The University of Illinois Springfield men's basketball team continued their dominance at home with a win over an Upper Iowa squad that is receiving votes in the national poll on Thursday night. UIS improves to 12-5, with a 5-2 record in conference play. UIU drops to 8-5 on the season, with a 3-2 mark in the GLVC. 

Game Summary 

• The first 10 minutes were all UIS as the Prairie Stars held a 28-13 lead following a jumper by Jordan Rice

• The Peacocks went on a 20-4 run to take the lead with 3:09 left in the first half

• UIS ended the half strong, but a buzzer-beating three by Jake Hilmer meant the Stars only went into the half up 42-38

• Both teams started the second half scoring at will, until UIS opened up a 10 point gap with 15 minutes remaining

• The Prairie Stars continued to steadily increase the lead as the time went down

• Upper Iowa couldn't close the gap anymore as UIS ran away with the game, winning 88-71

From the Box Score

• Jack Weber led the Prairie Stars with 21 points on 9-for-14 shooting

• Jacob Hanna finished with 16 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists

• Both Jordan Rice and Jayden Johnson scored 15 points

• UIS scored 48 points in the paint, compared to UIU's 28

• UIS shot 35-for-70 (50.0%) from the field, 9-of-25 (36.0%) from three, and 9-for-16 (56.3%) from the free-throw line

• UIU shot 25-of-67 (37.3%) from the field, 4-for-20 (20.0%) from three, and 17-for-22 (77.3%) from the free-throw line

Around the GLVC

• Drury, UIndy, Missouri S&T, Quincy, and Lewis joined UIS in the win column on Thursday night

• UIS is currently 3rd in the GLVC standings with a 5-2 record

• Nationally recognized UIndy is atop the conference standings with a 6-0 record

Up Next

The Prairie Stars host Truman State on Saturday afternoon at 3:00 p.m.