Saturday scoreboard: Redbird men post 1st road win

Posted on January 19, 2019

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

Men’s College Basketball–
Illinois State 78, Evansville 70 (For ISU–Milik Yarbrough 27 points, Matt Chastain 13 points)
Augustana 87, Illinois Wesleyan 65

Women’s College Basketball–
Illinois Wesleyan 81, Augustana 65

Sunday’s schedule:

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

Men’s College Basketball–
Illinois at Iowa, 12 p.m. (LIVE WJEZ-FM 98.9 & WJEZ.com 11 a.m.)

National Football League Conference Championship Games–
Los Angeles Rams at New Orleans Saints, 2:05 p.m. (LIVE on WJBC-AM 1230 in progress after basketball)
New England Patriots at Kansas City Chiefs, 5:40 p.m. (LIVE on WJBC-AM 1230)

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