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Freeman scores 19 off the bench, UIC defeats Yale 91-79

AP
Nov 09, 2024

CHICAGO (AP) Tyem Freeman's 19 points off of the bench helped UIC to a 91-79 victory over Yale on Friday night.

Freeman also contributed five rebounds for the Flames (2-0). Jordan Mason scored 16 points while going 5 of 7 and 6 of 9 from the free-throw line. Sasa Ciani had 13 points and finished 6 of 9 from the field.

The Bulldogs (1-1) were led in scoring by John Poulakidas, who finished with 21 points. Bez Mbeng added 16 points, six rebounds, four assists and two blocks for Yale. Yassine Gharram also had 13 points and 10 rebounds.

Freeman scored eight points in the first half and UIC went into halftime trailing 41-34. UIC used a 15-0 second-half run to erase a seven-point deficit and take the lead at 49-41 with 15:49 left in the half before finishing off the victory. Mason scored 12 second-half points.

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1st Half
YALE
Bulldogs
41
UIC
Flames
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Sasa Ciani vs. Samson Aletan (Bez Mbeng gains possession)
19:50		Javon Jackson shooting foul
19:50	+1	Bez Mbeng makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-0
19:50	+1	Bez Mbeng makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-0
19:31		Filip Skobalj misses three point jump shot
19:29		Ethan Pickett offensive rebound
19:20		Sasa Ciani misses two point layup
19:18		John Poulakidas defensive rebound
19:12	+2	John Poulakidas makes two point jump shot	4-0
19:04		Yassine Gharram personal foul
18:56		Ahmad Henderson II misses three point jump shot
18:54		Yassine Gharram defensive rebound
18:40		Javon Jackson shooting foul
18:40	+1	John Poulakidas makes regular free throw 1 of 3	5-0
18:40	+1	John Poulakidas makes regular free throw 2 of 3	6-0
18:40	+1	John Poulakidas makes regular free throw 3 of 3	7-0
18:22		John Poulakidas blocks Sasa Ciani's two point layup
18:20		Yassine Gharram defensive rebound
18:00		Bez Mbeng turnover (traveling)
17:54		Samson Aletan blocks Ethan Pickett's two point layup
17:52		Yassine Gharram defensive rebound
17:46		John Poulakidas misses three point jump shot
17:44		Yassine Gharram offensive rebound
17:34		John Poulakidas misses three point jump shot
17:32		Sasa Ciani defensive rebound
17:16		Filip Skobalj misses two point layup
17:14		Sasa Ciani offensive rebound
17:07	+2	Sasa Ciani makes two point layup	7-2
16:56	+3	Yassine Gharram makes three point jump shot (Samson Aletan assists)	10-2
16:42	+3	Filip Skobalj makes three point jump shot (Jordan Mason assists)	10-5
16:27		John Poulakidas turnover (traveling)
15:53	+2	Sasa Ciani makes two point layup	10-7
15:26		Filip Skobalj personal foul
15:26		TV timeout
15:22		Bez Mbeng turnover (Ahmad Henderson II steals)
15:17		Ahmad Henderson II turnover (Casey Simmons steals)
15:08	+2	Nick Townsend makes two point jump shot	12-7
14:54		Casey Simmons blocks Sasa Ciani's two point layup
14:52		Flames offensive rebound
14:46		Casey Simmons personal foul
14:36		Jordan Mason misses three point jump shot
14:34		Isaac Celiscar defensive rebound
14:26		Bez Mbeng turnover (Tyem Freeman steals)
14:20	+2	Jordan Mason makes two point layup (Tyem Freeman assists)	12-9
14:20		Casey Simmons shooting foul
14:20		Jordan Mason misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:20		John Poulakidas defensive rebound
14:05		Bez Mbeng misses two point layup
14:03		Modestas Kancleris defensive rebound
14:00	+2	Modestas Kancleris makes two point layup	12-11
13:36		Jordan Mason shooting foul
