Final: Murray State at Illinois State on Thu Feb 19, 2026

ENDED Thu Feb 19, 2:00am

From CEFCU Arena in Normal, Ill.

Final: Murray State at Illinois State on Thu Feb 19, 2026

ENDED Thu Feb 19, 2:00am

From CEFCU Arena in Normal, Ill.

Final: Murray State at Illinois State on Thu Feb 19, 2026

ENDED Thu Feb 19, 2:00am

From CEFCU Arena in Normal, Ill.

Live and upcoming for Illinois State

Fri Apr 03, 1:30am UTC • 2h • ESPN

Illinois State vs Auburn

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The NIT semifinals begin as Illinois State faces Auburn at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Redbirds junior Chase Walker and Tigers senior Keyshawn Hall look to lead their programs to the finals. The winner moves on to the championship game in Indianapolis.

Schedule

Date	Away	Home	Time
Thu, Mar 26	Texas Longhorns	Purdue Boilermakers	11:10 PM UTC
Thu, Mar 26	Iowa Hawkeyes	Nebraska Cornhuskers	11:30 PM UTC
Fri, Mar 27	Arkansas Razorbacks	Arizona Wildcats	1:45 AM UTC
Fri, Mar 27	Illinois Fighting Illini	Houston Cougars	2:05 AM UTC
Fri, Mar 27	St. John's Red Storm	Duke Blue Devils	11:10 PM UTC
Fri, Mar 27	Alabama Crimson Tide	Michigan Wolverines	11:35 PM UTC
Sat, Mar 28	Michigan State Spartans	UConn Huskies	1:45 AM UTC
Sat, Mar 28	Tennessee Volunteers	Iowa State Cyclones	2:10 AM UTC
Sat, Mar 28	South Regional - Sweet 16 - Game 2 (win)	South Regional - Sweet 16 - Game 1 (win)	5:00 PM UTC
Sat, Mar 28	West Regional - Sweet 16 - Game 2 (win)	West Regional - Sweet 16 - Game 1 (win)	5:00 PM UTC
Sun, Mar 29	East Regional - Sweet 16 - Game 2 (win)	East Regional - Sweet 16 - Game 1 (win)	5:00 PM UTC
Sun, Mar 29	Midwest Regional - Sweet 16 - Game 2 (win)	Midwest Regional - Sweet 16 - Game 1 (win)	5:00 PM UTC
Thu, Apr 02	Oklahoma Sooners	Colorado Buffaloes	12:00 AM UTC
Thu, Apr 02	Baylor Bears	Minnesota Golden Gophers	2:30 AM UTC
Thu, Apr 02	New Mexico Lobos	Tulsa Golden Hurricane	11:00 PM UTC
Fri, Apr 03	Stanford Cardinal	West Virginia Mountaineers	12:00 AM UTC
Fri, Apr 03	Illinois State Redbirds	Auburn Tigers	1:30 AM UTC
Fri, Apr 03	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	Creighton Bluejays	2:30 AM UTC
Sat, Apr 04	Midwest Regional - Elite Eight - Game 1 (win)	West Regional - Elite Eight - Game 1 (win)	5:00 PM UTC
Sat, Apr 04	South Regional - Elite Eight - Game 1 (win)	East Regional - Elite Eight - Game 1 (win)	5:00 PM UTC
Sat, Apr 04	CBC - Quarterfinals - Game 1 (win)	CBC - Quarterfinals - Game 2 (win)	5:30 PM UTC
Sat, Apr 04	CBC - Quarterfinals - Game 3 (win)	CBC - Quarterfinals - Game 4 (win)	8:00 PM UTC
Sun, Apr 05	CBC - Semifinals - Game 1 (win)	CBC - Semifinals - Game 2 (win)	9:30 PM UTC
Mon, Apr 06	NIT - Semifinals - Game 2 (win)	NIT - Semifinals - Game 1 (win)	12:00 AM UTC
Tue, Apr 07	Final Four - Semifinals - Game 2 (win)	Final Four - Semifinals - Game 1 (win)	12:30 AM UTC

On demand for Illinois State

Aired Sat Mar 07, 2:56am UTC • ESPN+

Illinois State vs Northern Iowa

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The nation's top college players show off their skills, teamwork and school spirit.

Aired Thu Mar 19, 12:00am UTC • ESPN+

Illinois State vs Kent State

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The definition of the NIT Tournament, an NCAA college basketball competition parallel to March Madness.

Today, 6:00am • 2h • ESPN U

Illinois State at Dayton

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Illinois State faces Dayton in the NIT quarterfinals Wednesday at UD Arena. Junior Chase Walker leads the Redbirds, while the Flyers rely on senior Javon Bennett. Both teams seek to advance to the semifinals in Indianapolis next week.