UIC Flames vs. California Golden Bears

Mar 18, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
UIC	35	38	73
CAL	39	52	91

Game Recap

Bell's 31 lead California over UIC 91-73 in NIT. Chris Bell's 31 points led California over UIC 91-73 on Wednesday night in the NIT.

Player Stats

UIC	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7Abdul Momoh	27	7-8	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	1	1	3	14
14Andy Johnson	30	2-7	0-3	1-2	3	1	0	0	3	0	5
5Rashund Washington Jr.	25	6-11	1-3	2-2	5	0	0	1	0	0	15
22Mekhi Lowery	29	3-8	0-0	1-2	6	2	2	0	2	3	7
2Elijah Crawford	30	4-9	1-2	5-8	2	12	2	1	2	2	14
1Jayce Nathaniel	13	1-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	1	0	2	2
21Ante Beljan	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	1	2	1	0
27Tai Walters-Whitaker	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0Ahmad Henderson II	16	3-7	0-3	2-2	2	3	1	0	2	2	8
10Josiah Hammons	12	3-4	2-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	1	8
20Sam Silverstein	13	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0


TOTAL	-	29-5750.9%	4-1526.7%	11-1668.8%	24	21	5	5	14	14	73

CALIFORNIA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
22Chris Bell	30	10-12	7-8	4-4	3	1	1	1	0	31
2John Camden	28	5-15	3-9	0-0	4	0	0	1	1	13
34Lee Dort	14	0-1	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	3	2	2
10Justin Pippen	28	5-7	2-2	6-6	4	6	4	4	3	18
7Dai Dai Ames	26	4-8	1-3	0-0	2	1	0	2	4	9
12Dhiaukuei Manyiel Dut	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
23Sammie Yeanay	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8Milos Ilic	25	4-5	0-0	0-0	7	2	2	3	2	8
15Luke Butler	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26BJ Fisher	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2
3Semetri Carr	23	1-3	0-1	0-0	1	7	0	1	3	2
1DeJuan Campbell	17	2-4	2-4	0-0	1	3	3	0	0	6
21Nolan Dorsey	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	32-5756.1%	15-2853.6%	12-12100%	24	21	10	15	15	91