13:36	+1	Nick Townsend makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-11
13:36	+1	Nick Townsend makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-11
13:18		Modestas Kancleris misses two point layup
13:16		Yassine Gharram defensive rebound
13:12		Yassine Gharram turnover (traveling)
12:56		Joshua Reaves misses three point jump shot
12:54		Yassine Gharram defensive rebound
12:36	+3	Yassine Gharram makes three point jump shot (Casey Simmons assists)	17-11
12:24	+3	Tyem Freeman makes three point jump shot (Jordan Mason assists)	17-14
12:07		Nick Townsend misses three point jump shot
12:05		Joshua Reaves defensive rebound
11:46	+2	Modestas Kancleris makes two point layup	17-16
11:31		John Poulakidas misses three point jump shot
11:29		Jordan Mason defensive rebound
11:24	+3	Koby Jeffries makes three point jump shot (Jordan Mason assists)	17-19
11:12		TV timeout
11:03		Yassine Gharram turnover (bad pass)
10:48		Modestas Kancleris misses two point dunk
10:46		Yassine Gharram defensive rebound
10:41	+3	Isaac Celiscar makes three point jump shot (Bez Mbeng assists)	20-19
10:27		Koby Jeffries turnover (bad pass)
10:08	+3	Isaac Celiscar makes three point jump shot (Bez Mbeng assists)	23-19
9:49		Jump ball. (Flames gains possession)
9:44		Filip Skobalj misses three point jump shot
9:42		Samson Aletan defensive rebound
9:30		Yassine Gharram turnover (bad pass)
9:23		Riley Fox personal foul
9:12	+3	Tyem Freeman makes three point jump shot (Ahmad Henderson II assists)	23-22
8:39	+2	Isaac Celiscar makes two point jump shot (Bez Mbeng assists)	25-22
8:32		Trevor Mullin personal foul
8:23		Ahmad Henderson II misses two point jump shot
8:21		Isaac Celiscar defensive rebound
8:12		Riley Fox misses three point jump shot
8:10		Filip Skobalj defensive rebound
8:02		Ahmad Henderson II misses three point jump shot
8:00		Bez Mbeng defensive rebound
7:31	+3	Riley Fox makes three point jump shot	28-22
7:21		Filip Skobalj misses three point jump shot
7:19		Bez Mbeng defensive rebound
7:11		Samson Aletan turnover (offensive goaltending)
7:11		TV timeout
7:02		Ethan Pickett misses two point layup
7:00		Riley Fox defensive rebound
6:45		Ahmad Henderson II shooting foul (Bez Mbeng draws the foul)
6:43	+1	Bez Mbeng makes regular free throw 1 of 3	29-22
6:43		Bez Mbeng misses regular free throw 2 of 3
6:43		Bez Mbeng misses regular free throw 3 of 3
6:43		Ahmad Henderson II defensive rebound
6:29	+2	Jordan Mason makes two point layup	29-24
6:11	+2	John Poulakidas makes two point jump shot	31-24
6:00		Ethan Pickett misses two point layup
5:58		Trevor Mullin defensive rebound
5:53	+2	Bez Mbeng makes two point layup	33-24
5:53		Flames 30 second timeout
5:35		Bez Mbeng blocks Ethan Pickett's two point dunk
5:33		Flames offensive rebound
5:23		Ahmad Henderson II misses two point layup
5:21		Sasa Ciani offensive rebound
5:17	+2	Sasa Ciani makes two point layup	33-26
4:58	+2	Nick Townsend makes two point layup	35-26
4:44	+3	Javon Jackson makes three point jump shot (Ahmad Henderson II assists)	35-29
4:22		John Poulakidas misses two point jump shot
4:20		Javon Jackson defensive rebound
4:02		Ahmad Henderson II misses three point jump shot
4:00		Nick Townsend defensive rebound
3:44		Filip Skobalj blocks Nick Townsend's two point layup
3:42		Ahmad Henderson II defensive rebound
3:35	+3	Ahmad Henderson II makes three point jump shot (Jordan Mason assists)	35-32
3:18		Sasa Ciani blocks John Poulakidas's two point layup
3:16		Sasa Ciani defensive rebound
3:11		Filip Skobalj misses three point jump shot
3:09		Bez Mbeng defensive rebound
