CHICAGO (AP) - Josh Crittle scored 17 points and had 12 rebounds for Illinois-Chicago which survived a horrid shooting performance to get by Southeast Missouri State 56-45 on Saturday afternoon.
The Flames (4-1) shot 28.8 percent from the field, or 19 of 66, but hit six 3-pointers and were 12 of 18 from the free-throw line while turning the ball over only five times. UIC out-rebounded the Redhawks 50-40.
Gary Talton had 14 points and nine rebounds and Daniel Barnes scored 10 to give UIC three players in double figures scoring.
Corey Wilford led Southeast Missouri State (3-4) with 15 points and six rebounds, Tyler Stone had 14 points and six rebounds and Nino Johnson chipped in with six points, 10 rebounds and three blocked shots.
Wilford hit a 3-pointer to put the Redhawks up 16-9 with 12:59 remaining in the first half but UIC went on a 19-9 run before halftime and didn't look back.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Southeast Missouri State (3-4) | 25 | 20 | 45 |
| Illinois-Chicago (4-1) « | 28 | 28 | 56 |
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| Southeast Missouri State Redhawks | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. Stone, F | 39 | 6-19 | 2-3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| N. Johnson, F | 32 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| C. Wilford, G | 37 | 5-16 | 2-2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| L. Nutt, G | 22 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Jones, G | 19 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| N. Niemczyk | 21 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| M. Smith | 21 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| J. Tolbert | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| C. Ferguson | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 17-56 | 6-7 | 40 | 8 | 17 | 45 | |
| 30.4% | 85.7% | ||||||
| Illinois-Chicago Flames | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| H. Humes, F | 36 | 1-11 | 1-2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| M. Brown, F | 33 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| J. Crittle, C | 33 | 7-13 | 3-7 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
| G. Talton, G | 37 | 4-13 | 4-5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| D. Barnes, G | 34 | 3-13 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Miller | 13 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| W. Simonton | 11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| J. Parker | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 19-66 | 12-18 | 50 | 9 | 9 | 56 | |
| 28.8% | 66.7% | ||||||
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