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UIC wins 78-67 against Evansville
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) Jordan Mason scored 19 points as UIC beat Evansville 78-67 on Wednesday night.
Mason added five assists for the Flames (14-6, 6-3 Missouri Valley Conference). Ahmad Henderson II scored 16 points, going 6 of 9 (3 for 5 from 3-point range). Modestas Kancleris shot 5 of 7 from the field and 1 of 3 from the free-throw line to finish with 11 points.
Tayshawn Comer led the Purple Aces (6-14, 3-6) in scoring, finishing with 18 points and eight assists. Gabriel Pozzato added 13 points, six rebounds and five assists. Joshua Hughes had 12 points.
Henderson scored 16 points in the first half to help put UIC ahead 47-32 at the break. Mason led the way with a team-high 11 second-half points.
Both teams play Saturday. UIC hosts Southern Illinois and Evansville goes on the road to play Valparaiso.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Jayce Nathaniel vs. Joshua Hughes (Jayce Nathaniel gains possession) | Â |
| 19:52 |  | +2 | Modestas Kancleris makes two point driving dunk (Javon Jackson assists) | 2-0 |
| 19:42 | | Â | Filip Skobalj blocks Tanner Cuff's two point driving layup | Â |
| 19:40 | | Â | Jordan Mason defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:30 | | Â | Javon Jackson misses two point driving layup | Â |
| 19:28 | | Â | Tanner Cuff defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:06 | | Â | Tayshawn Comer misses two point driving layup | Â |
| 19:04 | | Â | Filip Skobalj defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:43 | | +2 | Modestas Kancleris makes two point floating jump shot (Filip Skobalj assists) | 4-0 |
| 18:28 | | +2 | Tayshawn Comer makes two point pullup jump shot | 4-2 |
| 18:06 | | +2 | Jordan Mason makes two point turnaround jump shot | 6-2 |
| 17:46 | | +2 | Joshua Hughes makes two point cutting layup (Gabriel Pozzato assists) | 6-4 |
| 17:11 | | Â | Tayshawn Comer personal foul (Javon Jackson draws the foul) | Â |
| 17:09 | | +3 | Javon Jackson makes three point jump shot (Modestas Kancleris assists) | 9-4 |
| 16:49 | | Â | Modestas Kancleris personal foul (Gabriel Pozzato draws the foul) | Â |
| 16:26 | | Â | Cam Haffner misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:24 | | Â | Flames defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:02 | | Â | Tyem Freeman misses two point driving layup | Â |
| 16:00 | | Â | Tanner Cuff defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:54 | | Â | Gabriel Pozzato turnover (lost ball) (Filip Skobalj steals) | Â |
| 15:48 | | Â | Javon Jackson turnover (double dribble) | Â |
| 15:48 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:35 | | Â | Cam Haffner misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:33 | | Â | Filip Skobalj defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:28 | | Â | Filip Skobalj misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:26 | | Â | Purple Aces defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:18 | | Â | Ahmad Henderson II personal foul (Tanner Cuff draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:07 | | Â | Gabriel Pozzato misses two point driving layup | Â |
| 15:05 | | Â | Flames defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:52 | | Â | Ethan Pickett misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:50 | | Â | Gabriel Pozzato defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:26 | | +2 | Joshua Hughes makes two point driving layup | 9-6 |
| 14:14 | | +2 | Filip Skobalj makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Javon Jackson assists) | 11-6 |
| 13:58 | | Â | Gabriel Pozzato misses two point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 13:56 | | Â | Tanner Cuff offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:48 | | +2 | Cam Haffner makes two point driving layup | 11-8 |
| 13:48 | | Â | Javon Jackson shooting foul (Cam Haffner draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:48 | | +1 | Joshua Hughes makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 11-9 |
| 13:26 | | Â | Jordan Mason turnover (lost ball) (Joshua Hughes steals) | Â |
| 13:07 | | +2 | Joshua Hughes makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Tayshawn Comer assists) | 11-11 |
| 12:55 | | Â | Ahmad Henderson II turnover (lost ball) (Gabriel Pozzato steals) | Â |
| 12:49 | | +2 | Tanner Cuff makes two point driving layup (Gabriel Pozzato assists) | 11-13 |
| 12:32 | | Â | Modestas Kancleris misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:30 | | Â | Jordan Mason offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:18 | | +3 | Ahmad Henderson II makes three point jump shot (Jordan Mason assists) | 14-13 |
| 12:01 | | +3 | Joshua Hughes makes three point jump shot (Tayshawn Comer assists) | 14-16 |
| 11:42 | | +2 | Ahmad Henderson II makes two point floating jump shot | 16-16 |
| 11:23 | | Â | Tayshawn Comer misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:21 | | Â | Modestas Kancleris defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:09 | | Â | Tanner Cuff personal foul (Ahmad Henderson II draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:09 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:09 | | Â | Tanner Cuff technical foul | Â |
| 11:09 | | Â | Ahmad Henderson II misses technical free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 11:09 | | +1 | Ahmad Henderson II makes technical free throw 2 of 2 | 17-16 |
| 10:51 | | Â | Jordan Mason misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:49 | | Â | Tayshawn Comer defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:34 | | +2 | Tayshawn Comer makes two point driving layup | 17-18 |
| 10:21 | | +2 | Jordan Mason makes two point driving layup | 19-18 |
| 10:01 | | Â | Connor Turnbull misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:59 | | Â | Jordan Mason defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:45 | | Â | Tyem Freeman misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:43 | | Â | Connor Turnbull defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:30 | | Â | Tayshawn Comer misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:28 | | Â | Gui Tesch offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:20 | | +2 | Gui Tesch makes two point putback layup | 19-20 |