2:59	+3	Trevor Mullin makes three point jump shot (Jack Molloy assists)	38-32
2:37		Javon Jackson misses three point jump shot
2:35		Bez Mbeng defensive rebound
2:30		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
2:30		TV timeout
2:14		Nick Townsend misses two point layup
2:12		Bulldogs offensive rebound
2:12		Javon Jackson personal foul
2:08		Jordan Brathwaite misses two point layup
2:06		Joshua Reaves defensive rebound
2:01		Isaac Celiscar shooting foul
2:01		Modestas Kancleris misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:01		Modestas Kancleris misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:01		Nick Townsend defensive rebound
1:45		Nick Townsend misses two point jump shot
1:43		Isaac Celiscar offensive rebound
1:39	+3	John Poulakidas makes three point jump shot (Isaac Celiscar assists)	41-32
1:25		Ahmad Henderson II turnover (bad pass)
1:16		John Poulakidas misses two point jump shot
1:14		Yassine Gharram offensive rebound
1:09		Isaac Celiscar turnover (traveling)
1:00	+2	Tyem Freeman makes two point dunk (Filip Skobalj assists)	41-34
0:07		Nick Townsend misses two point layup
0:05		Tyem Freeman defensive rebound
0:00		Ahmad Henderson II misses three point jump shot
0:00		Isaac Celiscar defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
YALE
Bulldogs
38
UIC
Flames
57

Time		Play	Score
19:53		Ethan Pickett personal foul
19:48		John Poulakidas misses two point jump shot
19:46		Sasa Ciani defensive rebound
19:36	+3	Sasa Ciani makes three point jump shot (Ethan Pickett assists)	41-37
19:11		Bez Mbeng misses two point layup
19:09		Ethan Pickett defensive rebound
19:05	+2	Javon Jackson makes two point layup	41-39
18:45		Bez Mbeng misses three point jump shot
18:43		Sasa Ciani defensive rebound
18:32	+2	Javon Jackson makes two point layup	41-41
18:32		Samson Aletan shooting foul
18:32	+1	Javon Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	41-42
17:59		John Poulakidas misses two point jump shot
17:57		Ethan Pickett defensive rebound
17:47	+2	Javon Jackson makes two point jump shot	41-44
17:33		Bez Mbeng turnover (lost ball) (Ahmad Henderson II steals)
17:26	+3	Javon Jackson makes three point jump shot (Ahmad Henderson II assists)	41-47
17:20		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
17:20		TV timeout
17:07		Bez Mbeng turnover (bad pass) (Javon Jackson steals)
16:55		Filip Skobalj misses three point jump shot
16:17		Samson Aletan defensive rebound
16:17		Samson Aletan misses two point layup
16:15		Sasa Ciani defensive rebound
15:49	+2	Ethan Pickett makes two point layup (Ahmad Henderson II assists)	41-49
15:33		Sasa Ciani shooting foul (Nick Townsend draws the foul)
15:33		TV timeout
15:32		Nick Townsend misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:32		Nick Townsend misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:32		Sasa Ciani defensive rebound
15:18		Nick Townsend personal foul
15:15		Filip Skobalj turnover (bad pass) (Isaac Celiscar steals)
15:02	+3	John Poulakidas makes three point jump shot (Nick Townsend assists)	44-49
14:51		Javon Jackson turnover (traveling)
14:20		Nick Townsend misses two point jump shot
14:18		Yassine Gharram offensive rebound
14:12		Yassine Gharram turnover (lost ball) (Javon Jackson steals)
14:10		Javon Jackson misses two point layup
14:08		Bulldogs defensive rebound
14:08		Sasa Ciani personal foul
13:52	+2	Nick Townsend makes two point layup (Bez Mbeng assists)	46-49
13:40		Tyem Freeman misses three point jump shot
13:38		Isaac Celiscar defensive rebound
13:32		Isaac Celiscar turnover (Filip Skobalj steals)
