NBA
Milwaukee Bucks def Chicago Bulls 131-115
IHSA Boys Basketball
Unity def PBL 71-48
PBL’s Tyler Cole surpassed 1,000 career points
Cissna Park def Milford 46-42
Hoopeseon Area def Iroquois West 58-29
Eureka def Fisher 61-38
Armstrong Potomac def Watseka 84-65
Pontiac def Monticello 66-48
IHSA Girls Basketball
PBL def Unity 53-46
Prairie Central def Rantoul 51-44
St. Joe Ogden def St. Thomas More 71-42
Pontiac def Monticello 58-43
IVC def Bloomington Central Catholic 63-60
Mahomet Seymour def Mattoon 57-25
(Chicago-jm) – The Chicago Bulls have traded center Nikola Vucevic to the Boston Celtics. In return, the Bulls will receive guard Anfernee Simons and a second round draft pick.
(Champaign–jc) The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced Tuesday that Fighting Illini freshman Keaton Wagler is a Mid-Season Top 10 candidate for the 2026 Jerry West Award. Wagler is having one of the best seasons in program history midway through his freshman campaign. The Shawnee, Kansas, native is averaging 18.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 4.2 assists while shooting nearly 48% from the field, 44% from 3-point range, and 82% from the foul line.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill.– Illini star freshman Keaton Wagler earned his latest national honor on Tuesday, as he was selected Oscar Robertson High-Major Player of the Month for January by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association. For the month, Wagler averaged 21.5 points, 4.8 assists and 4.5 rebounds while leading the Illini to an 8-0 record.
(Paxton-jm) – The Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers fell to state ranked Unity last night at Paxton Buckley Loda High School. P-B-L Boys Basketball Coach Quenton Hatfill says the Panthers made a good comeback in the second quarter after falling behind the Rockets…
PBL Panthers Boys Basketball Coach Quintin Hatfill.
In last nights game Senior guard Tyler Cole scored his 1 thousand point as a Panther. Congratulations to Tyler Cole. The 8th member of the 1 thousand point club for Paxton Buckley Loda
(Champaign–jc) The University of Illinois Men’s basketball Team takes on Northwestern tonight at the State Farm Center. University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood talks about the matchup with two great scorers for the Wildcats…
University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood. The game airs live after Nascar racing today on WPXN.
(Cissna Park-jm) – The Cissna Park Timberwolves boys basketball team is hitting their strides at the right time. The team has been playing at a high level of basketball which Coach Josh Marquez says is key heading into the post season…
Cissna Park Boys Basketball Coach Josh Marquez.
(St. Joseph-jm) - The St. Joseph Ogden girls basketball team has a new coach this year. Brian Brooks is filling in for Drew Artega, who is on military deployment. Brooks isn’t new to coaching. He used to coach the boys basketball team, leading them to a state title back in 2016. Coach Brooks talks about the difference in coaching girls basketball versus boys basketball..
St. Joseph Ogden Girls Basketball Coach Brian Brooks.
Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tonight
Northwestern @ #5 Illinois
#10 Michigan State @ Minnesota
Iowa @ Washington
Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tonight
Illinois @ Oregon
NHL Tonight
Chicago Blackhawks @ Columbus Blue Jackets- 6pm
IHSA Girls Basketball Tonight
Watseka @ Grant Park
Cissna Park @ Clifton Central
IHSA Boys Basketball Tonight
Gardner South Wilmington @ Iroquois West
Momence @ Watseka
Today on WPXN it's Nascar Racing with the Bowman Gray Clash race. The race was postponed from Sunday due to weather in North Carolina. The race airs live at 3. Then its University of Illinois Basketball as the Illini take on Northwestern at the State Farm Center.
