On The Horizon

Jim Squire

Gary Waters Radio Show Returns on Jan. 3--csuvikings.com

Celebrate Tommy Titan’s Birthday On Thursday During Basketball Doubleheader--detroittitans.com

Oakland’s Felder makes his return to The Palace with Cavaliers--Oakland Press

Top 16 moments of Chicago hoops in 2016--The Catch and Shoot

10. Do a little dance, make a little love, get your first D1 win tonight (Jan. 30)

In Steve McClain’s first year, UIC still had not defeated a Division I opponent with February nearing. The Flames had their best chance on Jan. 30 with Cleveland State visiting.

UIC came back from down nine points to force overtime. With two seconds left in OT, forward Najeal Young knocked down a mid-range jump shot to give the Flames their first D1 win in dramatic fashion.

From yesterday: When you hit that game-winner to give @UICFlamesMBB its first #HLMBB win pic.twitter.com/yuhnDiTsXb
— Bill Potter (@billpotter_) January 31, 2016

The dance bumps this one up the list a few spots.

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15. Dikembe Dixson drops a 40 burger on Youngstown State (Feb. 16)

It took a few overtimes to get there, but scoring 40 points in any scenario is a huge accomplishment, especially for a freshman.

Equally as impressive, Dixson played all 50 minutes of the double overtime defeat, taking 39 shots to reach his 40 points. He also had 17 rebounds.

This was a game UIC should have won, as it held six-point leads late in regulation and in the second overtime. Dixson, winded from the long night, missed two crucial free throws at the end of the second overtime and Matt Donlan’s tip-in with 1.2 seconds left gave Youngstown State a 92-91 victory.