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UIC beats Illinois State 61-56 to snap an eight-game losing streak

AP
Feb 07, 2024

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) Christian Jones scored 13 points as UIC beat Illinois State 61-56 on Wednesday night to snap an eight-game losing streak.

Jones also contributed five rebounds for the Flames (9-15, 2-11 Missouri Valley Conference). Isaiah Rivera was 4 of 10 shooting (2 for 4 from 3-point range) to add 11 points. Toby Okani shot 3 for 9 (0 for 3 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free throw line to finish with nine points, while adding 11 rebounds.

Myles Foster led the Redbirds (11-13, 5-8) in scoring, finishing with 18 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks. Kendall Lewis added 15 points and 10 rebounds for Illinois State. Dalton Banks also had 13 points, four assists and two steals.

Filip put up eight points in the first half for UIC, who led 33-28 at the break. Okani's layup with 14:55 left in the second half gave UIC the lead for good at 40-38.

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1st Half
UIC
Flames
33
ILST
Redbirds
28

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Cameron Fens vs. Kendall Lewis (Redbirds gains possession)
19:45		Johnny Kinziger misses three point jump shot
19:43		Kendall Lewis offensive rebound
19:25	+3	Dalton Banks makes three point jump shot (Johnny Kinziger assists)	0-3
18:58	+2	Filip Skobalj makes two point layup (CJ Jones assists)	2-3
18:27		Dalton Banks misses three point jump shot
18:25		CJ Jones defensive rebound
18:20		Isaiah Rivera misses two point layup
18:18		Malachi Poindexter defensive rebound
18:09		Cameron Fens shooting foul (Kendall Lewis draws the foul)
18:09		Kendall Lewis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:09	+1	Kendall Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-4
17:55	+2	CJ Jones makes two point turnaround jump shot	4-4
17:40		Malachi Poindexter misses two point jump shot
17:38		Cameron Fens defensive rebound
17:23		Isaiah Rivera misses two point jump shot
17:21		Dalton Banks defensive rebound
17:12	+2	Kendall Lewis makes two point turnaround jump shot (Dalton Banks assists)	4-6
16:50		CJ Jones misses two point jump shot
16:48		Myles Foster defensive rebound
16:25		Myles Foster misses two point layup
16:23		Myles Foster offensive rebound
16:21		Cameron Fens blocks Myles Foster's two point layup
16:17		Dalton Banks offensive rebound
16:15	+3	Malachi Poindexter makes three point jump shot (Dalton Banks assists)	4-9
15:51		Jump ball. Cameron Fens vs. Johnny Kinziger (Cameron Fens gains possession)
15:51		TV timeout
15:45	+3	Filip Skobalj makes three point jump shot (Ethan Pickett assists)	7-9
15:24		Malachi Poindexter misses three point jump shot
15:22		Dalton Banks offensive rebound
15:15		Malachi Poindexter misses three point jump shot
15:13		Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound
14:55		Toby Okani misses three point jump shot
14:53		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
14:48		Dalton Banks turnover (lost ball) (Ethan Pickett steals)
14:44		Ethan Pickett misses two point layup
14:42		Ethan Pickett offensive rebound
14:41	+2	Ethan Pickett makes two point layup	9-9
14:29		CJ Jones personal foul (Redbirds draws the foul)
14:15	+2	Myles Foster makes two point layup (Johnny Kinziger assists)	9-11
13:52		CJ Jones misses two point layup
13:50		CJ Jones offensive rebound
13:49		CJ Jones misses two point layup
13:47		Myles Foster defensive rebound
13:35		Myles Foster misses two point layup
13:33		Kendall Lewis offensive rebound
13:32		Toby Okani shooting foul (Kendall Lewis draws the foul)
13:32	+1	Kendall Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-12
13:32	+1	Kendall Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-13
13:15		Chase Walker blocks Jaden Brownell's two point layup
13:14		Flames offensive rebound
12:59		CJ Jones misses two point jump shot
12:57		Nathan Ojukwu offensive rebound
12:55	+2	Nathan Ojukwu makes two point hook shot	11-13
12:20		Luke Kasubke misses three point jump shot
12:18		CJ Jones defensive rebound
12:14	+2	CJ Jones makes two point layup	13-13
11:50	+3	Johnny Kinziger makes three point jump shot (Luke Kasubke assists)	13-16
11:27		TV timeout
11:15		Marquise Kennedy misses two point jump shot
11:13		Toby Okani offensive rebound
11:04		Chase Walker shooting foul (Toby Okani draws the foul)
11:04	+1	Toby Okani makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-16
11:04		Toby Okani misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:04		Myles Foster defensive rebound
10:33		Toby Okani blocks Chase Walker's two point layup
10:33		Redbirds offensive rebound
10:31		Redbirds turnover (shot clock violation)
10:11		Isaiah Rivera misses three point jump shot
10:09		Filip Skobalj offensive rebound
10:09		Myles Foster personal foul (Filip Skobalj draws the foul)
10:05		Toby Okani turnover (bad pass)
9:50		Johnny Kinziger misses two point jump shot
9:48		Myles Foster offensive rebound
9:46		Jump ball. Myles Foster vs. Toby Okani (Myles Foster gains possession)
9:33		Luke Kasubke turnover (bad pass) (Marquise Kennedy steals)
9:11		Toby Okani misses three point jump shot
9:09		Myles Foster defensive rebound
9:03		Filip Skobalj shooting foul (Myles Foster draws the foul)
9:03	+1	Myles Foster makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-17
9:03	+1	Myles Foster makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-18
8:45	+2	Isaiah Rivera makes two point layup	16-18
8:25	+2	Dalton Banks makes two point layup	16-20
8:10	+2	Marquise Kennedy makes two point jump shot	18-20
8:10		Johnny Kinziger shooting foul (Marquise Kennedy draws the foul)
8:10	+1	Marquise Kennedy makes regular free throw 1 of 1	19-20
7:54		Myles Foster turnover (bad pass) (Marquise Kennedy steals)
7:46	+3	Filip Skobalj makes three point jump shot (CJ Jones assists)	22-20
7:45		Redbirds 30 second timeout
7:45		TV timeout
7:25		Kendall Lewis turnover (bad pass) (Nathan Ojukwu steals)
7:17	+3	CJ Jones makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Rivera assists)	25-20
7:00		Ty Pence misses three point jump shot
6:58		Marquise Kennedy defensive rebound
6:33		Filip Skobalj turnover (lost ball) (Malachi Poindexter steals)
6:05	+3	Dalton Banks makes three point jump shot (Malachi Poindexter assists)	25-23
5:35		Nathan Ojukwu misses two point layup
5:33		Malachi Poindexter defensive rebound
5:20		Kendall Lewis misses three point jump shot
5:18		Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound
5:12	+3	Nathan Ojukwu makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Rivera assists)	28-23
4:52		Myles Foster turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Rivera steals)
4:35		CJ Jones misses two point jump shot
4:33		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
4:25		Ty Pence misses two point layup
4:23		Filip Skobalj defensive rebound
3:57		CJ Jones turnover (traveling)
3:57		TV timeout
3:46		Isaiah Rivera personal foul (Redbirds draws the foul)
3:46		Dalton Banks misses two point jump shot
3:44		Flames defensive rebound
3:28		Chase Walker personal foul (Flames draws the foul)
2:58		Isaiah Rivera turnover (traveling)
2:45		CJ Jones personal foul (Myles Foster draws the foul)
2:30	+3	Luke Kasubke makes three point jump shot (Dalton Banks assists)	28-26
2:02	+2	Marquise Kennedy makes two point layup	30-26
2:00		Myles Foster turnover (bad pass)
1:46	+3	Isaiah Rivera makes three point jump shot (Filip Skobalj assists)	33-26
1:23	+2	Kendall Lewis makes two point jump shot	33-28
1:13		Flames 30 second timeout
0:54		Toby Okani turnover (lost ball)
0:38		Luke Kasubke misses three point jump shot
0:36		Ethan Pickett defensive rebound
0:28		Filip Skobalj misses two point layup
0:26		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
0:03		Dalton Banks misses two point jump shot
0:01		Marquise Kennedy defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UIC
Flames
28
ILST
Redbirds
28

