Trio leads UIC to 77-69 victory over Little Rock in OT

AP
Dec 15, 2024

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Sasa Ciani and Filip Skobalj scored 15 points apiece and Tyem Freeman added five of his nine points in overtime to lead UIC over Little Rock 77-69 on Sunday.

Ciani added 10 rebounds for the Flames (7-4). Skobalj made 5 of 11 from 3-point range. Javon Jackson scored 13. Jackson sank three free throws with less than a second left to force OT tied at 64.

The Trojans (6-5) were led by Johnathan Lawson, who posted 25 points and eight rebounds. Isaiah Lewis added 11 points and two steals. Tuongthach Gatkek had 10 points, 10 rebounds and five assists.

Skobalj scored nine points in the first half for UIC, which trailed 32-30 at halftime. Skobalj hit a 3-pointer with 2:45 left in OT to put the Flames up 68-65 and they stayed in front from there.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
UIC
Flames
30
UALR
Trojans
32

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Tyem Freeman vs. Johnathan Lawson (Joseph Thomas gains possession)
19:33		Ante Beljan turnover (traveling)
19:20		Javon Jackson turnover (traveling)
19:09		Isaiah Lewis misses two point jump shot
19:07		Flames defensive rebound
18:55		Filip Skobalj misses three point jump shot
18:53		Johnathan Lawson defensive rebound
18:45	+2	Tuongthach Gatkek makes two point alley-oop dunk (Johnathan Lawson assists)	0-2
18:34		Jordan Mason turnover (bad pass)
18:19	+3	Johnathan Lawson makes three point jump shot (Ante Beljan assists)	0-5
18:02		Jordan Mason turnover (bad pass)
17:42		Johnathan Lawson misses two point jump shot
17:40		Sasa Ciani defensive rebound
17:30		Ante Beljan personal foul
17:24	+3	Filip Skobalj makes three point jump shot (Javon Jackson assists)	3-5
17:03	+2	Johnathan Lawson makes two point jump shot	3-7
16:46		Johnathan Lawson blocks Sasa Ciani's two point layup
16:40		Sasa Ciani offensive rebound
16:40	+2	Sasa Ciani makes two point layup	5-7
16:28		Filip Skobalj personal foul
16:19	+2	Johnathan Lawson makes two point jump shot (Tuongthach Gatkek assists)	5-9
16:00	+3	Filip Skobalj makes three point jump shot (Sasa Ciani assists)	8-9
15:41		Ante Beljan offensive foul
15:41		Ante Beljan turnover (offensive foul)
15:41		TV timeout
15:30		Javon Jackson misses three point jump shot
15:26		Jordan Mason offensive rebound
15:20		Filip Skobalj turnover (bad pass)
15:01		Isaiah Lewis misses two point turnaround jump shot
14:59		Modestas Kancleris defensive rebound
14:49		Ethan Pickett misses three point jump shot
14:45		Flames offensive rebound
14:33		Flames turnover (5-second violation)
14:19		Isaiah Lewis misses three point jump shot
14:15		Flames defensive rebound
13:46		Caleb Pennyfeather blocks Sasa Ciani's two point jump shot
13:44		Trojans defensive rebound
13:26	+2	Tuongthach Gatkek makes two point jump shot (Caleb Pennyfeather assists)	8-11
13:07		Caleb Pennyfeather personal foul
12:48		Jordan Mason misses three point jump shot
12:46		Johnathan Lawson defensive rebound
12:38	+2	Isaiah Lewis makes two point pullup jump shot	8-13
12:22	+2	Sasa Ciani makes two point layup (Modestas Kancleris assists)	10-13
12:02		Isaiah Lewis turnover (bad pass) (Modestas Kancleris steals)
11:57	+2	Ethan Pickett makes two point dunk (Modestas Kancleris assists)	12-13
11:51		Trojans 30 second timeout
11:51		TV timeout
11:33		Travonne Jackson misses three point jump shot
11:31		Modestas Kancleris defensive rebound
11:19		Ahmad Henderson II turnover (traveling)
10:56		Tuongthach Gatkek misses two point jump shot
10:54		Tuongthach Gatkek offensive rebound
10:51		Isaiah Lewis misses three point jump shot
10:49		Ethan Pickett defensive rebound
10:39		Travonne Jackson personal foul
10:27	+2	Sasa Ciani makes two point layup	14-13
10:07		Isaiah Lewis misses three point jump shot
10:05		Trojans offensive rebound
10:05		Modestas Kancleris personal foul
9:53	+2	Johnathan Lawson makes two point jump shot (Caleb Pennyfeather assists)	14-15
9:40		Ahmad Henderson II misses two point jump shot
9:38		Flames offensive rebound
9:37		Jordan Mason turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Pennyfeather steals)
