Tuesday scoreboard

Posted on December 18, 2018

Tuesday scoreboard sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan:

Girls High School Basketball–
U-High 39, Pontiac 25
Fieldcrest 55, Henry-Senachwine/Lowpoint-Washburn 23
Tri-Point 69, Iroquois West 33
Flanagan-Cornell 44, Heyworth 33
Lexington 49, Ridgeview 43

Boys High School Basketball–
Tri-Valley 59, Tremont 56
El Paso-Gridley 61, Prairie Central 57
Fieldcrest 99, Midland 41
Flanagan-Cornell 67, Heyworth 48
Reed-Custer 63, Dwight 46
Pontiac 64, LaSalle-Peru 45
Lincoln 65, Mahomet-Seymour 59
Clinton 63, Argenta-Oreana 37

Men’s College Basketball–
Georgia Southern 79, Bradley 74 (OT)
Murray State 66, Evansville 64
Arkansas State 71, Missouri State 63
Loyola-Chicago 75, Benedictine 47
Ohio State 75, Youngstown State 56
Iowa 78, Western Carolina 60
Augustana 86, Rhodes 42
Carroll 74, Lakeland 59

Women’s College Basketball–
Millikin 88, Eureka 79
North Central 72, Dubuque 57

Wednesday schedule:

Girls High School Basketball–
Normal Community vs. Bishop O’Dowd (Oakland, Cal.), Nike Tournament of Champions, Phoenix, Ariz., 7:30 p.m.

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