	17-11
12:40		Toby Okani personal foul (Tanner Cuff draws the foul)
12:29		CJ Jones blocks Cam Haffner's three point jump shot
12:27		Toby Okani defensive rebound
12:13		Isaiah Rivera misses three point jump shot
12:11		Marquise Kennedy offensive rebound
12:07		Jump ball. (Flames gains possession)
12:07		TV timeout
12:07		Chuck Bailey III technical foul
12:07	+1	Isaiah Rivera makes technical free throw 1 of 2	17-12
12:07	+1	Isaiah Rivera makes technical free throw 2 of 2	17-13
12:00		Jaden Brownell misses three point jump shot
11:58		Joshua Hughes defensive rebound
11:42		Cam Haffner misses two point jump shot
11:40		Jaden Brownell defensive rebound
11:30	+2	CJ Jones makes two point layup	17-15
11:06		Jaden Brownell blocks Joshua Hughes's three point jump shot
11:02		Jaden Brownell defensive rebound
11:02		Tanner Cuff shooting foul (Jaden Brownell draws the foul)
11:02	+1	Jaden Brownell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-16
11:02		Jaden Brownell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:02		Purple Aces defensive rebound
11:02		Nathan Ojukwu personal foul
10:41		Yacine Toumi misses two point layup
10:39		Yacine Toumi offensive rebound
10:29		Yacine Toumi misses two point layup
10:27		Ben Humrichous offensive rebound
10:23	+3	Cam Haffner makes three point jump shot (Ben Humrichous assists)	20-16
10:19		CJ Jones turnover (bad pass)
10:12		Cam Haffner misses three point jump shot
10:10		Jaden Brownell defensive rebound
10:02		CJ Jones misses two point layup
10:00		Toby Okani offensive rebound
9:50		Cam Haffner personal foul (Toby Okani draws the foul)
9:42	+2	Jaden Brownell makes two point layup (CJ Jones assists)	20-18
9:30		Tanner Cuff misses two point jump shot
9:28		Nathan Ojukwu defensive rebound
9:10		Toby Okani misses three point jump shot
9:09		Nathan Ojukwu personal foul
9:09		Tanner Cuff misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:09		Marquise Kennedy defensive rebound
8:44	+2	Isaiah Rivera makes two point layup	20-20
8:23	+2	Ben Humrichous makes two point jump shot	22-20
8:11		Marquise Kennedy turnover (bad pass) (Ben Humrichous steals)
8:07		Ben Humrichous turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Rivera steals)
8:00		Ben Humrichous blocks Isaiah Rivera's two point layup
7:58		Yacine Toumi defensive rebound
7:50	+2	Chuck Bailey III makes two point alley-oop dunk (Ben Humrichous assists)	24-20
7:37	+3	Toby Okani makes three point jump shot (CJ Jones assists)	24-23
7:19		Toby Okani shooting foul (Yacine Toumi draws the foul)
7:19		TV timeout
7:19	+1	Yacine Toumi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-23
7:19	+1	Yacine Toumi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-23
7:03		Gage Bobe personal foul (Isaiah Rivera draws the foul)
6:44		Isaiah Rivera misses two point jump shot
6:42		Filip Skobalj offensive rebound
6:32		Yacine Toumi blocks Marquise Kennedy's two point layup
6:30		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
6:10	+2	Tanner Cuff makes two point layup (Ben Humrichous assists)	28-23
5:51	+2	CJ Jones makes two point turnaround jump shot	28-25
5:38		Chuck Bailey III misses two point layup
5:36		Marquise Kennedy defensive rebound
5:32		Toby Okani misses three point jump shot
5:30		Gage Bobe defensive rebound
5:12	+3	Gage Bobe makes three point jump shot (Ben Humrichous assists)	31-25
4:52	+2	CJ Jones makes two point jump shot	31-27
4:48		Flames 30 second timeout
4:36	+2	Chuck Bailey III makes two point layup	33-27
4:19	+3	Ethan Pickett makes three point jump shot (CJ Jones assists)	33-30
4:01		Kenny Strawbridge Jr. misses two point layup
3:59		CJ Jones defensive rebound
3:36		Ethan Pickett misses two point layup
3:34		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
3:26	+2	Chuck Bailey III makes two point layup	35-30
3:26		Isaiah Rivera shooting foul (Chuck Bailey III draws the foul)
3:26		TV timeout
3:26	+1	Chuck Bailey III makes regular free throw 1 of 1	36-30
3:15		Chuck Bailey III shooting foul (CJ Jones draws the foul)
3:15		CJ Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:15	+1	CJ Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-31
2:49		Yacine Toumi turnover (traveling)
2:33		Yacine Toumi shooting foul (Filip Skobalj draws the foul)
2:33	+1	Filip Skobalj makes regular free throw 1 of 3	36-32
2:33	+1	Filip Skobalj makes regular free throw 2 of 3	36-33
2:33	+1	Filip Skobalj makes regular free throw 3 of 3	36-34
2:19		Ben Humrichous misses two point turnaround jump shot
2:17		Jaden Brownell defensive rebound
2:05		Filip Skobalj misses three point jump shot
