Cedrick Banks scored 24 points to lift Illinois-Chicago over North Carolina-Wilmington 76-67 on Sunday.
Jovan Stefanov had 16 points and Elliott Poole had 12 and 10 rebounds for the Flames (3-3), who made Jimmy Collins the winningest coach in UIC history with the victory.
Collins now has 134 career wins, one more than Bob Hallberg had in 1987-96.
Beckham Wyrick paced the Seahawks (4-2) with 14 points and 10 rebounds. John Goldsberry scored 11 of his 14 points in the first half.
N.C.-Wilmington built a 31-27 edge at halftime, but the Flames rebounded for a 40-36 lead early in the second half.
Illinois-Chicago led 62-58 with 2 minutes 41 seconds left when Marcetteaus McGee hit an off-balance bank shot to give the Flames breathing room.
The Flames won the battle of the boards 41-35 and outrebounded N.C.-Wilmington 22-14 in the second half.
Both teams struggled offensively in the first half as the Flames shot 37.9 percent and the Seahawks 35.3 percent.
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UIC WINNINGEST COACHES
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COACH YEARS RECORD PCT
Jimmy Collins 1996- 134-112 .545
Bob Hallberg 1987-96 133-129 .508
Leo Gedvilas 1947-58 102-80 .560
Tom Russo 1962-72 82-113 .421
Tom Meyer 1977-83 77-86 .472
COLLINS’ CAREER RECORD
YEAR REC YEAR REC
1996-97 15-14 2001-02* 20-14
1997-98* 22-6 2002-03 21-9
1998-99 7-21 2003-04* 24-8
1999-00 11-20 2004-05 3-3
2000-01 11-17 TOTAL 134-112
* NCAA tournament appearance
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