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The Rock Falls (IL) varsity basketball team won Friday's neutral tournament game against Normal University (Normal, IL) by a score of 35-31.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Normal University6691031
Rock Falls1178935
Final score provided by D. Herrera.
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Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Rock Falls holds off Normal University

December 29, 2023: Normal, IL 61761

Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Rock Falls Rockets (Rock Falls, IL) and the host Normal University Pioneers (Normal, IL), saw Rock Falls's basketball squad hold off Normal University by a tally of 35-31.

With the victory, Rock Falls improves its record to 5-15 on the campaign. The Rockets travel to Byron (Byron, IL) to confront the Tigers in a Big Northern challenge on Thursday, January 4. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 10-5. Byron lost 57-33 in their recent non-league challenge against East Moline United (East Moline, IL)

Next up, the Pioneers confront the Springfield Senators (Springfield, IL) in a Central State Eight challenge, on Thursday, January 4. Normal University will attempt to improve on its 2-15 season record. The Senators come into the challenge with a 8-7 record after their 38-19 non-league win over Geneseo (Geneseo, IL).

NU vs Rock Falls Basketball Game Info

Fri., Dec. 29, 2023 @ 9a
Holiday Classic
The Rock Falls (IL) varsity basketball team won Friday's neutral tournament game against Normal University (Normal, IL) by a score of 35-31.

Rankings & Records

Normal University (23-24)

ILClass
35184
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
8-234-63-74-81-8.258.4001,0211,391

Rock Falls (23-24)

ILClass
34180
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
11-224-54-76-101-5.333.4441,2021,538

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Normal University
8.17.27.28.032.9
Rock Falls
10.710.29.68.736.4

Team Stat Comparison

Normal UniversityRock Falls
-Points Per Game33.8
-Rebounds Per Game28.4
-Assists Per Game8.1
-Steals Per Game5.5
-Blocks Per Game1.8

Team Leaders

Normal UniversityRock FallsNational Avg.
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Points Per Game#23 Claire Bickett12.44.2
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Rebounds Per Game#23 Claire Bickett7.92.8
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Assists Per Game#30 Taylor Reyna2.30.9
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Steals Per Game#1 Elizabeth Lombardo1.31.1
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Blocks Per Game#23 Claire Bickett0.60.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Normal University0-2Rock Falls0-2
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/28/23Normal UniversityRiverdale(L) 55-301/10/24RiverdaleRock Falls(L) 33-32
12/28/23Normal UniversityLutheran(L) 42-371/26/24Rock FallsLutheran(L) 61-28

Record Breakdown

Normal University (23-24)

Rock Falls (23-24)

8-23
Overall
11-22
4-6
League
4-5
4-8
Non-League
4-5
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
0-2
Common Opponent
0-2
3-7
Home
4-7
4-8
Away
6-10
1-8
Neutral
1-5
0-1
Playoff
1-1
8-23
In-State
11-22
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0