2:02		Purple Aces defensive rebound
1:43		Cam Haffner turnover (traveling)
1:17	+2	Isaiah Rivera makes two point layup (Ethan Pickett assists)	36-36
1:06		Antonio Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Rivera steals)
0:57		Jaden Brownell misses two point layup
0:55		Joshua Hughes defensive rebound
0:39		Filip Skobalj blocks Antonio Thomas's two point jump shot
0:37		Cam Haffner offensive rebound
0:29		Kenny Strawbridge Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Rivera steals)
0:17		CJ Jones misses two point jump shot
0:15		Ben Humrichous defensive rebound
0:04		Cam Haffner misses three point jump shot
0:02		Jaden Brownell defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
EVAN
Aces
43
UIC
Flames
52

Time		Play	Score
19:46	+2	Filip Skobalj makes two point layup (Toby Okani assists)	36-38
19:26	+3	Kenny Strawbridge Jr. makes three point jump shot (Ben Humrichous assists)	39-38
19:07		Yacine Toumi shooting foul (Isaiah Rivera draws the foul)
19:07	+1	Isaiah Rivera makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-39
19:07		Isaiah Rivera misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:07		Yacine Toumi defensive rebound
18:50		Ben Humrichous misses two point jump shot
18:48		Filip Skobalj defensive rebound
18:40		Ethan Pickett offensive foul
18:40		Ethan Pickett turnover (offensive foul)
18:24		Filip Skobalj personal foul (Yacine Toumi draws the foul)
18:13	+2	Kenny Strawbridge Jr. makes two point jump shot (Gage Bobe assists)	41-39
17:58		Ethan Pickett turnover (bad pass) (Ben Humrichous steals)
17:52		Isaiah Rivera personal foul (Yacine Toumi draws the foul)
17:43		Kenny Strawbridge Jr. misses two point jump shot
17:41		Filip Skobalj defensive rebound
17:26	+2	Toby Okani makes two point hook shot	41-41
17:05	+2	Kenny Strawbridge Jr. makes two point layup	43-41
16:40		Yacine Toumi shooting foul (Isaiah Rivera draws the foul)
16:40	+1	Isaiah Rivera makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-42
16:40	+1	Isaiah Rivera makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-43
16:22	+2	Kenny Strawbridge Jr. makes two point layup	45-43
15:57		Isaiah Rivera turnover (lost ball) (Gage Bobe steals)
15:47		Kenny Strawbridge Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Toby Okani steals)
15:40		Ben Humrichous personal foul (Toby Okani draws the foul)
15:40		TV timeout
15:34		Toby Okani misses two point jump shot
15:32		Joshua Hughes defensive rebound
15:16		Joshua Hughes misses three point jump shot
15:14		Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound
15:02		CJ Jones offensive foul (Gage Bobe draws the foul)
15:02		CJ Jones turnover (offensive foul)
14:42		Joshua Hughes turnover (bad pass) (Marquise Kennedy steals)
14:33		Filip Skobalj misses three point jump shot
14:31		Toby Okani offensive rebound
14:27	+2	Toby Okani makes two point layup	45-45
14:11		Isaiah Rivera blocks Antonio Thomas's two point layup
14:09		CJ Jones defensive rebound
14:02	+3	Isaiah Rivera makes three point jump shot (CJ Jones assists)	45-48
13:35	+3	Gage Bobe makes three point jump shot (Kenny Strawbridge Jr. assists)	48-48
13:20		Filip Skobalj misses three point jump shot
13:18		Gage Bobe defensive rebound
13:04		Toby Okani shooting foul (Joshua Hughes draws the foul)
13:04	+1	Joshua Hughes makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-48
13:04		Joshua Hughes misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:04		Jaden Brownell defensive rebound
12:43		Filip Skobalj turnover (bad pass)
12:25		Kenny Strawbridge Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:23		Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound
12:01	+2	CJ Jones makes two point dunk	49-50
11:40	+2	Tanner Cuff makes two point layup	51-50
11:40		TV timeout
11:27	+3	Filip Skobalj makes three point jump shot (CJ Jones assists)	51-53
10:58		Filip Skobalj shooting foul (Ben Humrichous draws the foul)
10:58	+1	Ben Humrichous makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-53
10:58	+1	Ben Humrichous makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-53
10:38		Chuck Bailey III shooting foul (Jaden Brownell draws the foul)
10:38		Jaden Brownell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:38	+1	Jaden Brownell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-54
10:23		Jaden Brownell shooting foul (Ben Humrichous draws the foul)
10:23	+1	Ben Humrichous makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-54
10:23	+1	Ben Humrichous makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-54