| 9:13 | | +3 | Filip Skobalj makes three point jump shot (Jordan Mason assists) | 22-20 |
| 8:53 | | Â | Connor Turnbull misses two point driving layup | Â |
| 8:51 | | Â | Connor Turnbull offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:46 | | Â | Connor Turnbull misses two point putback layup | Â |
| 8:44 | | Â | Flames defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:30 | | Â | Filip Skobalj misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:28 | | Â | Tayshawn Comer defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:12 | | Â | Tayshawn Comer turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Mason steals) | Â |
| 8:01 | | Â | Jordan Mason misses two point driving layup | Â |
| 7:59 | | Â | Tayshawn Comer defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:52 | | +2 | Connor Turnbull makes two point driving layup (Gabriel Pozzato assists) | 22-22 |
| 7:43 | | Â | Filip Skobalj misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:41 | | Â | Gui Tesch defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:41 | | Â | Tyem Freeman personal foul | Â |
| 7:41 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:32 | | Â | Javon Jackson shooting foul (Gabriel Pozzato draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:32 | | Â | Gabriel Pozzato misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 7:32 | | Â | Gabriel Pozzato misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 7:32 | | Â | Ahmad Henderson II defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:07 | | +2 | Ahmad Henderson II makes two point driving reverse layup | 24-22 |
| 6:50 | | Â | Connor Turnbull misses two point driving layup | Â |
| 6:48 | | Â | Joshua Reaves defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:37 | | Â | Connor Turnbull blocks Jordan Mason's two point driving layup | Â |
| 6:35 | | Â | Flames offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:19 | | Â | Tayshawn Comer turnover (lost ball) (Ahmad Henderson II steals) | Â |
| 6:05 | | +3 | Joshua Reaves makes three point jump shot (Jordan Mason assists) | 27-22 |
| 5:48 | | Â | Ahmad Henderson II misses two point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 5:46 | | Â | Tyem Freeman offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:39 | | Â | Filip Skobalj misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:37 | | Â | Tayshawn Comer defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:30 | | Â | Joshua Hughes turnover (lost ball) (Filip Skobalj steals) | Â |
| 5:27 | | +2 | Tyem Freeman makes two point driving dunk | 29-22 |
| 5:27 | | Â | Gui Tesch shooting foul (Tyem Freeman draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:27 | | Â | Tyem Freeman misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 5:27 | | Â | Gabriel Pozzato defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:27 | | Â | Tayshawn Comer misses two point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 5:25 | | Â | Joshua Reaves defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:22 | | +2 | Jordan Mason makes two point pullup jump shot | 31-22 |
| 5:12 | | +3 | Gabriel Pozzato makes three point jump shot (Tayshawn Comer assists) | 31-25 |
| 5:00 | | +2 | Jordan Mason makes two point pullup jump shot | 33-25 |
| 4:42 | | Â | Gabriel Pozzato misses two point driving layup | Â |
| 4:40 | | Â | Modestas Kancleris defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:21 | | +2 | Modestas Kancleris makes two point driving dunk (Ahmad Henderson II assists) | 35-25 |
| 3:59 | | Â | Connor Turnbull misses two point driving layup | Â |
| 3:57 | | Â | Modestas Kancleris defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:35 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:33 | | Â | Jump ball. Modestas Kancleris vs. Tanner Cuff (Tanner Cuff gains possession) | Â |
| 3:33 | | Â | Modestas Kancleris turnover (lost ball) (Tanner Cuff steals) | Â |
| 3:16 | | Â | Modestas Kancleris blocks Tayshawn Comer's two point driving layup | Â |
| 3:14 | | Â | Ahmad Henderson II defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:12 | | Â | Trent Hundley personal foul | Â |
| 3:04 | | +3 | Ahmad Henderson II makes three point jump shot (Ethan Pickett assists) | 38-25 |
| 2:37 | | +2 | Tayshawn Comer makes two point driving layup | 38-27 |
| 2:14 | | +3 | Joshua Reaves makes three point jump shot (Tyem Freeman assists) | 41-27 |
| 1:54 | | +2 | Tanner Cuff makes two point driving hook shot (Tayshawn Comer assists) | 41-29 |
| 1:35 | | +3 | Ahmad Henderson II makes three point jump shot (Ethan Pickett assists) | 44-29 |
| 1:34 | | Â | Flames 30 second timeout | Â |
| 1:20 | | Â | Purple Aces turnover (back court violation) | Â |
| 1:05 | | +2 | Ahmad Henderson II makes two point driving layup (Filip Skobalj assists) | 46-29 |
| 0:56 | | Â | Filip Skobalj shooting foul (Gabriel Pozzato draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:56 | | +1 | Gabriel Pozzato makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 46-30 |
| 0:56 | | Â | Gabriel Pozzato misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 0:56 | | Â | Ethan Pickett defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:56 | | Â | Gui Tesch personal foul (Ethan Pickett draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:44 | | Â | Joshua Hughes personal foul (Ethan Pickett draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:44 | | +1 | Ethan Pickett makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 47-30 |
| 0:44 | | Â | Ethan Pickett misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 0:44 | | Â | Gui Tesch defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:31 | | +2 | Tayshawn Comer makes two point driving layup | 47-32 |
| 0:03 | | Â | Ethan Pickett misses two point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Gabriel Pozzato defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |