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Vikings pillage Flames

Whoosh! photo Sophomore Hayden Humes had 11 points and six rebounds against Cleveland State on Sunday.

Cleveland State flashed its muscle and hustle, taking advantage of a loosely-officiated game, to pound UIC 70-42 in a pre-Super Bowl clash at the Pavilion on Sunday afternoon. Three Flames scored in double figures, but UIC shot just 27 percent from the field. For more details, plus the "Flame of the Game" and other notes click "News." ... Thanks for your support of the Flames!

NEXT GAME: Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012 at Loyola, 1 p.m., Comcast SportsNet, horizonleague.com, WMVP-AM 1000.

2011-12 season preview links

The following links preview the 2011-12 Flames season, breaking down the roster, and offers Horizon League predictions from the both the HL official poll and Whoosh!'s vote.

Horizon League predictions (11/10/11)

UIC season preview (11/10/11)

OTHER STUFF

For news from past seasons, including games, the hiring of Howard Moore, the retirement of Jimmy Collins, plus items from the 2004 NCAA tournament team, click on "Archives" on the left side of the page.

For photos from the 2010 UIC Senior Day, click here.

For a group photo from the 2010 Alumni Game, which took place on Saturday, Feb. 6 with many former Flames greats, click here.

In case you missed it, the special interview and story with former Flames baseball star and current New York Yankees outfielder Curtis Granderson and his one-time aspirations to walk on the UIC basketball team, click here.