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Trio leads UIC to 77-69 victory over Little Rock in OT

AP
Dec 15, 2024

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Sasa Ciani and Filip Skobalj scored 15 points apiece and Tyem Freeman added five of his nine points in overtime to lead UIC over Little Rock 77-69 on Sunday.

Ciani added 10 rebounds for the Flames (7-4). Skobalj made 5 of 11 from 3-point range. Javon Jackson scored 13. Jackson sank three free throws with less than a second left to force OT tied at 64.

The Trojans (6-5) were led by Johnathan Lawson, who posted 25 points and eight rebounds. Isaiah Lewis added 11 points and two steals. Tuongthach Gatkek had 10 points, 10 rebounds and five assists.

Skobalj scored nine points in the first half for UIC, which trailed 32-30 at halftime. Skobalj hit a 3-pointer with 2:45 left in OT to put the Flames up 68-65 and they stayed in front from there.

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1st Half
UIC
Flames
30
UALR
Trojans
32

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Tyem Freeman vs. Johnathan Lawson (Joseph Thomas gains possession)
19:33		Ante Beljan turnover (traveling)
19:20		Javon Jackson turnover (traveling)
19:09		Isaiah Lewis misses two point jump shot
19:07		Flames defensive rebound
18:55		Filip Skobalj misses three point jump shot
18:53		Johnathan Lawson defensive rebound
18:45	+2	Tuongthach Gatkek makes two point alley-oop dunk (Johnathan Lawson assists)	0-2
18:34		Jordan Mason turnover (bad pass)
18:19	+3	Johnathan Lawson makes three point jump shot (Ante Beljan assists)	0-5
18:02		Jordan Mason turnover (bad pass)
17:42		Johnathan Lawson misses two point jump shot
17:40		Sasa Ciani defensive rebound
17:30		Ante Beljan personal foul
17:24	+3	Filip Skobalj makes three point jump shot (Javon Jackson assists)	3-5
17:03	+2	Johnathan Lawson makes two point jump shot	3-7
16:46		Johnathan Lawson blocks Sasa Ciani's two point layup
16:40		Sasa Ciani offensive rebound
16:40	+2	Sasa Ciani makes two point layup	5-7
16:28		Filip Skobalj personal foul
16:19	+2	Johnathan Lawson makes two point jump shot (Tuongthach Gatkek assists)	5-9
16:00	+3	Filip Skobalj makes three point jump shot (Sasa Ciani assists)	8-9
15:41		Ante Beljan offensive foul
15:41		Ante Beljan turnover (offensive foul)
15:41		TV timeout
15:30		Javon Jackson misses three point jump shot
15:26		Jordan Mason offensive rebound
15:20		Filip Skobalj turnover (bad pass)
15:01		Isaiah Lewis misses two point turnaround jump shot
14:59		Modestas Kancleris defensive rebound
14:49		Ethan Pickett misses three point jump shot
14:45		Flames offensive rebound
14:33		Flames turnover (5-second violation)
14:19		Isaiah Lewis misses three point jump shot
14:15		Flames defensive rebound
13:46		Caleb Pennyfeather blocks Sasa Ciani's two point jump shot
13:44		Trojans defensive rebound
13:26	+2	Tuongthach Gatkek makes two point jump shot (Caleb Pennyfeather assists)	8-11
13:07		Caleb Pennyfeather personal foul
12:48		Jordan Mason misses three point jump shot
12:46		Johnathan Lawson defensive rebound
12:38	+2	Isaiah Lewis makes two point pullup jump shot	8-13
12:22	+2	Sasa Ciani makes two point layup (Modestas Kancleris assists)	10-13
12:02		Isaiah Lewis turnover (bad pass) (Modestas Kancleris steals)
11:57	+2	Ethan Pickett makes two point dunk (Modestas Kancleris assists)	12-13
11:51		Trojans 30 second timeout
11:51		TV timeout
11:33		Travonne Jackson misses three point jump shot
11:31		Modestas Kancleris defensive rebound
11:19		Ahmad Henderson II turnover (traveling)
10:56		Tuongthach Gatkek misses two point jump shot
10:54		Tuongthach Gatkek offensive rebound
10:51		Isaiah Lewis misses three point jump shot
10:49		Ethan Pickett defensive rebound
10:39		Travonne Jackson personal foul
10:27	+2	Sasa Ciani makes two point layup	14-13
10:07		Isaiah Lewis misses three point jump shot
10:05		Trojans offensive rebound
10:05		Modestas Kancleris personal foul
9:53	+2	Johnathan Lawson makes two point jump shot (Caleb Pennyfeather assists)	14-15
9:40		Ahmad Henderson II misses two point jump shot
9:38		Flames offensive rebound
