Who’s Playing
Drake Bulldogs @ UIC Flames
Current Records: Drake 12-0, UIC 8-4
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What to Know
Drake is 4-0 against UIC since November of 2015, and they’ll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. Both will face off in a Missouri Valley battle at 3:00 p.m. ET at Credit Union 1 Arena. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as the Bulldogs come in on 12 and the Flames on four.
Drake is headed into this one after the oddsmakers set last week’s over/under low at 140.5, but even that wound up being too high. They put the hurt on Belmont with a sharp 65-46 win on Sunday.
Among those leading the charge was Bennett Stirtz, who had 20 points along with three steals. He had some trouble finding his footing against Green Bay last Saturday, so this was a nice turnaround. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniel Abreu, who scored 15 points in addition to five rebounds.
UIC’s season wasn’t pretty last year but it’s starting to look like struggles are in the rearview. They walked away with a 73-67 victory over Illinois State on Sunday.
UIC got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Sasa Ciani out in front who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was Ahmad Henderson II, who posted 12 points.
Drake’s victory was their 23rd straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-0. As for UIC, their win bumped their record up to 8-4.
Drake came out on top in a nail-biter against UIC in their previous matchup back in February, sneaking past 107-105. Does Drake have another victory up their sleeve, or will UIC turn the tables on them? We’ll have the answer soon enough.
Series History
Drake has won all of the games they’ve played against UIC in the last 9 years.
- Feb 28, 2024 – Drake 107 vs. UIC 105
- Jan 10, 2023 – Drake 76 vs. UIC 71
- Dec 03, 2022 – Drake 77 vs. UIC 64
- Nov 28, 2015 – Drake 83 vs. UIC 62