Time		Play	Score
19:53		Isaiah Rivera turnover (bad pass) (Kendall Lewis steals)
19:46	+2	Myles Foster makes two point layup (Kendall Lewis assists)	33-30
19:46		Isaiah Rivera shooting foul (Myles Foster draws the foul)
19:46	+1	Myles Foster makes regular free throw 1 of 1	33-31
19:26		CJ Jones misses two point layup
19:24		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
19:13		Malachi Poindexter misses two point jump shot
19:11		Toby Okani defensive rebound
19:07		Toby Okani turnover (bad pass) (Malachi Poindexter steals)
19:04		Ethan Pickett shooting foul (Myles Foster draws the foul)
19:04		Myles Foster misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:04	+1	Myles Foster makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-32
18:35		Toby Okani misses two point jump shot
18:33		Johnny Kinziger defensive rebound
18:17		Dalton Banks misses three point jump shot
18:15		Redbirds offensive rebound
17:56		Dalton Banks misses two point jump shot
17:54		Ethan Pickett defensive rebound
17:45	+3	Isaiah Rivera makes three point jump shot (CJ Jones assists)	36-32
17:22		Johnny Kinziger misses two point jump shot
17:20		Toby Okani defensive rebound
17:15		Ethan Pickett misses three point jump shot
17:13		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
17:03	+2	Kendall Lewis makes two point layup (Johnny Kinziger assists)	36-34
16:45	+2	Ethan Pickett makes two point layup	38-34
16:33		Dalton Banks misses two point jump shot
16:31		Toby Okani defensive rebound
16:20		Isaiah Rivera turnover (lost ball) (Dalton Banks steals)
16:16		Isaiah Rivera shooting foul (Dalton Banks draws the foul)
16:16	+1	Dalton Banks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-35
16:16	+1	Dalton Banks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-36
15:48		CJ Jones misses two point layup
15:46		Myles Foster defensive rebound
15:25	+2	Kendall Lewis makes two point layup (Myles Foster assists)	38-38
14:55	+2	Toby Okani makes two point layup	40-38
14:30		Myles Foster misses two point hook shot
14:28		Filip Skobalj defensive rebound
14:12	+2	Steven Clay makes two point layup	42-38
13:58		TV timeout
13:42		Cameron Fens personal foul (Chase Walker draws the foul)
13:27		Dalton Banks misses two point jump shot
13:25		Nathan Ojukwu defensive rebound
13:13		Dalton Banks personal foul (CJ Jones draws the foul)
13:08		Steven Clay misses three point jump shot
13:06		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
12:54		Chase Walker misses two point layup
12:52		Chase Walker offensive rebound
12:45		Chase Walker misses two point layup
12:43		Cameron Fens defensive rebound
12:40		Luke Kasubke personal foul (Marquise Kennedy draws the foul)
12:32		Kendall Lewis personal foul (Flames draws the foul)
12:22		Steven Clay turnover (lost ball) (Johnny Kinziger steals)
12:14		Nathan Ojukwu personal foul (Redbirds draws the foul)
12:01		Nathan Ojukwu personal foul (Myles Foster draws the foul)
11:50	+2	Kendall Lewis makes two point jump shot (Johnny Kinziger assists)	42-40
11:30	+2	CJ Jones makes two point layup	44-40
11:08		Nathan Ojukwu shooting foul (Malachi Poindexter draws the foul)
11:08		TV timeout
11:08	+1	Malachi Poindexter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-41
11:08		Malachi Poindexter misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:08		Toby Okani defensive rebound
10:43		Kendall Lewis shooting foul (Ethan Pickett draws the foul)
10:43	+1	Ethan Pickett makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-41
10:43	+1	Ethan Pickett makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-41
10:26		Malachi Poindexter misses two point layup
10:24		Filip Skobalj defensive rebound
10:11		Toby Okani misses three point jump shot
10:09		Myles Foster defensive rebound
9:50		Myles Foster turnover (lost ball) (Toby Okani steals)
9:46		Toby Okani offensive foul (Luke Kasubke draws the foul)
9:46		Toby Okani turnover (offensive foul)
9:30	+2	Kendall Lewis makes two point hook shot (Johnny Kinziger assists)	46-43
9:04		Isaiah Rivera misses two point jump shot
9:02		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
