Site: UIC Pavilion, Chicago
Live stream: ESPN3
About the Flames: UIC was picked to finish eighth in the 10-team Horizon League in a preseason poll of league coaches, media and sports information directors ... Paris Burns was a teammate of Illinois State's Paris Lee at Proviso East High School in the 2011-12 season. Proviso East finished second in the Class 4A State Tournament, losing in the finals to Simeon ... UIC ranks No. 15 in the country with 15.4 offensive rebounds per game, led by Tai Odiase with 3.1 per game .