NBA
LA Lakers def Chicago Bulls 141-132
NHL
Edmonton Oilers def Chicago Blackhawks 3-0
Illini Women
Ohio St. def Illinois 67-59
IHSA Girls Basketball
PBL def Prairie Central 35-30
Bailey Luebchow led with 11 points
St. Thomas More def Rantoul 70-38
Bloomington Central Catholic def St. Joe Ogden 77-52
Unity def IVC 36-28
Cissna Park def Milford 52-20
Addison Lucht scored 24 points
Hoopeston Area def Iroquois West 35-32
Dee Mack def GCMS 37-23
Lexington def Fisher 40-32
Watseka def Armstrong Potomac 43-12
Mahomet Seymour def Charlston 52-39
Reece Gallier and Kylie Waldinger each had 15 points
(Champaign–jc) –Illinois led by as many as 11 but came up short against nationally ranked Ohio State, 67-59, at State Farm Center on Thursday night.Illinois returns to State Farm Center on Sunday for the back half of its two-game homestand. The Illini will take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers for its annual National Girls & Women in Sports Day game, which will tip off at 2 p.m..
(Paxton–jc) Chicago Carver is the opponent for the Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers on Saturday at the Herscher-Kankakee ShootOut. Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers Boys basketball coach Quenton Hatfill says the Challengers will be a challenge for the Panthers…
Paxton Buckley Loda Boys Basketball Coach Quenton Hatfill
The game airs after Illinois Basketball on Saturday afternoon.
(Champaign–jc) – Rebounding and a transition offense are two keys for the University of Illinois Men’s basketball team as they get set to play host to the Indiana Hoosiers. University of Illinois Player Quincy Guerrier says when they take care of the boards, the transition game follows…
University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Player Quincy Guerrier
The Game airs live on WPXN starting at 1pm on Saturday.
(Champaign-jc) The University of Illinois Women’s basketball team fell just short of number 12 ranked Ohio State last night at the State Farm Center. University of Illinois Women’s basketball coach Shauna Green says they played some of their best basketball in the first half…
University of Illinois Women’s Basketball Coach Shauna Green
Next up for the lady Illini is a home game at 2pm on Sunday against Minnesota
IHSA Boys Basketball Friday
Rantoul @ IVC
St. Joseph Ogden @ Monticello
Bloomington Central Catholic @ St. Thomas More
Lexington @ Fisher
Deer Creek Mackinaw @ Gibson City Melvin Sibley
Iroquois West @ Salt Fork
Danville Schlarman @ Milford
Hoopeston @ Bismarck Henning
Armstrong Potomac @ Tri-Point
Watseka @ Westville
Mt Zion @ Mahomet Seymour
Urbana @ Springfield Lanphier
IHSA Boys Basketball Saturday
PBL vs Chicago Carver at the Herscher shootout
St. Joseph Ogden @ Morton
Salt Fork @ Fisher
Gibson City Melvin Sibley @ Watseka
Clifton Central @ Milford
Ridgeview @ Tri-Point
Limestone @ Urbana
IHSA Girls Basketball Saturday
Gibson City Melvin Sibley @ Watseka
Effingham @ Mahomet Seymour
Armstrong @ Urbana University High
PBL, Rantoul, St. Joe Odgen , St. Thomas More @ IPC/Sangamo Shootout
Big 10 Men’s Basketball
Friday
Michigan State at Wisconsin
Saturday
Nebraska at Maryland 11am
Indiana at Illinois 2pm
Iowa at Michigan 4pm
Minnesota at Penn State 5-30pm
Ohio State at Northwestern 7-30pm
Sunday
Purdue at Rutgers Noon
NFL on Sunday
AFC Championship Game
Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Ravens
NFC Championship Game
Detroit Lions at SF 49ers
Tonight on WPXN its IHSA Boys Basketball as the St. Joe Ogden Spartans visit the Monticello Sages. Pregame at 7pm.
Saturday morning its On the Sidelines from 7-8 presented by Conxxus of Paxton, sponsored by MATCO Fire Protection Services and Paxton Hardware & Rental.
Saturday afternoon its Fighting Illini Basketball as Illinois takes on Indiana at State Farm Center. Pregame at 1pm with tip at 2pm.
Then its bonus coverage of IHSA Boys Basketball as the PBL Panthers take on Chicago Carver in the Herscher shootout.
