Basketball dominates on WJBC Saturday

Posted on December 19, 2015
ISU looks to win it's third straight against the Hawks of St. Joseph's.
ISU looks to win it’s third straight against the Hawks of St. Joseph’s. (Nick McClintock/WJBC)

By WJBC staff

Illinois State’s basketball team tries to get to the .500 mark today when it meets St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia in a non-conference game on WJBC 1230 AM and 93.7 FM beginning with the pregame show at noon. Tip-off is at 1 p.m.

The Redbirds have won two in a row for the first time this year and have a 5-6 record. St. Joseph’s is 7-2.

Illinois Wesleyan plays its final game in San Antonio when it takes on nationally ranked Texas Lutheran at 4:30 p.m. on WJBC 1230 AM. Also on your computer or smartphone at wjbc.com, the Bloomington Thunder is at home against Chicago in hockey action at 7 p.m.

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