Saturday scoreboard, Sunday schedule

Posted on March 2, 2019

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

Men’s College Basketball–
Southern Illinois 72, Illinois State 63

College Baseball–
Illinois State 9, Murray State 5

College Softball–
Purple and Gold Challenge, Baton Rouge, La.–Illinois State 3, No. 15 Indiana 0; LSU 6, Illinois State 2

United States Hockey League–
Central Illinois Flying Aces 3, Green Bay Gamblers 2

Sunday’s schedule:

Women’s College Basketball–
Valparaiso at Illinois State, 2 p.m. (LIVE WJBC-AM 1230 & WJBC.com 1:50)

Men’s College Basketball–
Illinois at Northwestern, 5:30 p.m. (LIVE WJEZ-FM 98.9 & WJEZ.com)

College Softball–
Purple and Gold Challenge, Baton Rouge, La.–Illinois State vs. Indiana, 9:30 a.m.

United States Hockey League–
Central Illinois Flying Aces at Green Bay Gamblers, 3:05 p.m.

 

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