MILWAUKEE—James Eayrs had 12 points and 10 rebounds and Wisconsin-Milwaukee defeated UIC 73-67 in the first round of the Horizon League tournament Tuesday night.The fourth-seeded Panthers (19-13) won their sixth straight game and advance to a second-round contest Friday in Indianapolis against fifth seed Cleveland State, which defeated Loyola 80-66.Lonnie Boga and Anthony Hill also scored 12 points for Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Boga had nine rebounds as the Panthers outrebounded the Flames 47-34.Ricky Franklin scored the first five points of the second half to give the Panthers a 40-35 lead they never relinquished. Franklin finished with nine points.Ninth-seeded UIC (8-22) lost to Milwaukee for the third time this season, including 78-74 last Saturday night. Robo Kreps scored 20 points to lead the Flames.