CS Bakersfield clinches first WAC regular-season title

Damiyne Durham scored 18 points, Dedrick Basile added 16 and Cal State Bakersfield beat Chicago State 69-49 on Saturday night to clinch the program’s first Western Athletic Conference regular-season title. The Roadrunners (21-7, 12-1) have won ten

Byron wins 2A title over Bloomington Central Catholic

Defending state champ Byron, led by Paige Holloway’s 22 points, got hot in the second half and cruised past Bloomington Central Catholic 55-32 to win another championship. But it wasn’t pretty for either team early in the game

Fort Wayne beats Western Illinois 96-92 in OT

Bryson Scott and Brent Calhoun scored 21 points apiece as Fort Wayne beat Western Illinois 96-92 in overtime on Saturday night, closing out the regular season for both teams. In overtime, the teams battled to an 89-89

Bulls benefit as James sits with strep, beat Cavs 117-99

Dwyane Wade scored 20 points and Jimmy Butler recorded a triple-double, leading the Chicago Bulls to a 117-99 victory Saturday night over the Cleveland Cavaliers, who played without LeBron James. James missed the game with strep throat,

Fletcher’s 3 lifts Southern Illinois over Loyola-Chicago

Armon Fletcher scored 14 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 17 seconds left, and Southern Illinois secured the No. 4 seed in next week’s Missouri Valley Conference tournament with a 72-70 win over Loyola-Chicago on Saturday night.

SIU-Edwardsville earns 1st conference win of the season

Burak Eslik scored 22 points and SIU-Edwards closed out its season by snapping a 15-game losing streak, winning its first conference game of the year 78-59 over Eastern Illinois on Saturday night. The game was also the

Illinois State whips N Iowa 63-42, shares MVC title

MiKyle McIntosh scored 15 points, Paris Lee and Keyshawn Evans scored 14 apiece and Illinois State won a share of the Missouri Valley Conference title for the first time in 19 years with a 63-42 win over