UIC basketball scouting report

UIC (0-0) at Pittsburgh (1-0)

When: 6 p.m. at Petersen Events Center

Web: ESPN3.com; Radio: WMVP 1000-AM

Skinny: Howard Moore kicks off his head-coaching career with a light snack in this 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer affair. Not only are the Panthers ranked No. 4 in the Associated Press preseason poll, the Big East favorites got a game under their belt Monday with an 8-point home win over Rhode Island. Brad Wanamaker paced Pitt with 24 points and 8 assists, while Ashton Gibbs kicked in 22 points. That's a dynamic pair of guards, but the Flames feel pretty good about senior Robo Kreps and junior Zavion Neely. Kreps added at least 10 pounds in the off-season and he has taken to the swing offense well. UIC's goal, just as Wisconsin's goal was during Moore's time there, will be to defend voraciously and take care of the ball. The Badgers led the nation last year in fewest turnovers and in scoring defense the year before that.