9:16		Mwani Wilkinson turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Mason steals)
9:12	+2	Ahmad Henderson II makes two point layup (Jordan Mason assists)	16-15
8:58		Travonne Jackson turnover (lost ball) (Ahmad Henderson II steals)
8:54	+2	Ahmad Henderson II makes two point layup	18-15
8:39		Ahmad Henderson II personal foul
8:27	+2	Ante Beljan makes two point dunk (Caleb Pennyfeather assists)	18-17
8:13		Javon Jackson misses three point jump shot
8:11		Caleb Pennyfeather defensive rebound
8:03	+3	Mwani Wilkinson makes three point jump shot (Ante Beljan assists)	18-20
7:54		Caleb Pennyfeather personal foul
7:54		TV timeout
7:49		Sasa Ciani turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Lewis steals)
7:42		Isaiah Lewis misses two point dunk
7:40		Sasa Ciani defensive rebound
7:30		Tyem Freeman misses three point jump shot
7:28		Isaiah Lewis defensive rebound
7:19		Travonne Jackson turnover (bad pass) (Sasa Ciani steals)
7:11	+2	Javon Jackson makes two point turnaround jump shot	20-20
6:55	+2	Isaiah Lewis makes two point driving layup	20-22
6:55		Filip Skobalj shooting foul (Isaiah Lewis draws the foul)
6:55		Isaiah Lewis misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:54		Modestas Kancleris defensive rebound
6:34		Ante Beljan personal foul
6:25		Tyem Freeman misses three point jump shot
6:23		Sasa Ciani offensive rebound
6:20		Mwani Wilkinson shooting foul (Sasa Ciani draws the foul)
6:20	+1	Sasa Ciani makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-22
6:20		Sasa Ciani misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:20		Mwani Wilkinson defensive rebound
6:09		Tuongthach Gatkek offensive foul
6:09		Tuongthach Gatkek turnover (offensive foul)
5:45		Jordan Mason misses two point jump shot
5:43		Tuongthach Gatkek defensive rebound
5:38		Tyem Freeman shooting foul (Travonne Jackson draws the foul)
5:38		Travonne Jackson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:38		Travonne Jackson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:37		Ethan Pickett defensive rebound
5:27		Travonne Jackson blocks Jordan Mason's two point layup
5:25		Mwani Wilkinson defensive rebound
5:02		Tuongthach Gatkek misses two point layup
5:00		Trojans offensive rebound
4:50		Ethan Pickett shooting foul (Travonne Jackson draws the foul)
4:50	+1	Travonne Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-23
4:50	+1	Travonne Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-24
4:35	+3	Filip Skobalj makes three point jump shot (Jordan Mason assists)	24-24
4:14	+2	Johnathan Lawson makes two point driving layup	24-26
3:51		Javon Jackson misses three point jump shot
3:47		Trojans defensive rebound
3:47		TV timeout
3:35		Johnathan Lawson misses three point jump shot
3:33		Tyem Freeman defensive rebound
3:29		Tyem Freeman misses two point layup
3:27		Sasa Ciani offensive rebound
3:26	+2	Sasa Ciani makes two point layup	26-26
3:26		Tuongthach Gatkek shooting foul (Sasa Ciani draws the foul)
3:26		Sasa Ciani misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:26		Tuongthach Gatkek defensive rebound
3:07		Mwani Wilkinson misses three point jump shot
3:05		Tuongthach Gatkek offensive rebound
2:55	+2	Isaiah Lewis makes two point jump shot (Tuongthach Gatkek assists)	26-28
2:30		Ahmad Henderson II misses three point jump shot
2:28		Modestas Kancleris offensive rebound
2:22		Tyem Freeman misses two point jump shot
2:20		Tuongthach Gatkek defensive rebound
2:02		Travonne Jackson misses three point jump shot
2:00		Mwani Wilkinson offensive rebound
1:45	+2	Travonne Jackson makes two point layup	26-30
1:32		Travonne Jackson personal foul
1:32	+1	Tyem Freeman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-30
1:32	+1	Tyem Freeman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-30
1:08		Mwani Wilkinson misses three point jump shot
1:06		Sasa Ciani defensive rebound
0:57		Flames 30 second timeout
0:39	+2	Jordan Mason makes two point jump shot	30-30
0:03	+2	Travonne Jackson makes two point jump shot	30-32
0:00		End of period

Trio leads UIC to 77-69 victory over Little Rock in OT

1st Half UICFlames30UALRTrojans32

1st Half
UIC
Flames
30
UALR
Trojans
32