9:37		Jordan Mason turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Pennyfeather steals)
9:16		Mwani Wilkinson turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Mason steals)
9:12	+2	Ahmad Henderson II makes two point layup (Jordan Mason assists)	16-15
8:58		Travonne Jackson turnover (lost ball) (Ahmad Henderson II steals)
8:54	+2	Ahmad Henderson II makes two point layup	18-15
8:39		Ahmad Henderson II personal foul
8:27	+2	Ante Beljan makes two point dunk (Caleb Pennyfeather assists)	18-17
8:13		Javon Jackson misses three point jump shot
8:11		Caleb Pennyfeather defensive rebound
8:03	+3	Mwani Wilkinson makes three point jump shot (Ante Beljan assists)	18-20
7:54		Caleb Pennyfeather personal foul
7:54		TV timeout
7:49		Sasa Ciani turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Lewis steals)
7:42		Isaiah Lewis misses two point dunk
7:40		Sasa Ciani defensive rebound
7:30		Tyem Freeman misses three point jump shot
7:28		Isaiah Lewis defensive rebound
7:19		Travonne Jackson turnover (bad pass) (Sasa Ciani steals)
7:11	+2	Javon Jackson makes two point turnaround jump shot	20-20
6:55	+2	Isaiah Lewis makes two point driving layup	20-22
6:55		Filip Skobalj shooting foul (Isaiah Lewis draws the foul)
6:55		Isaiah Lewis misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:54		Modestas Kancleris defensive rebound
6:34		Ante Beljan personal foul
6:25		Tyem Freeman misses three point jump shot
6:23		Sasa Ciani offensive rebound
6:20		Mwani Wilkinson shooting foul (Sasa Ciani draws the foul)
6:20	+1	Sasa Ciani makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-22
6:20		Sasa Ciani misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:20		Mwani Wilkinson defensive rebound
6:09		Tuongthach Gatkek offensive foul
6:09		Tuongthach Gatkek turnover (offensive foul)
5:45		Jordan Mason misses two point jump shot
5:43		Tuongthach Gatkek defensive rebound
5:38		Tyem Freeman shooting foul (Travonne Jackson draws the foul)
5:38		Travonne Jackson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:38		Travonne Jackson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:37		Ethan Pickett defensive rebound
5:27		Travonne Jackson blocks Jordan Mason's two point layup
5:25		Mwani Wilkinson defensive rebound
5:02		Tuongthach Gatkek misses two point layup
5:00		Trojans offensive rebound
4:50		Ethan Pickett shooting foul (Travonne Jackson draws the foul)
4:50	+1	Travonne Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-23
4:50	+1	Travonne Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-24
4:35	+3	Filip Skobalj makes three point jump shot (Jordan Mason assists)	24-24
4:14	+2	Johnathan Lawson makes two point driving layup	24-26
3:51		Javon Jackson misses three point jump shot
3:47		Trojans defensive rebound
3:47		TV timeout
3:35		Johnathan Lawson misses three point jump shot
3:33		Tyem Freeman defensive rebound
3:29		Tyem Freeman misses two point layup
3:27		Sasa Ciani offensive rebound
3:26	+2	Sasa Ciani makes two point layup	26-26
3:26		Tuongthach Gatkek shooting foul (Sasa Ciani draws the foul)
3:26		Sasa Ciani misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:26		Tuongthach Gatkek defensive rebound
3:07		Mwani Wilkinson misses three point jump shot
3:05		Tuongthach Gatkek offensive rebound
2:55	+2	Isaiah Lewis makes two point jump shot (Tuongthach Gatkek assists)	26-28
2:30		Ahmad Henderson II misses three point jump shot
2:28		Modestas Kancleris offensive rebound
2:22		Tyem Freeman misses two point jump shot
2:20		Tuongthach Gatkek defensive rebound
2:02		Travonne Jackson misses three point jump shot
2:00		Mwani Wilkinson offensive rebound
1:45	+2	Travonne Jackson makes two point layup	26-30
1:32		Travonne Jackson personal foul
1:32	+1	Tyem Freeman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-30
1:32	+1	Tyem Freeman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-30
1:08		Mwani Wilkinson misses three point jump shot
1:06		Sasa Ciani defensive rebound
0:57		Flames 30 second timeout
0:39	+2	Jordan Mason makes two point jump shot	30-30
0:03	+2	Travonne Jackson makes two point jump shot	30-32
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UIC
Flames
34
UALR
Trojans
32

