Girls High School Basketball Friday:
Christopher 36 Bluford 29
Okawville 53 Mt. Vernon 40
No local sports events scheduled today. The IHSA Class 3A football playoffs will be played today. At 1 p.m. Tolono Unity plays St. Joseph Ogden and at 2 p.m. it’s Richmond-Burton vs. Byron
Men’s College Basketball Friday:
Evansville 73 Oregon State 69
Purdue 86 Texas Tech 56
BYU 98 Wisconsin 70
Virginia 83 Northwestern 78
Kentucky 88 Loyola Maryland 46
Arkansas 115 Jackson State 61
Duke 100 Niagra 42
Louisville 74 Cincinnati 64
Michigan State 84 Detroit Mercy 56
Florida 80 Merrimack 45
Illinois plays Long Island University today at 1 p.m. The game can be heard on WFIW AM 1390 and 103.3 FM with coverage beginning at noon.
Women’s College Basketball:
Illinois State 81 St. Louis 75
Northwestern 75 Cleveland State 68
College Football:
NC State 21 Florida State 11
UNLV 38 Hawaii 10
Illinois plays Wisconsin tonight at 6:30. The game can be heard on WFIW AM 1390 and 103.3 FM with coverage beginning at 5:30 p.m.
NBA:
Miami 143 Chicago 107
Cleveland 120 Indiana 109
Brooklyn 113 Boston 105
Toronto 140 Washington 110
Dallas 118 New Orleans 115
Phoenix 114 Minnesota 113
Denver 112 Houston 109
Oklahoma City 144 Utah 112
Portland 127 Golden State 123
NHL:
Buffalo 9 Chicago 3
Minnesota 5 Pittsburgh 0
Carolinja 4 Winnipeg 3
Boston 2 Los Angeles 1 OT
The St. Louis Blues play the NY Islanders at 2:30 p.m. today