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CHICAGO — UIC needed extra points to finish the third set Thursday, but it left Credit Union 1 Arena with a three-set victory and a winning Missouri Valley Conference record. The Flames defeated Valparaiso 25–18, 25–22, 28–26, improving to 9–12 overall and 5–4 in league play.
DOPE Sports Network Staff · Oct 23, 2026
Southern Illinois begins the basketball season looking up at several of its Illinois rivals in the Missouri Valley Conference’s preseason forecasts. The Saluki women were picked eighth and the men ninth in polls released October 13. Illinois State was selected second in both competitions, while UIC landed third on the men’s side and sixth on the women’s side.
DOPE Sports Network Staff · Oct 14, 2026
UIC enters the new basketball season with something more demanding than optimism: a place near the top of the Missouri Valley Conference’s preseason expectations. The Flames were picked third in the poll released October 13, receiving 466 points and six first-place votes. Illinois State finished just five points ahead of them, while Murray State occupied the top position.
