Wednesday scoreboard: Redbird men win, U-High & Bloomington boys advance

Posted on February 27, 2019

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

Men’s College Basketball–
Illinois State 65, Missouri State 57
Purdue 73, Illinois 56

College Baseball–
Illinois Wesleyan 6-12, Greenville 3-2

Boys High School Basketball–
Class 3A Regional at Fairbury–U-High 71, Pontiac 58 (U-High vs. Kankakee Fri. 7 p.m.)
Class 2A Sectional at Tolono–Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 50, Tuscola 30 (Central Catholic vs. GCMS Fri. 7 p.m. LIVE WJBC-AM)
Class 2A Sectional at Peotone–Chicago Corliss 59, El Paso-Gridley 53

United States Hockey League–
Team USA 11, Central Illinois Flying Aces 2

Thursday’s schedule:

Women’s College Basketball–
Loyola at Illinois State, 7:30 p.m. (LIVE WJBC-AM 1230 & WJBC.com 7:20)

 

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