NBA
Chicago Bulls def Atlanta Hawks 136-126
IHSA Girls Basketball
Regional
1A
GCMS def Armstrong Potomac 47-23
Ridgeview def Fisher 61-46
2A
St. Joe Ogden def Prairie Central 43-29
Kankakee Bishop Mac def Clifton Central 48-19
St. Thomas More def Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin 40-35
Watseka def Oakwood 48-26
Unity def Warrensburg Latham 49-34
Paris def Monticello 42-37
(Champaign–jc) The University of Illinois Men’s basketball team is back in action today at home against the Michigan Wolverines. University of Illinois Men’s basketball Coach Brad Underwood says the Wolverines showed what they can do on the floor against Wisconsin and they are one of the best rebounding teams in the country…
University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood
The broadcast begins at 5pm on WPXN with the network.
(Paxton–jc) It’s Senior night tonight for the Paxton Buckley Boys Basketball team. The team has only 1 senior in Noah Steiner. The senior cheerleaders will also be recognized tonight. Paxton Buckley Loda Boys basketball coach Quenton Hatfill says the opponents in the St Joe Ogden Spartans have proved they are tops in the Illini Prairie…
Paxton Buckley Loda Boys Basketball Coach Quenton Hatfill.
Tonight’s game is bonus coverage following the Illini on WPXN.
IHSA Boys Basketball
St. Joseph Ogden @ PBL
Rantoul @ Bloomington Central Catholic-
Pontiac @ St. Thomas More-
Tri-Valley @ Fisher
Heyworth @ GCMS
Iroquois West @ Cissna Park
Milford @ Watseka
Chrisman @ Hoopeston
Georgetown @ Armstrong
Normal University @ Mahomet Seymour
Urbana @ Champaign Centennial
IHSA Girls Regional
1A
Cissna Park vs Tri Point
Dwight vs Milford
Big 10 Men's Basketball Schedule
Michigan at Illinois 6pm tip
Ohio State at WIsconsin 8pm tip
NHL
Vancouver Canucks at Chicago Blackhawks 7-30pm
(Watseka–jc) The Watseka boys game at Watseka vs Milford tonight will be this season's "Throwback Game." This year they are recognizing the 72 year history of the Iroquois County Tournament. There will be a 12 page program filled with history and information about the County Tournament that was played from 1926-1997. Players, cheerleaders, and coaches that participated in the County will also be recognized. Fans are encouraged to dress as the time period they were in school, as if they were at a county tourney game. Students should dress in the decade that their parents would have been in. Both teams will be wearing commemorative warm-ups and the Warriors will be wearing replica uniforms honoring the 1975 State 3rd place team. The JV game will tip-off at 6:00pm followed by the varsity game.
(Champaign-jm) – High school wrestlers across the state will prepare for the Illinois High School Association Wrestling Individual State Championships, February 15th–17th. Over 650 wrestlers from 250 high schools will compete this weekend at the State Farm Center, with hopes to make it under the spotlight for the championship match. The matches, featuring fourteen weight classes across three divisions, kick off at noon Thursday and run through Saturday evening. With an estimated total attendance of nearly 30,000 and multiple room nights in local accommodations, local officials estimate a $5.5 million economic impact to the area.
Tonight on WPXN it's Fighting Illini Basketball as Illinois takes on Michigan at State Farm Center. Pregame at 5pm with tip at 6pm. Then its bonus coverage of IHSA Boys Basketball as the PBL Panthers take on the St. Joe Ogden Spartans on Senior night.
