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The St. Thomas More (Champaign, IL) varsity basketball team won Saturday's neutral non-conference game against Pleasant Plains (IL) by a score of 38-34.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Pleasant Plains	-	-	-	-	34
St. Thomas More	-	-	-	-	38

Final score provided by D. Powell.

Recap
Matchup Info

Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Pleasant Plains nipped by St. Thomas More

January 7, 2023: Pleasant Plains, IL 62677

The St. Thomas More Sabers tipped the host Pleasant Plains Cardinals basketball team by a final score of 38-34 in Saturday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Sabers face the DeLand-Weldon Eagles (DeLand, IL) in a non-league game, on Wednesday, January 11. St. Thomas More will attempt to move on its 10-6 season record.

With the defeat, Pleasant Plains moves to 10-3 on the year. The Cardinals travel to West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] (Winchester, IL) to face the Cougars in a Western Illinois Valley game on Tuesday, January 17. The Cougars enter the game with a record of 14-4.

PPHS vs STMHS Basketball Game Info

Sat., Jan. 7, 2023 @ 3p

Taylorville Shootout

The St. Thomas More (Champaign, IL) varsity basketball team won Saturday's neutral non-conference game against Pleasant Plains (IL) by a score of 38-34.

Rankings & Records

Pleasant Plains (22-23)

IL	Class
98	18

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
26-7	7-2	11-1	11-2	4-4	.788	.778	1,655	1,323

St. Thomas More (22-23)

IL	Class
271	37

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
21-12	4-5	7-4	8-4	6-4	.636	.444	1,665	1,434

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Pleasant Plains	9.7	11.9	12.6	14.7	7.5	50.2
St. Thomas More	14.3	12.3	12.0	12.7	-	50.5

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Pleasant Plains	5-3		St. Thomas More	3-4

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
11/22/22	Pleasant Plains	Monticello	(W) 43-27	2/10/23	Monticello	St. Thomas More	(W) 47-41
12/13/22	Pleasant Plains	St. Teresa	(L) 51-45	12/2/22	St. Thomas More	St. Teresa	(W) 54-47
12/17/22	Pleasant Plains	Tolono Unity	(W) 45-43	1/17/23	Tolono Unity	St. Thomas More	(L) 43-36
1/20/23	Maroa-Forsyth	Pleasant Plains	(W) 54-34	2/4/23	Maroa-Forsyth	St. Thomas More	(L) 52-47
1/28/23	Bloomington Central Catholic	Pleasant Plains	(W) 79-65	1/27/23	St. Thomas More	Bloomington Central Catholic	(L) 64-55
3/1/23	Pleasant Plains	Bloomington Central Catholic	(L) 33-31
2/4/23	Pleasant Plains	Prairie Central	(L) 41-27	12/9/22	St. Thomas More	Prairie Central	(L) 54-32
2/10/23	Pleasant Plains	Olympia	(W) 48-34	12/16/22	St. Thomas More	Olympia	(W) 36-23

Record Breakdown

Pleasant Plains (22-23)		St. Thomas More (22-23)
26-7	Overall	21-12
7-2	League	4-5
11-3	Non-League	11-3
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
5-3	Common Opponent	3-4
11-1	Home	7-4
11-2	Away	8-4
4-4	Neutral	6-4
2-1	Playoff	2-1
26-7	In-State	21-12
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0