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 ... Steve McClain is in his first season as UIC's head coach after five years as an assistant coach at Indiana. McClain compiled a 157-115 record in nine years as Wyoming's head…
