Illinois hosts Iowa in a Big Ten men’s hoops battle at State Farm Center. It’s live tonight on 98.9 WJEZ with an 8:00 tip and a 7:00 pre-game on the Illini Sports Network.
Illinois State men try to stay unbeaten in the Missouri Valley as they host Indiana State tonight. Illinois Wesleyan men visit Number 23 North Park tonight while the IWU host Augustana in a battle for second place in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin.
In boys high school basketball, Central Catholic hit 16 three-pointers on the way to an 82-48 win over Pontiac. U-High routed IVC 77-51. Cornerstone Christian edged Arthur Okaw Christian 56-54. Dwight led after three quarters but lost to Newark 71-61 despite 27 points from Justin Fox and 23 from Blake Graham. Olympia topped Prairie Central 51-44, Tremont surged past Fieldcrest 81-48, St. Anne bested Tri-Point 73-53 and Heyworth edged El Paso-Gridley 70-65.
In girls hoops, Lexington beat Tri-Point 56-41.
Three of the top four men’s basketball teams were knocked off last night, paving the way for unbeaten Gonzaga to climb to the top of the AP rankings. Marquette edged top-ranked Villanova, 74-72 with 2 late free throws. No. 18 West Virginia ran past second-ranked Kansas, 85-69. Fourth-ranked Kentucky had won seven in a row before falling to Tennessee 82-80.
In Missouri Valley Conference men’s play, Wichita State blasted Southern Illinois 87-45 and Drake slipped past Missouri State 72-71 in overtime.
The Missouri Valley Football Conference considers adding the University of North Dakota today. UND plans to leave the Big Sky Conference in 2018 and enter the Summit League in all other sports.
Dwyane Wade scored 21 points as the Bulls beat the Orlando Magic 100-92 for their second straight victory. The Bulls host the Atlanta Hawks tonight.
Tampa Bay snapped the Blackhawks’ three-game winning streak 5-2 at United Center. The Blues won at Pittsburgh 3-0.
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