Dixson, Ottey help UIC rally for 70-65 win over IUPUI
INDIANAPOLIS -- Marcus Ottey and Dikembe Dixson scored 19 points apiece and Illinois-Chicago rallied from a 13-point deficit to beat IUPUI 70-65 on Thursday night and snap an 11-game road losing streak.
Ottey, who scored 11 second-half points, made 7 of 9 from the field and had three steals and Dixson scored eight points in the final 12 minutes. Dixson, a sophomore, became the 22nd player in program history to top the 1,000-point plateau (1,016).
UIC (6-10, 1-2 Horizon League) committed nine turnovers in the first 11-plus minutes as IUPUI opened a 24-11 lead on Aaron Brennan's 3-point play and trailed by nine points with fewer than 15 minutes left. Dixson scored six points during an 11-3 spurt that trimmed UIC's deficit to 51-50 with seven minutes left and five different Flames players scored in a 16-4 run that gave them a 66-59 lead with 36 seconds remaining.
Brennan led IUPUI (4-11, 1-3) with 18 points. The Jaguars made 4-of-19 3-pointers overall and shot just 29.2 percent (7 of 24) from the field with 12 turnovers in the second half.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Robert Riley
- Bo Boroski
- John Floyd
2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drake | 9-2 | - | 19-2 |
| Bradley | 9-2 | - | 18-4 |
| Belmont | 7-4 | 2 | 15-7 |
| UIC | 7-4 | 2 | 14-7 |
| Northern Iowa | 7-4 | 2 | 13-9 |
| Illinois State | 5-6 | 4 | 13-9 |
| Murray State | 5-6 | 4 | 11-11 |
| Southern Illinois | 5-6 | 4 | 10-12 |
| Evansville | 5-6 | 4 | 8-14 |
| Indiana State | 4-7 | 5 | 10-12 |
| Valparaiso | 3-8 | 6 | 10-12 |
| Missouri State | 0-11 | 9 | 7-15 |
2024-25 Horizon League Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland State | 11-1 | - | 17-6 |
| Milwaukee | 8-3 | 2.5 | 15-7 |
| Robert Morris | 8-4 | 3 | 16-7 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 8-4 | 3 | 15-8 |
| Youngstown State | 8-4 | 3 | 14-9 |
| Oakland | 7-5 | 4 | 10-13 |
| Wright State | 5-7 | 6 | 11-12 |
| Northern Kentucky | 4-7 | 6.5 | 9-13 |
| IU Indianapolis | 3-9 | 8 | 7-16 |
| Detroit Mercy | 3-9 | 8 | 7-16 |
| Green Bay | 0-12 | 11 | 2-21 |
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