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Illinois-Chicago 71, UWM 57: Flames knock off Panthers

Special to the Journal Sentinel
UWM basketball

Chicago — The UW-Milwaukee basketball team ran into a one-man wrecking crew Tuesday night.

Tai Odiase scored 20 points, hauled down 12 rebounds and swatted away six shots as Illinois-Chicago overpowered the Panthers, 71-57, at the UIC Pavilion.

Odiase pulled down an offensive rebound and went back up for a lay-in to start the scoring with less than a minute gone, and later dunked after grabbing another offensive board. He then blocked back-to-back layup tries by UWM’s Brock Stull.

All of this took place less than five minutes into the game.


The Panthers (5-14, 1-5 Horizon League) stuck around and trailed only 30-24 at the break.

But the Flames (11-8, 4-2) came out hot in the second half. They opened up a 38-28 lead after a layup by Odiase with 16:30 remaining.

A three-pointer by Godwin Boahen with 5:06 left gave the Flames a 65-46 cushion.

UWM was unable to make a run the rest of the way.