The last two Big Ten teams without a conference victory meet tonight in Champaign. Illinois, 0-4 in the league, takes on 0-5 Iowa. Pregame starts at 6 on WJEZ.         

We have a addition to our high school basketball broadcast schedule tomorrow night as Pontiac takes on Prairie Central at 7:30 p.m.

Illinois State briefly led late in the second half, but Loyola’s 12-2 run down the stretch helped the Ramblers to a 68-61 win at Redbird Arena. The loss drops ISU to 3-2 in the Missouri Valley, 9-8 overall. The Birds travel to Southern Illinois on Saturday.

Lauri Markkanen made two free throws with 6.8 seconds remaining as part of a season high 33 points in the Bulls 122-119 double overtime win over the New York Knicks.

The Blackhawks gave up the deciding goal during a four-on-four in the final period as the Minnesota Wild beat Chicago 2-1.