Missouri State takes road win streak into matchup with UIC
By The Associated Press
Missouri State Bears (8-3) at UIC Flames (3-6)
Chicago; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Missouri State will try to keep its three-game road win streak alive when the Bears play UIC.
The Flames are 2-3 on their home court. UIC scores 72.8 points and has outscored opponents by 5.7 points per game.
The Bears are 3-1 on the road. Missouri State is 2-1 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
UIC averages 6.4 made 3-pointers per game, 1.2 more made shots than the 5.2 per game Missouri State gives up. Missouri State has shot at a 43.6% clip from the field this season, 1.4 percentage points fewer than the 45.0% shooting opponents of UIC have averaged.
The Flames and Bears square off Sunday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Makiyah Williams is shooting 39.2% and averaging 13.1 points for the Flames.
Lacy Stokes is averaging 11.8 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 2.5 steals for the Bears.
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.