NBA
Golden St. Warriors def Chicago Bulls 131-106
Big Ten
Maryland def Illinois 91-70
EVANSTON, Ill. – Illinois women cruised to an 85-60 road win over Northwestern on Thursday night, the Illini's fifth-straight victory over the Wildcats.
For the first time this season, five scorers finished in double figures for the Orange and Blue, and improved to 14-5 overall and 4-4 in conference play this season. Kendall Bostic had a double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds. Adalia McKenzie totaled 15 points for her 10th-straight game with double-digit points.
IHSA Girls
Iroquois West defeated PBL 44-19 in girls basketball action. The Raiders
were led by Amelia Scharp who scored 30 points. Amelia broke the school record for most 3 pointers in a game with 8 made 3's.
Cissna Park 67 Pontiac 55
Lauryn Hamrick 20pts, 7 rebounds
Addison Lucht 18pts, 11 rebounds, 6 stl, 5A
Josie Neukomm 13 pts, 4 rebounds, 7A
Unity def Prairie Central 50-26
Bloomington Central Catholic def Olympia 63-40
McLean County Tournament
GCMS def Tri Valley 49-43
LeRoy def Flanagan Cornell Woodland 56-32
Eureka def Dee Mack 50-47
Tremont def Heyworth 63-39
IHSA Boys Basketball
McLean County Tournament
Dee Mack def GCMS 50-43
(Paxton–jc) The Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers boys basketball team is back in action tonight in the Illini Prairie Conference as they host the Monticello Sages. The two teams met at the Holiday Hoopla Tournament in late December with the Sages getting the win. Paxton Buckley Loda Boys Basketball Coach Quenton Hatfill says the team is looking forward to the rematch tonight...
Paxton Buckley Loda Boys Basketball Coach Quenton Hatfill. Our coverage begins around 7pm tonight.
(St Joe–jc) The St Joe Ogden Spartan boys basketball team is gearing up to make a run for the top spot in the Illini Prairie Conference. St Joe Ogden Boys Basketball Coach Kiel Duval says several players have stepped up to bigger roles this season...
St Joe Ogden Boys Basketball Coach Kiel Duval
The Spartans travel to Chillicothe tonight to take on the Grey Ghosts of I-V-C. And then go to St Thomas More in Champaign next Tuesday in conference action
(Champaign–jc) – It was an old fashioned "whooping". The Maryland Terrapins beat the University of Illinois Men's basketball Team 91 to 70 last night at the State Farm Center. University of Illinois Men's basketball coach Brad Underwood gave all the credit to Maryland...
University of Illinois Men's Basketball Coach Brad Underwood. The Illini play on Sunday afternoon against Northwestern. Coverage on WPXN begins at 1pm
(Chicago–jc) The University of Illinois Women's basketball team won big over Northwestern in Big 10 action last night. Final score was 85 to 60. University of Illinois Women's basketball Coach Shauna Green was proud of the effort after a loss to Michigan State...
University of Illinois Women's Basketball Coach Shauna Green.
Big 10 Men's Schedule
7pm #21 Michigan at #11 Purdue
8pm Penn State at Iowa
10pm UCLA at Washington
IHSA Boys w Basketball
Monticello @ PBL
Rantoul @ Tolono Unity
St. Joseph Ogden @ Illinois Valley Central
Pontiac @ Prairie Central
Watseka @ St. Thomas More
Mahomet Seymour @ Chatham Glenwood
Tri-Point @ Beecher
Cissna Park @ Chrisman
Salem Invite- Champaign Central
McLean County Tournament
NFL on Sunday
Washington Commanders at Philadelphia Eagles 2pm
Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs 5:30pm
Tonight on WPXN its IHSA Boys Basketball as the PBL Panthers host the Monticello Sages in Illini Prairie Conference action. Pregame at 6:45 with tip around 7pm.
Saturday Morning on WPXN its On the sidelines Coaches Show at 7am. The show is sponsored by Gibson Area Hospital Elite Fitness, Angel Auto Services in Onarga, Conxxus, and MATCO Fire Protection Services in Paxton.
On Sunday its Fighting Illini Basketball as Illinois hosts Northwestern at State Farm Center.. Our coverage with the network begins at 1pm. The tip off is just past 2pm.