13:29	+2	Filip Skobalj makes two point layup	46-51
13:16		Joshua Reaves personal foul
13:07		John Poulakidas misses three point jump shot
13:05		Tyem Freeman defensive rebound
12:59	+3	Tyem Freeman makes three point jump shot (Modestas Kancleris assists)	46-54
12:42		Nick Townsend misses three point jump shot
12:40		Modestas Kancleris defensive rebound
12:30		Joshua Reaves misses three point jump shot
12:28		Flames offensive rebound
12:27		John Poulakidas personal foul
12:08		John Poulakidas shooting foul
12:08	+1	Jordan Mason makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-55
12:08	+1	Jordan Mason makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-56
11:46	+3	Bez Mbeng makes three point jump shot (Isaac Celiscar assists)	49-56
11:26		Tyem Freeman misses three point jump shot
11:24		Flames offensive rebound
11:22		TV timeout
11:18	+3	Tyem Freeman makes three point jump shot (Koby Jeffries assists)	49-59
10:59		Isaac Celiscar misses two point layup
10:57		Modestas Kancleris defensive rebound
10:51		Tyem Freeman misses three point jump shot
10:49		Isaac Celiscar defensive rebound
10:46		Riley Fox misses three point jump shot
10:44		Tyem Freeman defensive rebound
10:16		Jordan Mason misses two point jump shot
10:14		Modestas Kancleris offensive rebound
10:09		Casey Simmons blocks Modestas Kancleris's two point layup
10:07		Joshua Reaves offensive rebound
9:59		Koby Jeffries misses three point jump shot
9:57		Casey Simmons defensive rebound
9:42		Isaac Celiscar misses three point jump shot
9:40		Flames defensive rebound
9:28	+2	Jordan Mason makes two point jump shot	49-61
9:00		Jordan Mason personal foul
8:49	+3	Casey Simmons makes three point jump shot (Isaac Celiscar assists)	52-61
8:40		Javon Jackson turnover (Yassine Gharram steals)
8:35	+2	Yassine Gharram makes two point layup	54-61
8:35		Javon Jackson shooting foul
8:35	+1	Yassine Gharram makes regular free throw 1 of 1	55-61
8:21	+3	Tyem Freeman makes three point jump shot (Ahmad Henderson II assists)	55-64
8:07	+2	Yassine Gharram makes two point layup	57-64
7:44		Casey Simmons blocks Ahmad Henderson II's two point jump shot
7:42		Tyem Freeman offensive rebound
7:29	+2	Tyem Freeman makes two point layup	57-66
7:29		Koby Jeffries shooting foul
7:28		TV timeout
7:28		Casey Simmons misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:28		Casey Simmons misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:28		Ethan Pickett defensive rebound
7:11	+3	Filip Skobalj makes three point jump shot (Ahmad Henderson II assists)	57-69
6:48		Yassine Gharram turnover (bad pass)
6:39		Filip Skobalj misses three point jump shot
6:37		Yassine Gharram defensive rebound
6:30		John Poulakidas misses three point jump shot
6:28		Koby Jeffries defensive rebound
6:10		Ahmad Henderson II misses two point layup
6:08		Sasa Ciani offensive rebound
6:03	+2	Sasa Ciani makes two point layup	57-71
5:49		Ahmad Henderson II personal foul
5:49	+1	Nick Townsend makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-71
5:49	+1	Nick Townsend makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-71
5:24	+2	Jordan Mason makes two point jump shot	59-73
5:09		Bez Mbeng misses three point jump shot
5:07		Sasa Ciani defensive rebound
4:42		Ahmad Henderson II misses three point jump shot
4:40		Bez Mbeng defensive rebound
4:25	+3	John Poulakidas makes three point jump shot (Trevor Mullin assists)	62-73
4:23		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
4:23		TV timeout
4:15		Javon Jackson turnover (Trevor Mullin steals)
4:01		Bez Mbeng turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Mason steals)
