The UIC Special...

The shirts edged the skins last Friday, 116-104 in what was some of the best basketball of the season. Max Fitzgerald did his parents (Will Perdue and Luc Longley) proud by scoring 18 for the shirts and pulling down 6 boards. "You know, I went into today's game focused on the task at hand. I knew that we needed this win and just did everything I could to help this team get there. I also want to the thank the lord for allowing us to win this one today," said Fitzgerald after the game.

The shirts have won three straight and 6 of 7 at home. They also retain a half-game edge on the idle tank top team for the seventh playoff spot in the UIC Conference.

Shirts coach Jared Wallen had this to say when interviewed after the game, "You know, sometimes we have to grind it out, we have to find ways to win. It's not always going to be our defense, sometimes it's your offense that brings home the W."

Ryan Smith scored 28 to lead the skins, Matt Weeks added 8 and had 3 assists (showing off his patented shot fake and drive move many times), and Dimitrios Papaiganoidjsofknwoei scored 10 and had 7 dimes.

Papagio had the play of the game though when he jumped from the half court stripe, flew in mid air for 6.49 second, did a somersault, then passed the ball behind his head to Jay "Mr. Clean" Christensen for the two handed flush.

The second quarter was an interesting one for the shirts as Jeremy Alland had an easy break away lay up that he botched, then missed the tip, then missed another opportunity at the tip, then missed another tip opportunity before Fitzgerald pulled down the board and put it home. The shirt's Ryan Steinberg started strong, burying his first two 3 pointers before airballing his next 6. Yikes.

Notes:
Ryan Freedman was a late scratch for the shirts from the line up due to left knee pain... Greg Olmsted (skins) DNP due to anxiety resulting in a girl talking to him for the first time in months... John Ebersole set a new record today by saying the least on the court for the 43rd consecutive game... Joel Campbell was placed on IR after the game with chaffed nipples...The skins' Elie Schwartz won the pregame 3-pt contest, but went on to miss his next 39 shots before burying a runner in garbage time.