NORMAL, Ill – Illinois State basketball will continue to maintain its television footprint in the Chicago media market with a five-game agreement between Redbird Sports Properties and Marquee Sports Network to broadcast ISU home games during the 2023-24 Redbird basketball season. All five contests will also be simulcast live on ESPN+ as part of the Missouri Valley Conference’s broadcast agreement.
 
Broadcasts include the team’s November 15 in-state battle with the Eastern Illinois Panthers at 7 p.m. The men’s squads’ January 6 game against Southern Illinois at 6 p.m. will also be broadcast on the Chicago-based channel, as will the January 17 home game against the Drake Bulldogs at 7 p.m. The women’s team will have their January 27 game against Drake starting at 4 p.m. on the network, with the final contest coming on February 7 when the men host the UIC Flames in a 7 p.m. tip-off inside CEFCU Arena.

Marquee Sports Network is the exclusive home for Chicago Cubs baseball, as well as a proud broadcast partner of the 2021 WNBA Champion Chicago Sky. In addition to providing live coverage of Cubs and Sky games, Marquee Sports Network features extensive pregame and postgame Cubs coverage, local minor league and college sports programming and unique programs and documentaries geared towards sports fans. 
 
Marquee Sports Network is available on more than 65 cable and streaming providers across portions of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Wisconsin, as well as available as a direct-to-consumer subscription offering. For more information on accessing Marquee Sports Network, visit MarqueeSportsNetwork.com/Providers.   
 
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