The MacArthur Generals won the Non-City (Springfield) Central State Eight Championship by beating Jacksonville 73-66 in Overtime.
Illinois beat Minnesota 76-71 in Overtime. Malcolm Hill led the Fighting Illini with 28 points and pulled down 10 rebounds for a double-double.
Both Millikin basketball squads fell to Augustana College in Rock Island, IL. The Millikin men lost 96-50. T.J. Griffin was the leading scorer for Millikin with 14 points. The Big Blue ladies fell 65-59. Emily Shultz led Millikin with 20 points. The ladies travel to North Central College on Wednesday at 7 PM. The men will host North Central College at 7 PM Wednesday night and you can hear that game on TALK 101 FM
The Chicago Bulls scored a big win Saturday night by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 96-83. Pau Gaso l was the Bulls leading scorer with 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.
The NFL Conference Championships are Sunday. New England faces the Broncos in Denver for the AFC title at 2:05 PM and then Arizona is in snowy North Carolina to battle the Carolina Panthers at 5:40 PM.