Johnson, Penn push DePaul past Minnesota 69-53

Javan Johnson scored 20 points, Eral Penn added a double-double and DePaul cruised past Minnesota 69-53 on Monday night.

Rookie Kochetkov gets 1st shutout, Canes beat Blackhawks 3-0

Rookie Pyotr Kochetkov made 27 saves for his first career shutout, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-0 on Monday night.

Lions overcome big effort by Fields, beat Bears 31-30

The Detroit Lions looked as if they were on their way to another loss trailing by 14 points in the fourth quarter.

Jarred Tinordi's 2nd goal sends Blackhawks past Ducks 3-2

The Anaheim Ducks scored two early goals, dominated possession for long stretches thereafter and soundly outworked the Chicago Blackhawks in likely their best performance of a tough season.

South Dakota State are outright MVFC champs with win over Illinois State

Mark Gronowski threw for 283 yards with a touchdown and he added a rushing score, and South Dakota Sate beat Illinois State 31-7 to run the table in the Missouri Valley Football Conference for the first time in program history.

O'Connell, Durham lead Purdue past No. 21 Illinois 31-24

Purdue scored on three-straight drives to take a 28-21 lead on Payne Durham's 13-yard touchdown reception with 13:13 left, finishing a drive that was aided by three Illinois penalties.

Northwestern rolls past N. Illinois for a 63-46 win

Robbie Beran scored eight of his 15 points in the first six minutes and Ty Berry posted a double-double and Northwestern beat Northern Illinois 63-46 Friday night.

St. Thomas (MN) never threatened in downing Chicago St.

Riley Miller scored 15 points and Ahjany Lee scored 14 points off the bench and St. Thomas (MN) beat Chicago State 83-61 in the Tommies' home opener on Friday night.

Dainja dominates as No. 23 Illinois tops Kansas City, 86-48

Dain Dainja scored 20 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead No. 23 Illinois to an 86-48 win over Kansas City on Friday night.

Gibson paces DePaul past W. Illinois with 24 points

Umoja Gibson scored 24 points on 8-for-10 shooting and Da'Sean Nelson went 6 for 7 off the bench for 15 points and DePaul beat Western Illinois 86-74 on Friday night.

Southern Illinois earns 61-60 upset win over Oklahoma State

Marcus Domask drilled a 3-pointer from the left corner with 21.6 seconds left and Troy D'Amico came up with the a key steal and clutch rebound to allow Southern Illinois to post a 61-60 upset win over Oklahoma State on Thursday night.

Illinois State holds on late, beats Eastern Illinois, 54-49

Luke Kasubke and Malachi Poindexter each hit two clutch free throws in the final 15 seconds to earn Illinois State a 54-49 win over Eastern Illinois on Thursday.