# 2018–19 UIC Flames men's basketball team

The 2018–19 UIC Flames men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Chicago in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flames, led by fourth-year head coach Steve McClain, played their home games at Credit Union 1 Arena as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 16–16, 10–8 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League tournament to Green Bay.

## Previous season

The Flames finished the 2017–18 season 20–16, 12–6 in Horizon League play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League tournament to Milwaukee. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Saint Francis (PA), Austin Peay, and Liberty to advance to the championship game where they lost to Northern Colorado.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 1, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Illinois Wesleyan | W 81–60 | | UIC Pavilion (1,043) Chicago, IL |
| Non-conference season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Notre Dame Gotham Classic | L 67–84 | 0–1 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,462) South Bend, IN |
| Nov 9, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Radford Gotham Classic | L 78–88 | 0–2 | Dedmon Center (1,477) Radford, VA |
| Nov 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Duquesne Gotham Classic | L 88–89 $^{OT}$ | 0–3 | Palumbo Center (1,540) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Nov 15, 2018* 7:00 pm, NBCSC | | William & Mary Gotham Classic | W 100–95 $^{OT}$ | 1–3 | Credit Union 1 Arena (2,409) Chicago, IL |
| Nov 17, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Bradley | W 71–70 | 2–3 | Credit Union 1 Arena (1,423) Chicago, IL |
| Nov 24, 2018* 3:15 pm, ESPN+ | | UW–Parkside | W 94–74 | 3–3 | Credit Union 1 Arena (1,031) Chicago, IL |
| Nov 28, 2018* 6:00 pm, NBCSC | | at Saint Joseph's | L 75–89 | 3–4 | Hagan Arena (3,019) Philadelphia, PA |
| Dec 1, 2018* 3:15 pm, NBCSC | | Loyola–Chicago | L 64–73 | 3–5 | Credit Union 1 Arena (3,539) Chicago, IL |
| Dec 5, 2018* 6:00 pm, NBCSC | | Illinois State | W 94–75 | 4–5 | Credit Union 1 Arena (2,197) Chicago, IL |
| Dec 8, 2018* 5:00 pm, P12N | | at Colorado | L 72-84 | 4-6 | CU Events Center (7,277) Boulder, CO |
| Dec 14, 2018* 6:00 pm, FS1 | | at DePaul | L 70-90 | 4-7 | Wintrust Arena (4,136) Chicago, IL |
| Dec 17, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Incarnate Word | W 63-57 | 5-7 | Credit Union 1 Arena (1,152) Chicago, IL |
| Dec 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, NBCSC | | St. Francis (IL) | W 76-55 | 6-7 | Credit Union 1 Arena (1,096) Chicago, IL |
| Horizon League regular season ||||||
| Dec 28, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Wright State | W 75–72 $^{OT}$ | 7–7 (1–0) | Nutter Center (3,506) Fairborn, OH |
| Dec 30, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Kentucky | L 58–73 | 7–8 (1–1) | BB&T Arena (2,939) Highland Heights, KY |
| Jan 4, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | IUPUI | L 64–66 | 7–9 (1–2) | Credit Union 1 Arena (2,077) Chicago, IL |
| Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Youngstown State | W 78–63 | 8–9 (2–2) | Credit Union 1 Arena (2,026) Chicago, IL |
| Jan 12, 2019 3:15 pm, ESPN3 | | Cleveland State | W 73–56 | 9–9 (3–2) | Credit Union 1 Arena (2,068) Chicago, IL |
| Jan 17, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Milwaukee | L 69–81 | 9–10 (3–3) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,654) Milwaukee, WI |
| Jan 19, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Green Bay | L 85–90 | 9–11 (3–4) | Resch Center (2,321) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Detroit Mercy | W 79–67 | 10–11 (4–4) | Credit Union 1 Arena (2,782) Chicago, IL |
| Jan 26, 2019 3:15 pm, ESPN3 | | Oakland | L 67–80 | 10–12 (4–5) | Credit Union 1 Arena (3,060) Chicago, IL |
| Feb 1, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Wright State | W 67–53 | 11–12 (5–5) | Credit Union 1 Arena (2,156) Chicago, IL |
| Feb 3, 2019 3:15 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Kentucky | W 69–67 | 12–12 (6–5) | Credit Union 1 Arena (1,060) Chicago, IL |
| Feb 9, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at IUPUI | W 76–75 | 13–12 (7–5) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,141) Indianapolis, IN |
| Feb 14, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cleveland State | W 81–77 | 14–12 (8–5) | Wolstein Center (798) Cleveland, OH |
| Feb 16, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Youngstown State | L 73–81 | 14–13 (8–6) | Beeghly Center (4,917) Youngstown, OH |
| Feb 22, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Green Bay | L 62–63 | 14–14 (8–7) | Credit Union 1 Arena (2,191) Chicago, IL |
| Feb 24, 2019 3:15 pm, ESPN+ | | Milwaukee | W 74-59 | 15-14 (9-7) | Credit Union 1 Arena Chicago, IL |
| Feb 28, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Oakland | L 72–86 | 15–15 (9–8) | Athletics Center O'rena (2,325) Auburn Hills, MI |
| Mar 2, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Detroit Mercy | W 80–71 | 16–15 (10–8) | Calihan Hall (1,963) Detroit, MI |
| Horizon League tournament ||||||
| March 5, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (5) | (4) Green Bay Quarterfinals | L 77–82 | 16–16 | Resch Center (1,727) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||