And then my good friend Shaggy says "Come spend some time, family" "44/876" -- Shaggy & Sting
Illinois State Redbirds
68 – 62 OT
FINAL Conference
UIC Flames
Missouri Valley Conference · CEFCU Arena · February 2, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread ILST -5.5 Home covered
O/U 134.5 Under
Money ILST -250 / UIC +188
Model Predictions
Spread Total ILST win
Actual ILST +6 130 Won
Massey ILST -5.8 (+0.2) — —
Massey Totals — 136.8 (-6.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 73% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 73% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ILST -4.1 (+1.9) 136.4 (-6.4) 68% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ILST -4.3 (+1.7) 136.9 (-6.9) 69% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ILST -3.9 (+2.1) 136.3 (-6.3) 67% ✓
Baseline ML ILST -4.0 (+2.0) 137.3 (-7.3) 69% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 15, 2026 UIC 83 – 56 ILST
Jan 10, 2026 UIC 63 – 59 ILST
Feb 6, 2025 ILST 81 – 79 UIC
Dec 29, 2024 UIC 73 – 67 ILST
Feb 8, 2024 UIC 61 – 56 ILST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ILST UIC
Overall 11-21 12-20
Conference 6-14 4-16
Home 8-7 7-8
Away 3-9 3-11
Neutral 0-5 2-1
Last 5 1-4 0-5
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 66.5 66.7
Avg Pts Against 70.5 72.4
Massey -4.4 (#247) -6.7 (#287)
Bradley-Terry -0.77 (#256) -1.11 (#284)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.10 (#261) -1.35 (#279)
RPI 0.449 (#274) 0.434 (#298)
Shooting & Four Factors ILST UIC
FG% 42.8% 41.3%
3PT% 33.5% 33.1%
REB / G 33.6 30.7
OREB / G 9.1 7.6
AST / TO 0.69 0.95
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.5% 48.8%
TOV% 22.4% 18.9%
ORB% 29.5% 21.5%
FT Rate 26.8% 24.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.8% 50.4%
Opp TOV% 17.0% 20.2%
DRB% 73.5% 68.2%
Opp FT Rate 23.1% 25.2%

Game Analysis

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