Edwardsville at Belleville West — High school basketball preview (Feb. 8, 2026)

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Edwardsville visits Belleville West on Sunday, Feb. 8, for a non-league boys basketball matchup at Belleville West High School. Tip is set for 7:30 p.m. Central (5:30 p.m. Pacific on the original listing). Follow the game on ScorebookLive: https://scorebooklive.com/illinois/basketball/games/6163740-edwardsville-vs-belleville-west

Quick facts

• Date/time: Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026 — 7:30 p.m. Central

• Location: Belleville West High School, Belleville, Ill.

• Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/illinois/basketball/games/6163740-edwardsville-vs-belleville-west

• Home: Belleville West Maroons — https://scorebooklive.com/illinois/basketball/teams/210857-belleville-west-maroons

• Away: Edwardsville Tigers — https://scorebooklive.com/illinois/basketball/teams/164916-edwardsville-tigers

Last meeting and storyline

The teams last met Feb. 21, 2025, at Edwardsville, where the Tigers defeated the Maroons 57-40. That result gives this matchup a bit of recent history to build on — Edwardsville will look to repeat its success, while Belleville West will try to even the ledger on its home floor. Both programs have more games on the immediate horizon: Belleville West is scheduled to host Alton on Feb. 10, and Edwardsville will host Collinsville on Feb. 10 as well.

Streaming and tickets

• Watch: Both programs list NFHS Network pages for streaming — Belleville West: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/belleville-west-high-school-belleville-il/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive and Edwardsville: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/edwardsville-high-school-edwardsville-il/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Note on weather and logistics

The game is set in Belleville, Ill.; check local conditions closer to tipoff. (A location entry for Belleville, Ill., appears in the game data.)

Get involved — follow and make picks

Follow both teams on ScorebookLive to get updates and to boost fan counts: Belleville West — https://scorebooklive.com/illinois/basketball/teams/210857-belleville-west-maroons; Edwardsville — https://scorebooklive.com/illinois/basketball/teams/164916-edwardsville-tigers. Fans can also make picks on the game for fun — picks are fan engagement only and not tied to any official projections. Numbers (fans, picks, streaming availability) can change, so check back on ScorebookLive for the latest.