3:28	+2	Sasa Ciani makes two point layup (Ahmad Henderson II assists)	62-75
3:19	+2	Bez Mbeng makes two point layup	64-75
3:18		Javon Jackson shooting foul
3:18	+1	Bez Mbeng makes regular free throw 1 of 1	65-75
2:58		Bez Mbeng shooting foul (Jordan Mason draws the foul)
2:58	+1	Jordan Mason makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-76
2:58	+1	Jordan Mason makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-77
2:58		Flames 30 second timeout
2:50		Bez Mbeng turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Mason steals)
2:42	+2	Jordan Mason makes two point layup	65-79
2:33	+2	Bez Mbeng makes two point layup	67-79
2:21		Bez Mbeng personal foul
1:54		Bez Mbeng blocks Tyem Freeman's three point jump shot
1:52		Flames offensive rebound
1:52		Flames turnover (shot clock violation)
1:44		Bez Mbeng misses two point layup
1:42		Bez Mbeng offensive rebound
1:39		Yassine Gharram misses three point jump shot
1:37		Sasa Ciani defensive rebound
1:30		Yassine Gharram personal foul
1:30	+1	Jordan Mason makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-80
1:30		Jordan Mason misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:30		Nick Townsend defensive rebound
1:25		Jordan Mason shooting foul
1:25	+1	John Poulakidas makes regular free throw 1 of 3	68-80
1:25	+1	John Poulakidas makes regular free throw 2 of 3	69-80
1:25	+1	John Poulakidas makes regular free throw 3 of 3	70-80
1:23		Bez Mbeng personal foul
1:23	+1	Ahmad Henderson II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-81
1:23	+1	Ahmad Henderson II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-82
1:19		Ahmad Henderson II personal foul
1:19		Bez Mbeng misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:19	+1	Bez Mbeng makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-82
1:15		Yassine Gharram personal foul
1:15	+1	Ahmad Henderson II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-83
1:15	+1	Ahmad Henderson II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-84
1:11		Ahmad Henderson II shooting foul
1:11	+1	Bez Mbeng makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-84
1:11	+1	Bez Mbeng makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-84
1:09		Bez Mbeng personal foul
1:09	+1	Ahmad Henderson II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-85
1:09	+1	Ahmad Henderson II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-86
1:01	+2	Yassine Gharram makes two point layup	75-86
0:59		Bulldogs 60 second timeout
0:58		Koby Jeffries turnover (bad pass)
0:51		Bez Mbeng misses two point jump shot
0:49		Koby Jeffries defensive rebound
0:46		Yassine Gharram personal foul
0:46		Koby Jeffries misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:42	+1	Koby Jeffries makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-87
0:40	+2	John Poulakidas makes two point layup	77-87
0:39		Bez Mbeng personal foul
0:39	+1	Ahmad Henderson II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-88
0:39	+1	Ahmad Henderson II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-89
0:29	+2	Nick Townsend makes two point layup (John Poulakidas assists)	79-89
0:26		Nick Townsend technical foul
0:26	+1	Filip Skobalj makes regular free throw 1 of 1	79-90
0:25		Trevor Mullin personal foul
0:25		Jordan Mason misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:25	+1	Jordan Mason makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-91
0:14		John Poulakidas misses two point jump shot
0:12		Tyem Freeman defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Tyem Freeman defensive rebound