10:03		Marquise Kennedy misses two point layup
10:01		Toby Okani offensive rebound
9:56		Toby Okani misses two point layup
9:54		Chuck Bailey III defensive rebound
9:50	+2	Chuck Bailey III makes two point layup	57-54
9:32	+2	CJ Jones makes two point layup	57-56
9:20		Ben Humrichous misses three point jump shot
9:18		Marquise Kennedy defensive rebound
9:09		Marquise Kennedy misses two point layup
9:07		Ben Humrichous defensive rebound
8:55		Tanner Cuff turnover (bad pass) (Toby Okani steals)
8:50		Tanner Cuff blocks Toby Okani's two point layup
8:48		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
8:38	+2	Chuck Bailey III makes two point layup (Cam Haffner assists)	59-56
8:21		Toby Okani misses three point jump shot
8:19		Ben Humrichous defensive rebound
8:06	+2	Ben Humrichous makes two point layup	61-56
7:41		Isaiah Rivera misses three point jump shot
7:39		Kenny Strawbridge Jr. defensive rebound
7:18		Chuck Bailey III turnover (lost ball) (Toby Okani steals)
7:16		Chuck Bailey III personal foul (Toby Okani draws the foul)
7:16		TV timeout
7:08	+2	CJ Jones makes two point floating jump shot	61-58
6:41	+2	Ben Humrichous makes two point turnaround jump shot	63-58
6:18	+3	Jaden Brownell makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Rivera assists)	63-61
6:00	+2	Ben Humrichous makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	65-61
5:34	+3	Isaiah Rivera makes three point jump shot (CJ Jones assists)	65-64
5:21	+2	Tanner Cuff makes two point layup	67-64
5:02	+3	Isaiah Rivera makes three point jump shot (CJ Jones assists)	67-67
4:43		Chuck Bailey III misses two point layup
4:41		CJ Jones defensive rebound
4:36	+3	Isaiah Rivera makes three point jump shot (CJ Jones assists)	67-70
4:14	+2	Chuck Bailey III makes two point jump shot (Ben Humrichous assists)	69-70
4:17		Purple Aces 30 second timeout
4:17		TV timeout
3:50		Filip Skobalj misses three point jump shot
3:48		Ben Humrichous defensive rebound
3:21		Kenny Strawbridge Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:19		Jaden Brownell defensive rebound
3:02	+2	CJ Jones makes two point layup	69-72
2:33		Chuck Bailey III misses two point jump shot
2:31		Filip Skobalj defensive rebound
2:13	+2	Isaiah Rivera makes two point layup (CJ Jones assists)	69-74
2:11		Flames 30 second timeout
1:55		Tanner Cuff misses three point jump shot
1:53		Toby Okani defensive rebound
1:53		Kenny Strawbridge Jr. personal foul (Filip Skobalj draws the foul)
1:28		CJ Jones misses two point layup
1:26		Filip Skobalj offensive rebound
1:22	+2	Filip Skobalj makes two point layup	69-76
1:11		Kenny Strawbridge Jr. misses two point jump shot
1:09		Filip Skobalj defensive rebound
1:06		Antonio Thomas personal foul (Filip Skobalj draws the foul)
1:06	+1	Filip Skobalj makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-77
1:06	+1	Filip Skobalj makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-78
0:56	+3	Gage Bobe makes three point jump shot (Antonio Thomas assists)	72-78
0:55		Purple Aces 30 second timeout
0:47		Yacine Toumi personal foul (Toby Okani draws the foul)
0:47	+1	Toby Okani makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-79
0:47	+1	Toby Okani makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-80
0:38	+2	Kenny Strawbridge Jr. makes two point layup	74-80
0:36		Cam Haffner personal foul (CJ Jones draws the foul)
0:36	+1	CJ Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-81
0:36	+1	CJ Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-82
0:25	+2	Cam Haffner makes two point layup	76-82
0:25		Purple Aces 60 second timeout
0:24		Ben Humrichous personal foul (Filip Skobalj draws the foul)
0:24	+1	Filip Skobalj makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-83
0:24	+1	Filip Skobalj makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-84
0:18		Ben Humrichous misses three point jump shot
0:16		Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound
0:16		Kenny Strawbridge Jr. personal foul (Isaiah Rivera draws the foul)
0:16	+1	Isaiah Rivera makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-85
0:16	+1	Isaiah Rivera makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-86
0:06	+3	Ben Humrichous makes three point jump shot	79-86
0:03		Joshua Hughes personal foul (Jaden Brownell draws the foul)
0:03	+1	Jaden Brownell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-87
0:03	+1	Jaden Brownell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-88
0:00		End of period

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Jaden Brownell makes regular free throw 2 of 2