ISU featured in late night game vs Wichita State on WJBC

Posted on February 6, 2016

By WJBC staff

Wichita State, the No. 21-ranked team in the country, visits Redbird Arena tonight to meet Illinois State in a 9 o’clock Missouri Valley Conference game.

Coverage on WJBC 1230 AM begins with the pregame show at 8.

The Shockers enter the game with an 11-0 mark in the Valley and a 17-5 overall record. ISU, which is in a four-way tie for second place with a 7-4 record, counters with a 13-11 overall record.

Meanwhile on your computer or smartphone at wjbc.com, IWU women’s basketball at North Central airs at 5 o’clock followed by the IWU men’s game from North Central in Naperville at 7.
The Titan women lead the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin with an 8-2 record. IWU is 13-8 overall while North Central is 4-6 in the conference and 10-11 overall.
On the men’s side, the Titans are 5-5 in the league and 11-10 overall. North Central is 8-2 in the conference and 15-6 overall.

Also on your computer or smartphone at wjbc.com, the Bloomington Thunder plays at Muskegon at 6:15 in hockey action.

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