1997–98 UIC Flames men's basketball team
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detroit | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 25 | – | 6 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UIC | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 22 | – | 6 | .786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Butler † | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Green Bay | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland State | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Chicago | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wright State | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Milwaukee | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 3 | – | 24 | .111 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1998 MCC tournament winner |
The 1997–98 UIC Flames men's basketball team represented the
Midwestern Collegiate Conference. UIC finished as regular season co-champions by going 12–2 in MCC play. They were knocked out early in the MCC tournament, but received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament – the first bid in program history. Playing as No. 9 seed in the East region, UIC was beaten by No. 8 seed UNC Charlotte, 77–62, in the opening round.[1]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 16, 1997* |
at Louisiana Tech | W 73–68 | 1–0 |
Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana | |||||||
Nov 18, 1997* |
Alabama State | W 86–64 | 2–0 |
Chicago, Illinois
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Nov 21, 1997* 8:00 p.m. |
Michigan State | W 70–58 | 3–0 |
UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Nov 24, 1997* |
at Illinois | L 70–71 | 3–1 |
Assembly Hall (10,789)
Champaign, Illinois | |||||||
Nov 29, 1997* |
Bowling Green | W 80–50 | 4–1 |
UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Dec 2, 1997* |
at Northern Illinois | W 79–73 | 5–1 |
Chick Evans Field House DeKalb, Illinois | |||||||
Dec 4, 1997* |
vs. Western Illinois Montana Tournament |
W 78–60 | 6–1 |
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, Montana | |||||||
Dec 6, 1997* |
at Montana State Montana Tournament |
W 80–70 | 7–1 |
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, Montana | |||||||
Dec 13, 1997* |
Valparaiso | W 72–51 | 8–1 |
UIC Pavilion (3,466) Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Dec 16, 1997* |
Illinois State | W 75–67 | 9–1 |
UIC Pavilion (5,640) Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Dec 20, 1997* |
Louisiana Tech | W 72–58 | 10–1 |
UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Dec 28, 1997* |
Marquette | L 67–73 | 10–2 |
UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 3, 1998 |
at Butler | L 76–78 | 10–3 (0–1) |
Indianapolis, Indiana
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Jan 5, 1998 |
at Wright State | W 83–81 | 11–3 (1–1) |
Ervin J. Nutter Center
Fairborn, Ohio | |||||||
Jan 9, 1998 |
Cleveland State | W 83–67 | 12–3 (2–1) |
UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 11, 1998 |
Detroit | W 88–83 | 13–3 (3–1) |
UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 15, 1998 |
at UW-Milwaukee | W 72–63 | 14–3 (4–1) |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Jan 19, 1998 |
at Wisconsin-Green Bay | W 60–58 | 15–3 (5–1) |
Brown County Arena
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin | |||||||
Jan 24, 1998 |
at Loyola (IL) | W 61–55 | 16–3 (6–1) |
Chicago, Illinois
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Jan 29, 1998 |
Butler | W 72–62 | 17–3 (7–1) |
UIC Pavilion (4,748) Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 31, 1998 |
Wright State | W 82–70 | 18–3 (8–1) |
UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Feb 7, 1998 |
at Detroit | L 58–76 | 18–4 (8–2) |
Detroit, Michigan
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Feb 12, 1998 |
Wisconsin-Green Bay | W 56–47 | 19–4 (9–2) |
UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Feb 14, 1998 |
UW-Milwaukee | W 92–68 | 20–4 (10–2) |
UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Feb 19, 1998 |
at Cleveland State | W 96–72 | 21–4 (11–2) |
Cleveland, Ohio
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Feb 21, 1998 |
Loyola (IL) | W 74–58 | 22–4 (12–2) |
UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
MCC tournament | |||||||||||
Feb 28, 1998* |
vs. Wright State Quarterfinals |
L 73–74 | 22–5 |
Brown County Arena
Green Bay, Wisconsin | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 12, 1998* |
(9 E) | vs. (8 E) UNC Charlotte First round |
L 62–77 | 22–6 |
Hartford Civic Center
Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from .
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Source[2]
References
- ^ "UNC Charlotte Douse Flames 77-62". CBS News. March 12, 1998. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ "1997-98 Men's Basketball Schedule". UIC Athletics. Retrieved February 27, 2023.