BOX SCORE Chicago, Ill. - The Saint Francis men's basketball team (18-13) fell to Illinois-Chicago 84-61 in the opening round of the CIT on Wednesday night.

Turning Point

Sophomore Keith Braxton (Glassboro, N.J./The Lawrenceville School)'s free throws with 1:29 of the first half made it 30-29 before the Flames closed the half on a 5-0 run and 35-29 lead at the break. The second half was all UIC as it outscored Saint Francis 14-4 over the first five minutes and 49-32 over the entire half.

Inside the Box Score

• Saint Francis struggled from the floor, finishing 20-of-62 (32.3%). UIC finished 33-of-61 (54.1%) for the game, making 20 of its 30 shots (66.7%) in the second half.
• SFU was 7-for-16 (43.8%) from three-point range while the Flames were 10-of-24 (41.7%).
• SFU was 14-of-20 (70.0%) from the free-throw line while UIC hit 8-of-11 (72.7%).
• The Flames pounded SFU inside, outscoring them 44-16 in the paint.

Notes

• Junior Jamaal King (Salisbury, Md./Bishop O'Connell (Va.)) scored 15 points in the loss to become the 40th player in school history to exceed 1,000 career points and the first since Earl Brown during the 2014-15 season.
• Junior Andre Wolford (Willowick, Ohio/Saint Ignatius) led Saint Francis with 19 points, making 3-of-6 three-pointers. He finishes the season with 97 three-pointers, the second most in school history.
• Sophomore Keith Braxton (Glassboro, N.J./The Lawrenceville School) also scored in double figures with 11 points and six rebounds.
• Freshman Markus Vallien (Houston, Texas/St. Pius X) matched his career-high with six points in just three minutes.
• SFU's 18 wins are the most in a season since 1990-91.