Chicago -- UIC scored the final 20 points of the first half to offset a school-record-tying seven 3-pointers from Youngstown State junior Kenya Middlebrooks in a 74-61 victory over the Penguins on Sunday at the UIC Pavilion.

UIC's Shameia Green scored 14 of her 22 first-half points during that run that spanned for just over the final five minutes of the period. YSU led 27-21 prior to the spurt after Monica Touvelle hit YSU's seventh 3-pointer of the period. The Penguins didn't score for the final 5:37 of the half, and UIC made nine buckets to close out the half after calling a 30-second timeout.

Middlebrooks finished with a career-high 22 points, going 7-for-10 from 3-point range and 1-for-2 from the free throw line. She became the ninth player in school history to hit seven triples in a game. Brandi Brown finished with her second straight double-double, posting 17 points and 15 rebounds.

Green finished with a game-high 32 points to lead four Flames in double figures.

Leading 41-27 at halftime, UIC upped its lead to 20 for the second time in the second half when Green's bucket made the score 52-32. The Penguins started chipping away and cut the margin to 55-45 on Middlebrooks' free throw with 8:34 to play.

The Penguins scored seven straight points to cut the score to 64-55, the smallest margin since the score was 36-27 with 1:35 left in the first period. The margin was still just nine at 66-57 with 2:12 remaining after two Bojana Dimitrov free throws. UIC closed out the game by scoring eight of the final 12 points, all of which came from the free-throw line.

The Flames shot 50 percent from the field and outscored the Penguins 30-16 in the paint. YSU shot 35.7 percent overall and was 10-for-30 from behind the 3-point arc.

The Flames scored the first six points of the game and led 12-5 when Jasmine Bailey hit two free throws with 14:31 left. YSU cut the margin to one twice before tying the contest at 18-18 on a Brown triple with 7:41 on the clock. That sparked a 12-3 run for YSU that also included two 3-pointers by Middlebrooks and Touvelle's trey.

Briana Hinkle tied the score at 27-27 with 4:08 remaining, and Green scored the next nine points over a two-minute stretch.

UIC finished the first half shooting 56.7 percent. YSU shot 38.5 percent and was 7-for-18 from 3-point range.

Middlebrooks made seven of her first eight 3-point attempts and had two attempts in the final 10 minutes to break the record. She scored 16 points at the UIC Pavilion last year, which was a career high at the time.

Youngstown State returns to Beeghly Center to play nationally-ranked Green Bay on Thursday at 7:05 p.m.