Tuesday scoreboard, Wednesday schedule

Posted on February 12, 2019

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

Girls High School Basketball–
Class 4A Regional at Bloomington–Normal Community 76, Danville 42; Normal West 47, Bradley-Bourbonnais 35

Boys High School Basketball–
Lincoln 69, Bloomington 67 (OT)
Normal West 58, Mahomet-Seymour 51
U-High 66, Decatur Eisenhower 43
Normal Community 54, Limestone 18
Dwight 74, Tri-Point 61
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 60, LeRoy 43

Wednesday’s schedule:

Men’s College Basketball–
Illinois State at Northern Iowa, 7 p.m.
North Park at Illinois Wesleyan, 7 p.m.

Women’s College Basketball–
Illinois Wesleyan at North Central, 7 p.m.

Girls High School Basketball–
Class 3A Regional at Pontiac–Washington vs. Prairie Central, 6 p.m.; Central Catholic vs. Pontiac, 7:30 p.m.
Class 3A Regional at Morton–Morton vs. U-High, 7:30 p.m.

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