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUICCAL

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by California.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by UIC.
+3 (19:44) Chris Bell makes 22-foot three point jumper (Dai Dai Ames assists).
03
+2 (19:26) Mekhi Lowery makes layup (Elijah Crawford assists).
23
(19:12) Justin Pippen bad pass turnover.
(19:12) Elijah Crawford Steal.
(19:12) Foul on Justin Pippen.
(18:59) Mekhi Lowery misses 4-foot hook shot.
(18:56) Rashund Washington Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(18:54) Rashund Washington Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(18:52) Justin Pippen Defensive Rebound.
(18:44) Dai Dai Ames misses 14-foot pullup jump shot.
(18:44) UIC Defensive Rebound.
(18:44) Foul on Lee Dort.
+2 (18:25) Abdul Momoh makes layup (Mekhi Lowery assists).
43
(18:07) Lee Dort bad pass turnover.
+2 (17:50) Elijah Crawford makes 14-foot jumper.
63
+3 (17:30) John Camden makes 22-foot three point jumper (Justin Pippen assists).
66
+2 (17:10) Abdul Momoh makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Elijah Crawford assists).
86
(16:56) Foul on Justin Pippen.
(16:56) Justin Pippen turnover.
(16:29) Mekhi Lowery misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
(16:27) Mekhi Lowery Offensive Rebound.
(16:21) Andy Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(16:18) UIC Offensive Rebound.
(16:18) Foul on Semetri Carr.
+2 (16:13) Abdul Momoh makes layup (Elijah Crawford assists).
106
(15:51) John Camden misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(15:48) Milos Ilic Offensive Rebound.
(15:46) Semetri Carr misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(15:44) Chris Bell Offensive Rebound.
(15:42) Chris Bell misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:40) Abdul Momoh Defensive Rebound.
(15:24) Andy Johnson misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(15:22) John Camden Defensive Rebound.
(15:17) Foul on John Camden.
(15:17) John Camden turnover.
+3 (15:00) Elijah Crawford makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ahmad Henderson II assists).
136
(14:40) John Camden misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:38) Ahmad Henderson II Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:34) Mekhi Lowery makes layup (Ahmad Henderson II assists).
156
(14:17) Milos Ilic bad pass turnover.
(14:17) Mekhi Lowery Steal.
(14:11) Mekhi Lowery misses layup.
(14:11) John Camden Defensive Rebound.
(14:04) Dai Dai Ames misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:02) Mekhi Lowery Defensive Rebound.
(13:47) Foul on Ahmad Henderson II.
(13:47) Ahmad Henderson II turnover.
+2 (13:32) Milos Ilic makes 1-foot dunk.
158
(13:04) Ante Beljan bad pass turnover.
(13:04) Chris Bell Steal.
(13:00) Justin Pippen misses layup.
(13:00) Ante Beljan Block.
(12:56) Ahmad Henderson II Defensive Rebound.
(12:51) Ahmad Henderson II misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(12:48) Semetri Carr Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:41) Chris Bell makes 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
1510
(12:41) Foul on Josiah Hammons.
+1 (12:41) Chris Bell makes free throw 1 of 1.
1511
+3 (12:23) Josiah Hammons makes 22-foot three point jumper (Ante Beljan assists).
1811
(12:07) Foul on Jayce Nathaniel.
+3 (11:55) DeJuan Campbell makes 22-foot three point jumper (Justin Pippen assists).
1814
(11:28) Josiah Hammons turnover.
+3 (11:05) DeJuan Campbell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Semetri Carr assists).
1817
(10:46) Foul on Ante Beljan.
(10:46) Ante Beljan turnover.
(10:27) Justin Pippen misses 12-foot jumper.
(10:27) California Offensive Rebound.
(10:27) Foul on Jayce Nathaniel.
(10:18) Dai Dai Ames bad pass turnover.
(10:09) Elijah Crawford bad pass turnover.
(9:46) Justin Pippen turnover.
+2 (9:35) Elijah Crawford makes driving layup.
2017
(8:57) John Camden misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(8:55) Mekhi Lowery Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:44) Josiah Hammons makes 26-foot three point jumper (Elijah Crawford assists).
2317
+3 (8:20) John Camden makes 22-foot three point jumper (Semetri Carr assists).
2320
(7:58) Foul on Semetri Carr.
(7:58) Elijah Crawford misses free throw 1 of 2.
(7:58) UIC Deadball Team Rebound.
(7:58) Elijah Crawford misses free throw 2 of 2.
(7:58) Dai Dai Ames Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:42) Dai Dai Ames makes layup (Semetri Carr assists).
2322
(7:23) Andy Johnson misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(7:20) Andy Johnson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:19) Andy Johnson makes layup.
2522
+2 (6:48) Dai Dai Ames makes 19-foot pullup jump shot.
2524
(6:35) Foul on Dai Dai Ames.
+1 (6:35) Elijah Crawford makes free throw 1 of 2.
2624
+1 (6:35) Elijah Crawford makes free throw 2 of 2.
2724
(6:21) Dai Dai Ames misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(6:18) Rashund Washington Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(6:13) Foul on Lee Dort.
(6:13) Elijah Crawford misses free throw 1 of 2.
(6:13) UIC Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (6:13) Elijah Crawford makes free throw 2 of 2.
2824
(6:01) Chris Bell bad pass turnover.
(5:48) Elijah Crawford misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(5:46) Dai Dai Ames Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:39) Milos Ilic makes layup (Semetri Carr assists).
2826
+2 (5:18) Abdul Momoh makes layup (Elijah Crawford assists).
3026
+2 (4:41) Chris Bell makes 12-foot jumper.
3028
(4:11) Abdul Momoh misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
(4:08) Chris Bell Defensive Rebound.
(4:03) Milos Ilic misses layup.
(4:01) Andy Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(3:57) Foul on Dai Dai Ames.
+1 (3:57) Rashund Washington Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
3128
+1 (3:57) Rashund Washington Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
3228
(3:42) John Camden misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:40) Justin Pippen Offensive Rebound.
(3:35) John Camden misses layup.
(3:35) Rashund Washington Jr. Block.
(3:35) California Offensive Rebound.
(3:18) Nolan Dorsey misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:16) Elijah Crawford Defensive Rebound.
(3:13) Elijah Crawford bad pass turnover.
(3:13) Justin Pippen Steal.
+2 (3:10) John Camden makes driving layup (Nolan Dorsey assists).
3230
(2:43) Foul on Dai Dai Ames.
(2:43) Andy Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2.
(2:43) UIC Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (2:43) Andy Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2.
3330
+2 (2:22) Milos Ilic makes layup (Justin Pippen assists).
3332
(2:09) Jayce Nathaniel misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:06) Chris Bell Defensive Rebound.
(1:58) John Camden misses dunk.
(1:58) Jayce Nathaniel Block.
(1:55) Jayce Nathaniel Defensive Rebound.
(1:50) Andy Johnson bad pass turnover.
(1:50) DeJuan Campbell Steal.
+2 (1:47) Chris Bell makes 1-foot alley oop dunk.
3334
(1:34) Andy Johnson bad pass turnover.
(1:34) DeJuan Campbell Steal.
+2 (1:30) Semetri Carr makes layup (DeJuan Campbell assists).
3336
(1:07) Mekhi Lowery misses layup.
(1:04) Milos Ilic Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:01) Chris Bell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Semetri Carr assists).
3339
(0:35) Elijah Crawford misses layup.
(0:33) Milos Ilic Defensive Rebound.
(0:29) Milos Ilic bad pass turnover.
(0:29) Elijah Crawford Steal.
+2 (0:25) Rashund Washington Jr. makes 1-foot dunk.
3539
(0:04) Foul on Elijah Crawford.
(0:00) DeJuan Campbell misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Mekhi Lowery Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

UIC

CAL

73Points91

29-57(50.9%)Field Goal(%)32-57(56.1%)

4-15(26.7%)3-Point(%)15-28(53.6%)

11-16(68.8%)Free Throw(%)12-12(100.0%)

26(8)Rebounds(Offensive)28(7)

21Assists21

5Steals10

5Blocks0

14Turnovers16

14(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

9Largest Lead18

Game Details

Wednesday, March 18, 2026 · 11:05 PM

Haas Pavilion · Berkeley, CA

attendance: 1,258 (10.6%)

tv: ESPN2

spread: CAL -6.5

over/under: 150.5