America's Original March Madness is in full swing, as the IHSA Girls Basketball State Finals will unfold on March 2-4, 2023, from CEFCU Arena on the Illinois State University campus in Bloomington-Normal.
Fans who can't make (Get Tickets) it to CEFCU Arena to enjoy the unrivaled experience of the IHSA State Finals can catch the action on the IHSA TV Network or streaming on the NFHS Network. Each semifinal and state championship game will be broadcast on the IHSA TV Network and on the NFHS Network, while the third-place contests on March 2 and 3 will be stream exclusively on the NFHS Network.
Dave Bernhard and Jim Blaney will call the play-by-play at the State Finals. Patricia Babcock-McGraw and Mark Lindo are the game analysts, with Mark Krueger and Kacy Standohar as sideline reporters. Darius Joshua, Teri Rodgers, and Lauren Withrow are the game hosts in the Chicago studio.
The 2023 IHSA Girls Basketball State Finals schedule & IHSA TV Network stations by market:
Thursday, March 2
Session 1
10:00 AM: 1A Semifinal #1: Okawville vs. Galena
11:45 AM: 1A Semifinal #2: Christopher vs St. Thomas More
Session 2
2:30 PM: 2A Semifinal #1: Byron vs. Butler Prep
4:15 PM: 2A Semifinal #2: Quincy Notre Dame vs. Mater Dei
Session 3 - Session 3 will only be streamed on NFHS Network
7:00 PM: 1A Third-Place Game
8:45 PM: 2A Third-Place Game
Friday, March 3
Session 4
10:00 AM: 3A Semifinal #1: Peoria HS vs. Nazareth Academy
11:45 AM: 3A Semifinal #2: Lincoln vs. Deerfield
Session 5
2:30 PM: 4A Semifinal #1: Hersey vs. O'Fallon
4:15 PM: 4A Semifinal #2: Geneva vs. Benet Academy
Session 6 - Session 6 will only be streamed on NFHS Network
7:00 PM: 3A Third-Place Game
8:45 PM: 4A Third-Place Game
Saturday, March 4
Session 7
11:00 AM: 1A State Championship
1:00 PM: 2A State Championship
Session 8
5:30 PM: 3A State Championship
7:15 PM: 4A State Championship
IHSA TV Network Channel Information By Market
***Check local listings, especially in markets with multiple channels***
| Market |
Station-Channel (Network) 1 |
Station-Channel (Network) 2 |
| Bloomington-Normal/Peoria |
WEEK-25.1 (NBC) |
WEEK-25.3 (CW) |
| Carbondale/Harrisburg/Paducah |
WPSD-6.1 (NBC) |
WPSD-6.2 (Classic) |
| Champaign/Springfield/Decatur |
WCIX-49 (MyTV) |
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| Chicago |
WCIU-26 (CW) |
WMEU-48.1 (The U)/WCIU 26.2 |
| Quad Cities |
KGCW-26.1 (CW) |
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| Quincy |
WGEM-10.2 (CW) |
WGEM-10.3 (Fox) |
| Rockford |
WIFR-23.5 (CW) |
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| St. Louis |
KNLC-24.5 (Decades) |
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| Live Stream |
NFHS Network |
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