UIC falls to UWM, still winless vs Division 1

Matt Tiby scored 23 points and Akeem Springs added 17 as UW-Milwaukee forced seven early turnovers while defeating UIC 87-62 on Saturday.Jordan Johnson added 10 points along with 12 assists for Milwaukee, which made 24 assists on 31 field goals. The Panthers shot 31 of 64 (48 percent).UWM (13-6, 4-2 Horizon) has won 15 of the last 17 meetings with UIC (2-14, 0-5). Milwaukee rebounded after a loss to league-leading Valparaiso last week and remains in a three-team cluster behind Valparaiso and Green Bay.UIC finished the game with 12 turnovers after committing seven against Milwaukee’s press in the first half. The Panthers scored 13 points off turnovers.Paris Burns led the Flames with a season-high 19 points on 7-for-9 shooting, and Dikembe Dixson added 13.The Flames are 0-14 against Division 1 teams.