Time		Play	Score
19:44	+2	Sasa Ciani makes two point dunk (Jordan Mason assists)	32-32
19:22		Johnathan Lawson misses two point jump shot
19:20		Johnathan Lawson offensive rebound
19:19		Sasa Ciani blocks Johnathan Lawson's two point layup
19:17		Jordan Mason defensive rebound
19:02		Javon Jackson turnover (out of bounds)
18:47	+2	Ante Beljan makes two point layup (Isaiah Lewis assists)	32-34
18:27		Javon Jackson turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Lewis steals)
18:20		Isaiah Lewis misses two point layup
18:18		Tuongthach Gatkek offensive rebound
18:02		Tuongthach Gatkek misses two point jump shot
18:00		Tuongthach Gatkek offensive rebound
17:54	+2	Tuongthach Gatkek makes two point dunk	32-36
17:37		Filip Skobalj misses three point jump shot
17:35		Jordan Mason offensive rebound
17:30		Tyem Freeman misses three point jump shot
17:28		Tuongthach Gatkek defensive rebound
17:16	+2	Johnathan Lawson makes two point layup	32-38
17:14		Flames 30 second timeout
17:14		TV timeout
16:56		Ante Beljan shooting foul (Ahmad Henderson II draws the foul)
16:56	+1	Ahmad Henderson II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-38
16:56	+1	Ahmad Henderson II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-38
16:27		Mwani Wilkinson misses three point jump shot
16:25		Tuongthach Gatkek offensive rebound
16:22	+3	Johnathan Lawson makes three point jump shot (Tuongthach Gatkek assists)	34-41
15:50		Jordan Mason misses two point jump shot
15:48		Travonne Jackson defensive rebound
15:43		Johnathan Lawson misses three point jump shot
15:41		Sasa Ciani defensive rebound
15:21		Johnathan Lawson shooting foul (Modestas Kancleris draws the foul)
15:21		TV timeout
15:21		Modestas Kancleris misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:21	+1	Modestas Kancleris makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-41
15:11		Travonne Jackson turnover (bad pass) (Ethan Pickett steals)
15:07	+2	Ethan Pickett makes two point dunk	37-41
14:55		Modestas Kancleris personal foul
14:42	+2	Johnathan Lawson makes two point layup (Tuongthach Gatkek assists)	37-43
14:15		Mwani Wilkinson blocks Modestas Kancleris's two point layup
14:13		Johnathan Lawson defensive rebound
13:57		Isaiah Lewis misses two point jump shot
13:55		Modestas Kancleris defensive rebound
13:45		Filip Skobalj misses three point jump shot
13:43		Modestas Kancleris offensive rebound
13:39	+3	Filip Skobalj makes three point jump shot (Ethan Pickett assists)	40-43
13:04		Javon Jackson blocks Isaiah Lewis's two point jump shot
13:02		Ahmad Henderson II defensive rebound
12:59		Ahmad Henderson II turnover (bad pass) (Travonne Jackson steals)
12:59		Ethan Pickett personal foul
12:50		Isaiah Lewis turnover (bad pass)
12:39		Filip Skobalj misses three point jump shot
12:37		Mwani Wilkinson defensive rebound
12:21		Modestas Kancleris blocks Mwani Wilkinson's two point jump shot
12:19		Travonne Jackson offensive rebound
12:16		Ethan Pickett personal foul
12:06		Ethan Pickett blocks Johnathan Lawson's two point jump shot
12:04		Johnathan Lawson offensive rebound
11:56		Travonne Jackson misses three point jump shot
11:54		Ahmad Henderson II defensive rebound
11:50		Ahmad Henderson II misses two point jump shot
11:50		Modestas Kancleris offensive rebound
11:50		Tuongthach Gatkek shooting foul (Modestas Kancleris draws the foul)
11:50		TV timeout
11:50	+1	Modestas Kancleris makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-43
11:50	+1	Modestas Kancleris makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-43
11:21		Isaiah Lewis misses two point jump shot
11:19		Modestas Kancleris defensive rebound
11:10		Javon Jackson misses two point jump shot
11:08		Modestas Kancleris offensive rebound
11:04		Modestas Kancleris misses two point layup
11:02		Johnathan Lawson defensive rebound
10:49		Filip Skobalj personal foul
10:39	+3	Mwani Wilkinson makes three point jump shot (Travonne Jackson assists)	42-46
10:24		Ahmad Henderson II turnover (lost ball)
9:53	+3	Isaiah Lewis makes three point jump shot (Tuongthach Gatkek assists)	42-49
9:42		Ethan Pickett turnover (bad pass) (Mwani Wilkinson steals)
9:40		Modestas Kancleris personal foul
9:40		Flames 30 second timeout
9:32		Travonne Jackson turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Mason steals)
9:26	+2	Ethan Pickett makes two point dunk (Koby Jeffries assists)	44-49
8:56		Filip Skobalj blocks Travonne Jackson's two point layup
8:54		Tuongthach Gatkek offensive rebound
8:53		Trojans turnover (shot clock violation)
8:40		Jordan Mason misses three point jump shot
8:38		Modestas Kancleris offensive rebound
