Local college hoops: UIC wins in four OT's Flames set school record for extra sessions in first conference win, UWM set three point record By Graham Couch Sports Editor Kevin Porier/Chronicle UIC’s Jordan Kardos shoots over Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Jason Frederick during the Flames quadruple overtime win last Wednesday at the Pavilion.      Forty minutes of regulation was not enough to decide whether UIC or Wisconsin-Milwaukee was the better team. So the teams decided to play an extra 20 minutes as the Flames outlasted the Panthers 112-106 in four overtimes last Thursday at the Pavilion.      With the game tied at 102 in the fourth overtime, UIC’s Taurus Cook drove the lane, made a bucket and drew a foul. He connected on the free throw and then made one of two when fouled the next trip down the floor to give the Flames a 106-102 lead. The Flames then knocked down enough free-throws (6-10) to put the game away.      UIC (7-8, 1-1) coach Jimmy Collins was thrilled with his team’s effort and drained.      “Emotionally we put a lot into this and I’m feeling great,” Collins said. “I hope I don’t have to go through a whole lot more of these throughout the conference season.”      UIC almost didn’t need any extra time to get a victory. However, trailing 69-63 with under a minute remaining in regulation, Milwaukee (8-7, 0-2) got back-to-back three-pointers from Dan Weisse, including one with just three seconds remaining to send the game to its first extra session.      UIC’s Jon-Pierre Mitchom drew a foul with 3.4 seconds left in overtime with the Flames down one. He made one of two free-throws to send the game to its second OT.      Once again UIC had a golden opportunity to put the game away. But Joel Bullock turned the ball over with under 20 seconds to go with UIC up 90-87. Wiesse then proceeded to knock down the game tying three, which sent the game into yet another extra period.      In the third overtime, UIC got two clutch free-throws from Bullock with 8.2 seconds remaining to tie the score at 97 and give UIC another five minutes to try and get a victory.      “At the end, I was like, ‘Man we’ve been out here for a long time,’” said Mitchom, who led the Flames with 33 points in 55 minutes. “In the third OT it looked like we were slipping, but we clawed and didn’t give up. When we got to the fourth overtime we got a hold of our emotions and we were like, ‘Okay, we’ve got another chance.”      Collins then interrupted his star.      “Now you appreciate baseline,” he said of his favorite conditioning drill.      Besides Mitchom’s standout performance, UIC got 25 points and 11 rebounds from Maurice Brown and 21 points and six assists from Bullock.      Jason Frederick led the Panthers with 27 points and James Wright and Weisse added 18. Wright also had a game-high 15 rebounds.      Wisconsin-Milwaukee set a new Pavilion record by making 18 of 41 three pointers.      UIC hosts Loyola Saturday. The rest of local college hoops:      Southern Miss held the DePaul (8-6,1-2) to a miserable 17-56 (30 percent) from the field in a 63-49 defeat Wednesday night. DePaul made a second half run to cut into the Golden Eagles’ lead, narrowing the score to 35-30 at one point, but the Eagles’ tough defense and leading scorer, Vandarel Jones, proved to be too much for the Blue Demons. Imari Sawyer led DePaul and all scorers with 17 points.      DePaul hosts UNC-Charlotte on Wednesday and Temple Saturday.      After being defeated 81-61 by the Detroit Titans Jan. 6, the Loyola Ramblers bounced back with a narrow victory over Wisconsin-Green Bay 57-55. Led by speedy point guard David Bailey, the Ramblers improved to 5-10 overall and 1-2 in the MCC. Bailey and Schin Kerr both contributed 16 points in the victory. Bailey also delivered 7 assists in 34 minutes of play.      Loyola hosts Belmont on Thursday and travels across town to play UIC on Saturday.      The Northwestern Wildcats fell to 0-3 in Big Ten play and 7-8 overall after a 84-53 pounding at the hands of Michigan State Spartans Wednesday.      The Wildcats hung tough at first, keeping the score close at 25-21 with seven minutes left before halftime. But behind the power of a 25-8 rebounding margin, MSU scored 16 of the first half’s last 19 points to take a 41-24 advantage into the second half.      MSU’s lead quickly jumped to 20 points in the second half as the Spartan’s depth and talent took over. Winston Blake led the Wildcats with 13 points, most of which came from four three-pointers.      The Wildcats host Illinois Wednesday before traveling to Purdue on Saturday.      Chicago State came back from 17 points down in the second half only to lose 83-82 in the final minute Thursday in Chicago.      Darrell Johns led the Cougars (3-11, 0-2) with a career-high 32 points and 11 rebounds off the bench. Tony Jones added 17 points and 14 boards.      Chicago State travels to Oakland on Thursday and Youngstown State Saturday. —compiled by Tom Snyder Back to top   |   Home Webmaster: Sal J. Barry   Copyright © 2001, Columbia Chronicle Columbia Chronicle articles, photos, and graphics are the property of the Columbia Chronicle and may not be reproduced or published without written permission from the staff, editors, or faculty advisor. 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