UIC 71, UCF 60: Jay Harris knocked down four 3-pointers en route to a career-high 32 points as the Flames burned the visiting Knights.

Jake Wiegand collected 12 points and seven rebounds for UIC (3-7), which snapped a three-game slide. D’Juan Miller added nine points and five assists for the Flames, who forced 17 turnovers.

B.J. Taylor, who was questionable due to an ankle injury, started and was the only player to finish in double figures with 13 points for UCF (5-3). Justin McBride scored nine points off the bench and Brandon Goodwin collected eight points, five rebounds and four assists for the Knights.

Shaheed Davis’ 3-pointer brought UCF within 48-47 with just under nine minutes left, but Miller countered with a 3-pointer for UIC and Harris added a pair of free throws to spread it back out. Goodwin’s free throws got the Knights back within 57-52 with five minutes remaining, but Harris connected from beyond the arc and Wiegand added a layup to make it a 10-point cushion as the Flames closed it out.

UIC jumped out to a 14-3 lead as Harris poured in eight points, but UCF used a 13-3 burst to take the lead with just under four minutes left in the half and carried a 30-27 lead into the break. The Knights started off slow in the second half and the Flames took advantage, regaining a 48-42 edge on Harris’ 3-pointer just past the midway point.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The 60 points marked a season low for a UIC opponent. … Harris went 9-of-16 from the floor and 10-of-12 from the free-throw line in eclipsing his previous season high by 13 points. … The Knights fell to 0-2 on the road and have allowed 167 points in back-to-back losses.