NBA
LA Lakers def Chicago Bulls 129-118
Big Ten
Ohio St. def Penn St. 84-78
IHSA Girls Basketball
Salt Fork def Iroquois West 50-22
GCMS def Ridgeview 63-34
El Paso Gridley def Fisher 53-19
(Undated-jm) – Arizona remains atop the top 25 AP Men’s Basketball poll.. UConn is #2, Michigan is #3, Duke is #4 and Nebraska rounds out the top 5. Michigan State comes in at #7, Illinois #9 and Purdue #12.
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill.– Illinois guard Keaton Wagler is Big Ten Player of the Week and Big Ten Freshman of the Week, the conference office announced Monday.
This is the latest in several awards for the true-freshman point guard following his sensational, record-setting 46 points in Saturday's win at No. 4 Purdue.
Wagler has also been selected Player of the Week by the Naismith Trophy, Lute Olson Award, Field of 68, and NCAA March Madness.
Wagler Highlights …
• Averaged 29.5 points, 6.0 assists and 3.5 rebounds in a pair of wins as Illinois extended its winning streak to nine straight games.
• Had one of the greatest scoring performances in college basketball history and the best by a freshman this season with 46 points on 13-17 FG, 9-11 3FG, 11-13 FT in the win at No. 4 Purdue:
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ROSEMONT, Ill. - Fighting Illini rookie Cearah Parchment turned in a career day in Illinois' near comeback on the road at No. 24 Nebraska on Saturday. For her performance, the Big Ten office announced her as Co-Freshman of the Week on Monday afternoon. On Saturday, Parchment recorded a career-high 25 points along with 11 rebounds for her sixth double-double of the season. Parchment and the Illinois squad are back in action on Wednesday when #2 UCLA comes to town for a 6 p.m. tip at the State Farm Center
(Paxton-jm) — The PBL Girls basketball team has a pair of conference games this week. Coach Jeff Sinn talks about the games…
PBL Girls Basketball Coach Jeff Sinn.
(Rantoul-jm) — The Rantoul Eagles Boys Basketball team takes on the Pontiac Indians tonight in IHSA Boys Basketball action.. Coach Ryan Parker talks about the Indians…
Rantoul Eagles Boys Basketball Coach Ryan Parker.
(Rantoul-jm) – The Rantoul Lady Eagles have a busy week with four games in five days. Coach Wes Cox talks about the games and keys for an Eagle victory…
Rantoul Eagles Girls Basketball Coach Wes Cox.
(WinstonNC-jc) – The 20-26 Nascar Cup Series starts on Sunday with the Bowman-Gray Clash on Sunday. Nascar Driver Chris Buescher talks about his experience at Bowman-Gray, last year…
Nascar Cup Series Driver Chris Buesher.
The Bowman Gray race airs on WPXN, following Illinois Basketball this Sunday.
IHSA Boys Basketball Tonight
Monticello @ PBL
Pontiac @ Rantoul
IVC @ St. Joseph Ogden
Unity @ Bloomington Central Catholic
Prairie Central @ St. Thomas More
Fisher @ El Paso Gridley
Ridgeview @ GCMS
Iroquois West @ Armstrong Potomac
Momence @ Milford
Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin @ Watseka
St. Anne @ Tri-Point
Mahomet Seymour @ Bloomington
IHSA Girls Basketball Tonight
PBL @ Monticello
Rantoul @ Pontiac
St. Joseph Ogden @ IVC
Beecher @ Iroquois West
St Thomas More @ Prairie Central
Bloomington Central Catholic @ Unity
Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tonight
#7 Michigan State @ Rutgers
#5 Nebraska @ #3 Michigan
#12 Purdue @ Indiana
NHL Tonight
Chicago Blackhawks @ Minnesota Wild- 7pm
Tonight on WPXN it’s IHSA Boys Basketball as the Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers host the Monticello Sages. Our coverage with Joel Cluver and Ryan McClure begins at 6-45 with the tip from Paxton at 7pm.