8:48		Kendall Lewis misses two point layup
8:46		Ethan Pickett defensive rebound
8:31	+2	Isaiah Rivera makes two point layup	48-43
8:31		Kendall Lewis shooting foul (Isaiah Rivera draws the foul)
8:31	+1	Isaiah Rivera makes regular free throw 1 of 1	49-43
8:19		Filip Skobalj personal foul (Redbirds draws the foul)
8:19	+1	Myles Foster makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-44
8:19	+1	Myles Foster makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-45
7:55		CJ Jones misses two point jump shot
7:53		Filip Skobalj offensive rebound
7:50		Filip Skobalj turnover (lost ball) (Dalton Banks steals)
7:43		Luke Kasubke misses three point jump shot
7:41		CJ Jones defensive rebound
7:33	+2	CJ Jones makes two point layup	51-45
7:06		Malachi Poindexter misses three point jump shot
7:04		Filip Skobalj defensive rebound
6:45		Myles Foster blocks Toby Okani's two point layup
6:43		Toby Okani offensive rebound
6:40	+2	Toby Okani makes two point layup	53-45
6:39		Redbirds 30 second timeout
6:28		Marquise Kennedy personal foul (Redbirds draws the foul)
6:28		TV timeout
6:28	+1	Dalton Banks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-46
6:28		Dalton Banks misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:28		Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound
6:11		Johnny Kinziger personal foul (Flames draws the foul)
6:05		Filip Skobalj misses three point jump shot
6:03		Myles Foster defensive rebound
5:35	+2	Myles Foster makes two point layup (Dalton Banks assists)	53-48
5:16		Kendall Lewis personal foul (CJ Jones draws the foul)
5:16	+1	CJ Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-48
5:16	+1	CJ Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-48
4:53		Malachi Poindexter misses two point jump shot
4:51		Toby Okani defensive rebound
4:31		Toby Okani misses two point layup
4:29		Toby Okani offensive rebound
4:27	+2	Toby Okani makes two point layup	57-48
4:12		Isaiah Rivera personal foul (Myles Foster draws the foul)
4:12	+1	Myles Foster makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-49
4:12	+1	Myles Foster makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-50
3:55		CJ Jones misses two point layup
3:53		CJ Jones offensive rebound
3:50		CJ Jones turnover (lost ball) (Johnny Kinziger steals)
3:44		Myles Foster misses two point layup
3:42		Myles Foster offensive rebound
3:40	+2	Myles Foster makes two point layup	57-52
3:39		TV timeout
3:12		Isaiah Rivera misses two point jump shot
3:10		Toby Okani offensive rebound
2:51		Isaiah Rivera misses three point jump shot
2:49		Flames offensive rebound
2:49		Flames turnover (shot clock violation)
2:35	+2	Dalton Banks makes two point layup	57-54
2:25		Flames 30 second timeout
2:02		Filip Skobalj misses three point jump shot
2:00		Johnny Kinziger defensive rebound
1:31		Toby Okani blocks Dalton Banks's two point jump shot
1:28		Toby Okani defensive rebound
1:02		Myles Foster blocks CJ Jones's two point layup
1:00		Redbirds defensive rebound
0:48		Myles Foster misses two point layup
0:46		Toby Okani defensive rebound
0:39		Flames 30 second timeout
0:17	+2	Ethan Pickett makes two point jump shot	59-54
0:17		Redbirds 30 second timeout
0:12		Dalton Banks turnover (bad pass)
0:12		Flames turnover (5-second violation)
0:08	+2	Myles Foster makes two point layup (Kendall Lewis assists)	59-56
0:08		Redbirds 30 second timeout
0:07		Filip Skobalj turnover (lost ball) (Luke Kasubke steals)
0:04		Dalton Banks turnover (bad pass) (CJ Jones steals)
0:04		Malachi Poindexter personal foul (Filip Skobalj draws the foul)
0:04		Filip Skobalj misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:04		Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
0:03		Redbirds 30 second timeout
0:02		Kendall Lewis offensive foul (Toby Okani draws the foul)
0:02		Kendall Lewis turnover
0:02	+1	Toby Okani makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-56
0:02	+1	Toby Okani makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-56
0:00		End of period

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Toby Okani makes regular free throw 2 of 2