He took it all too far, but boy could he play guitar. "Ziggy Stardust" - David Bowie
Indiana State Sycamores
80 – 60
FINAL Conference
UIC Flames
Missouri Valley Conference · Hulman Center · January 7, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread INST -13.5 Home covered
O/U 147.5 Under
Money INST -1000 / UIC +750
Model Predictions
Spread Total INST win
Actual INST +20 140 Won
Massey INST -15.5 (+4.5) — —
Massey Totals — 150.1 (-10.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 90% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 93% ✓
Baseline Plus ML INST -13.0 (+7.0) 147.0 (-7.0) 87% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ INST -11.1 (+8.9) 148.0 (-8.0) 87% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML INST -12.2 (+7.8) 146.9 (-6.9) 87% ✓
Baseline ML INST -12.9 (+7.1) 146.2 (-6.2) 87% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 1, 2026 INST 79 – 63 UIC
Jan 28, 2026 UIC 76 – 74 INST
Feb 1, 2025 INST 88 – 83 UIC
Feb 25, 2024 INST 88 – 73 UIC
Jan 25, 2024 INST 89 – 83 UIC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings INST UIC
Overall 23-13 12-20
Conference 13-7 4-16
Home 11-4 7-8
Away 7-6 3-11
Neutral 5-3 2-1
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 78.6 66.7
Avg Pts Against 69.7 72.4
Massey 5.1 (#91) -6.1 (#283)
Bradley-Terry 0.80 (#102) -0.61 (#236)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.83 (#112) -0.92 (#246)
RPI 0.529 (#123) 0.466 (#236)
Shooting & Four Factors INST UIC
FG% 48.0% 40.8%
3PT% 34.1% 32.1%
REB / G 34.6 31.8
OREB / G 7.3 8.2
AST / TO 1.22 0.91
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.1% 47.6%
TOV% 17.7% 19.4%
ORB% 22.7% 22.5%
FT Rate 21.9% 25.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.5% 48.9%
Opp TOV% 18.8% 21.5%
DRB% 74.9% 67.2%
Opp FT Rate 23.8% 21.7%

Game Analysis

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