8:34		Tuongthach Gatkek shooting foul (Modestas Kancleris draws the foul)
8:34		Modestas Kancleris misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:34	+1	Modestas Kancleris makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-49
8:16		Jordan Mason shooting foul (Johnathan Lawson draws the foul)
8:16	+1	Johnathan Lawson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-50
8:16	+1	Johnathan Lawson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-51
8:03		Ante Beljan personal foul
7:51		Jordan Mason turnover (out of bounds)
7:51		TV timeout
7:35		Jump ball. Isaiah Lewis vs. Sasa Ciani (Trojans gains possession)
7:14		Ethan Pickett shooting foul (Johnathan Lawson draws the foul)
7:14	+1	Johnathan Lawson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-52
7:14		Johnathan Lawson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:14		Tyem Freeman defensive rebound
7:04	+2	Sasa Ciani makes two point layup (Tyem Freeman assists)	47-52
6:36		Travonne Jackson misses two point jump shot
6:34		Jordan Mason defensive rebound
6:26		Sasa Ciani misses two point layup
6:24		Travonne Jackson defensive rebound
6:00		Johnathan Lawson misses two point jump shot
5:58		Johnathan Lawson offensive rebound
5:54		Sasa Ciani blocks Travonne Jackson's two point jump shot
5:52		Sasa Ciani defensive rebound
5:28	+2	Sasa Ciani makes two point layup	49-52
5:10	+3	Travonne Jackson makes three point jump shot (Johnathan Lawson assists)	49-55
4:57		Filip Skobalj misses three point jump shot
4:55		Jordan Mason offensive rebound
4:33		Flames turnover (shot clock violation)
4:07		Johnathan Lawson misses two point jump shot
4:05		Tyem Freeman defensive rebound
3:54		Sasa Ciani misses two point jump shot
3:52		Johnathan Lawson defensive rebound
3:23	+2	Tuongthach Gatkek makes two point layup	49-57
3:02		Sasa Ciani misses two point layup
3:00		Sasa Ciani offensive rebound
2:54		Tyem Freeman misses three point jump shot
2:52		Mwani Wilkinson defensive rebound
2:48		Koby Jeffries personal foul
2:48		TV timeout
2:48	+1	Mwani Wilkinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-58
2:48	+1	Mwani Wilkinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-59
2:34	+2	Javon Jackson makes two point driving layup	51-59
2:02		Isaiah Lewis misses two point jump shot
2:00		Javon Jackson defensive rebound
1:55		Tyem Freeman misses three point jump shot
1:53		Isaiah Lewis defensive rebound
1:25		Johnathan Lawson turnover (lost ball) (Filip Skobalj steals)
1:17	+2	Tyem Freeman makes two point dunk (Javon Jackson assists)	53-59
1:10		Modestas Kancleris personal foul
1:10		Johnathan Lawson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:10		Javon Jackson defensive rebound
1:05		Javon Jackson offensive foul
1:05		Javon Jackson turnover (offensive foul)
0:55		Mwani Wilkinson turnover (lost ball) (Javon Jackson steals)
0:50		Javon Jackson turnover (lost ball) (Mwani Wilkinson steals)
0:46	+2	Tuongthach Gatkek makes two point dunk (Mwani Wilkinson assists)	53-61
0:36		Filip Skobalj misses three point jump shot
0:34		Ethan Pickett offensive rebound
0:34	+2	Ethan Pickett makes two point layup	55-61
0:34		Flames 60 second timeout
0:30		Javon Jackson personal foul
0:30		Isaiah Lewis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:30	+1	Isaiah Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-62
0:25	+2	Javon Jackson makes two point jump shot	57-62
0:25		Mwani Wilkinson shooting foul (Javon Jackson draws the foul)
0:25		Javon Jackson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:25		Jordan Mason offensive rebound
0:19		Mwani Wilkinson blocks Javon Jackson's three point jump shot
0:18		Flames offensive rebound
0:18		Tuongthach Gatkek personal foul
0:18	+1	Javon Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-62
0:18	+1	Javon Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-62
0:12		Javon Jackson personal foul
0:12		Isaiah Lewis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:12	+1	Isaiah Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-63
0:07		Javon Jackson misses three point jump shot
0:05		Jordan Mason offensive rebound
0:05	+2	Jordan Mason makes two point jump shot	61-63
0:04		Jordan Mason personal foul
0:04		Travonne Jackson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:04	+1	Travonne Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-64
0:01		Isaiah Lewis shooting foul (Javon Jackson draws the foul)
0:01	+1	Javon Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 3	62-64
0:01	+1	Javon Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 3	63-64
0:01		Trojans 60 second timeout
0:01	+1	Javon Jackson makes regular free throw 3 of 3	64-64
0:00		End of period

