Wednesday scoreboard, Thursday schedule

Posted on January 23, 2019

Wednesday’s scoreboard is sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan

Men’s College Basketball–
Bradley 85, Illinois State 68 (ISU: Milik Yarbrough 25 points)
Wheaton 86, Illinois Wesleyan 77 (IWU: Brady Rose 21 points)
Eureka 79, Spalding 72
Wisconsin 72, Illinois 60

Women’s College Basketball–
Illinois Wesleyan 97, North Park 52 (IWU: Sam Munroe career-high 27 points)
Spalding 78, Eureka 59

Boys High School Basketball–
Heart of Illinois Conference/McLean County Tournament–
Deer Creek-Mackinaw 40, Eureka 36
El Paso-Gridley 73, Tremont 66

Girls High School Basketball–
Heart of Illinois Conference/McLean County Tournament–
LeRoy 45, Tremont 31
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 65, Lexington 47
Deer Creek-Mackinaw 53, Flanagan-Cornell 52

Thursday’s schedule:

LIVE AM 1230 WJBC–
Cardinals Countdown to Opening Day, 6:05 p.m.

Boys High School Basketball–
Heart of Illinois Conference/McLean County Tournament–
Heyworth at Flanagan-Cornell, 6 p.m.
Fisher at Ridgeview, 7 p.m.

Girls High School Basketball–
Heart of Illinois Conference/McLean County Tournament–
Fisher at Heyworth, 5:30 p.m.
Eureka vs. Ridgeview (at Shirk Center), 6:30 p.m.
El Paso-Gridley vs. Fieldcrest (at Shirk Center), 8 p.m.
Monticello at Central Catholic, 7 p.m.
U-High at Rochester, 7:30 p.m.
Normal Community at Bloomington, 7:30 p.m.
Mahomet-Seymour at Normal West, 7:30 p.m.

 

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