| Titans able to can free throws, hold off Illini Central |
| Monmouth-Roseville
made all ten of their second half free throws
which went a long way to keeping the Cougars of
Illini Central at bay as they earned a 52-37 win.
For the game, the Titans were 17-of-18 from the
stripe. After leading by as many as 17 in the first half, Monmouth-Roseville (10-2) watched Illini Central (4-8) whittle away until they closed the gap to just three points. All ten of the second half M-R free throws came after the lead was cut to three. Brian Thompson turned in a 20 point performance for the victorious Titans who will now play the winner of Pittsfield vs. Western tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. Ben Gillen added 13 for Monmouth-Roseville. Illini Central's leading scorer was Cole Brownfield who was 4-of-9 from the field. Illini Central will face the Pittsfield/Western loser tomorrow morning at 10:30. |
| The bracket: |
A
larger version of the bracket can be found on the
tournament website by visiting this page. |
| Next game: |
| Game 4: Western vs. Pittsfield (2:30 p.m.) |
| Game 3 boxscore: |
| Illini Central vs. Monmouth-Roseville |
| Ilini Central Cougars |
| team info |
| Monmouth-Roseville Titans |
| team info |
| News: |
| Audio from all games played in Western Hall will be streamed during the three days of the tournament. Audio streams will be available on the web at www.holidaybasketball.com/listenlive.html. This free service is made possible by Western Illinois University, Network1Sports.com, the Macomb-Western Holiday Basketball Tournament and participating radio stations. |
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