Milwaukee visits UIC following Gholston's 20-point game

Milwaukee Panthers (10-20, 8-13 Horizon) at UIC Flames (12-15, 8-10 Horizon)

Chicago; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Milwaukee visits the UIC Flames after DeAndre Gholston scored 20 points in Milwaukee's 66-54 victory against the IUPUI Jaguars.

The Flames have gone 5-6 at home. UIC is 2-11 against opponents over .500.

The Panthers are 8-13 in Horizon play. Milwaukee is 4-12 against opponents with a winning record.

The teams square off for the second time this season in Horizon play. The Flames won the last matchup 81-77 on Jan. 14. Kevin Johnson scored 28 points points to help lead the Flames to the win.

TOP PERFORMERS: Damaria Franklin averages 1.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Flames, scoring 18.3 points while shooting 30.6% from beyond the arc. Zion Griffin is shooting 55.8% and averaging 12.7 points over the past 10 games for UIC.

Gholston is scoring 14.3 points per game with 4.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists for the Panthers. Donovan Newby is averaging 8.0 points and 1.5 rebounds while shooting 41.8% over the past 10 games for Milwaukee.

LAST 10 GAMES: Flames: 5-5, averaging 74.0 points, 30.7 rebounds, 14.7 assists, 5.6 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 45.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.7 points per game.

Panthers: 3-7, averaging 60.7 points, 31.1 rebounds, 9.8 assists, 4.4 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 40.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.6 points.

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