Saturday scoreboard

Posted on February 2, 2019

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

Dick Luedke is joined by his wife B.J., Illinois State Director of Athletics Larry Lyons and Reggie Redbird honoring Luedke on his 1,000th Redbird men’s basketball broadcast Saturday night. (Greg Halbleib/WJBC)

 

Men’s College Basketball–
Illinois State 65, Loyola 57
Illinois Wesleyan 76, Carthage 74
Illinois 71, Nebraska 64
Eureka 86, Webster 69

Women’s College Basketball–
Illinois Wesleyan 85, Carthage 73
Eureka 77, Webster 72

Girls High School Basketball–
Normal West 69, Peoria Notre Dame 41
Bloomington 53, Urbana 36
Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin 41, U-High 34
Kankakee Trinity Academy 69, Cornerstone Christian 34

Boys High School Basketball–
U-High 74, Central Catholic 70
Christian Brothers 61, Normal West 50
Normal Community 50, Moline 47
Bloomington 70, Decatur MacArthur 51
Lincoln 46, Rock Island 44 (OT)
Williamsville 63, Tri-Valley 49
Heyworth 59, Argenta-Oreana 35
Pontiac 66, Herscher 53
Paxton-Buckley-Loda 59, Dwight 52

National Basketball Association–
Charlotte Hornets 125, Chicago Bulls 118

National Hockey League–
Chicago Blackhawks 4, Minnesota Wild 3 (OT)
St. Louis Blues 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 2

Sunday’s schedule:

Women’s College Basketball–
Illinois State at Valparaiso, 1 p.m. (LIVE WJBC-AM 1230 & WJBC.com 12:50)

National Football League–
Super Bowl LIII, New England Patriots vs. Los Angeles Rams, 5:30 p.m. (LIVE WJBC-AM 3:15)

 

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