OT
UIC
Flames
13
UALR
Trojans
5

Time		Play	Score
5:00		Jump ball. Sasa Ciani vs. Caleb Pennyfeather (Filip Skobalj gains possession)
4:34		Javon Jackson turnover (lost ball)
4:13		Johnathan Lawson misses three point jump shot
4:13		Caleb Pennyfeather offensive rebound
4:13		Javon Jackson personal foul
4:13		Caleb Pennyfeather misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:13		Caleb Pennyfeather misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:13		Sasa Ciani defensive rebound
3:59		Isaiah Lewis shooting foul (Jordan Mason draws the foul)
3:59		Jordan Mason misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:59	+1	Jordan Mason makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-64
3:38		Sasa Ciani shooting foul (Mwani Wilkinson draws the foul)
3:38		Mwani Wilkinson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:38	+1	Mwani Wilkinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-65
3:17		Javon Jackson misses three point jump shot
3:15		Modestas Kancleris offensive rebound
3:10		Javon Jackson misses three point jump shot
3:08		Jordan Mason offensive rebound
2:50		Mwani Wilkinson blocks Javon Jackson's two point layup
2:49		Flames offensive rebound
2:45	+3	Filip Skobalj makes three point jump shot (Jordan Mason assists)	68-65
2:24		Johnathan Lawson misses two point jump shot
2:22		Modestas Kancleris defensive rebound
1:55	+2	Tyem Freeman makes two point jump shot	70-65
1:24	+2	Johnathan Lawson makes two point jump shot	70-67
0:57	+3	Tyem Freeman makes three point jump shot (Jordan Mason assists)	73-67
0:45		Tyem Freeman personal foul
0:45	+1	Johnathan Lawson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-68
0:45		Trojans 30 second timeout
0:45	+1	Johnathan Lawson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-69
0:30		Christian Hughes personal foul
0:30	+1	Jordan Mason makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-69
0:30	+1	Jordan Mason makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-69
0:21		Mwani Wilkinson misses three point jump shot
0:19		Filip Skobalj defensive rebound
0:12		Isaiah Lewis personal foul
0:12	+1	Javon Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-69
0:12	+1	Javon Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-69
0:01		Isaiah Lewis misses two point jump shot
0:00		Modestas Kancleris defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Modestas Kancleris defensive rebound