Friday scoreboard, Saturday schedule: ISU women beat UNI in MVC opener

Posted on January 4, 2019

The weekend scoreboard is sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan. 

Women’s College Basketball–
Illinois State 66, Northern Iowa 64
–TeTe Maggett recorded a career-high 29 points, Lexi Wallen a career-high 14 points and 8 rebounds as the Redbirds win the Missouri Valley Conference opener and go 6-0 on Doug Collins Court with their seventh straight victory. Pre-season Valley favorite Drake visits Redbird Arena Sunday at 2 p.m.

Boys High School Basketball–
Champaign Central 50, Normal West 41
Decatur MacArthur 60, U-High 51

United States Hockey League–
Central Illinois Flying Aces 3, Omaha Lancers 1

Saturday’s schedule:

Men’s College Basketball–
Evansville at Illinois State, 3 p.m. (Live AM 1230, 93.7 Nash Icon, WJBC.com)
Girls High School Basketball–
Bloomington vs. Dunlap (Galesburg Invitational), 11 a.m.
Normal Community at Champaign Central, 2:30 p.m.
Champaign Centennial at Normal West, 2:30 p.m.
St. Bede at Central Catholic, 2:30 p.m.
Boys High School Basketball–
Normal West vs. Edwardsville (Highland Shootout), 10 a.m.
Bloomington vs. East St. Louis (Highland Shootout), 1 p.m.
Central Catholic vs. Limestone (Clinton Showdown), 6 p.m.
Normal Community vs. Oswego East (St. Joseph-Ogden Shootout), 6 p.m.
United States Hockey League–
Chicago Steel at Central Illinois Flying Aces, 7:07 p.m.

Coaches/athletic directors: Please report scores to Sports Director Greg Halbleib at [email protected] and @Gregoradio or @SportsWJBC on Twitter, and/or to the IHSA ScoreZone. 

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