Wednesday scoreboard: Redbird men fall at Indiana State

Posted on February 20, 2019

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

Men’s College Basketball–
Illinois State 50, Indiana State 73

Boys High School Basketball–
Class 1A Regional at Grant Park–Ridgeview 43, Flanagan-Cornell 34
Class 1A Regional at Farmer City–Champaign Judah Christian 39, Blue Ridge 32; LeRoy 55, Heyworth 43
Class 1A Regional at Dwight–Gardner-South Wilmington 61, Dwight 48; St. Anne 55, Cornerstone Christian 28
Class 2A Regional at Stanford–Macon Meridian 61, Tri-Valley 56

Thursday’s schedule:

LIVE on WJBC-AM 1230 & WJBC.com–
Cardinals Countdown to Opening Day, 6:05 p.m.

United States Hockey League–
Muskegon Lumberjacks at Central Illinois Flying Aces, 11:07 a.m.

Boys High School Basketball–
Peoria Manual at Normal Community, 7:30 p.m.

 

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