IHSA boys basketball finals 2026: How to watch Illinois state playoffs on TV, streaming

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All 16 Illinois High School Association boys basketball state finalists will play Thursday, March 12 through Saturday, March 14, 2026, at State Farm Center on the campus of University of Illinois in Champaign.

Fans can watch the semifinals and championships on the IHSA broadcasts or streaming on their computers or mobile devices on the NFHS Network. Third-place games will only stream on the NFHS Network.

How to watch Peoria Manual at 2026 IHSA state finals​

In Peoria, the games will broadcast over the air on one channel: WHOI MyNet 19.1 and stream at NFHS.com. Here is when and where games for Manual will broadcast and stream.

Manual in Class 2A​

• Semifinal: 2:30 p.m. Thursday | WHOI MyNet 19.1
• Third-place game: 8:45 p.m. Thursday | Streams on NFHS.com
• Championship: 12 p.m. Saturday | WHOI MyNet 19.1

2026 IHSA boys basketball Class 1A state finals TV schedule​

• Semifinal: Lawrenceville vs. Goreville, 10 a.m. Thursday | WHOI MyNet 19.1
• Semifinal: Chicago Marshall vs. Lanark Eastland, 11:45 a.m. Thursday | WHOI MyNet 19.1
• Third place: Semifinal losers, 7 p.m. Thursday | Streaming on NFHS.com
• Championship: Semifinal winners, 10 a.m. Saturday | WHOI MyNet 19.1

2026 IHSA boys basketball Class 2A state finals TV schedule​

• Semifinal: Tolono Unity vs. Manual, 2:30 p.m. Thursday | WHOI MyNet 19.1
• Semifinal: Quincy Notre Dame vs. Chicago Farragut, 4:15 p.m. Thursday | WHOI MyNet 19.1
• Third place: Semifinal losers, 8:45 p.m. Thursday | Streaming on NFHS.com
• Championship: Semifinal winners, 12 p.m. Saturday | WHOI MyNet 19.1

2026 IHSA boys basketball Class 3A state finals TV schedule​

• Semifinal: Maple Park Kaneland vs. Deerfield, 10 a.m. Friday | WHOI MyNet 19.1
• Semifinal: East St. Louis vs. Chicago Leo, 11:45 a.m. Friday | WHOI MyNet 19.1
• Third place: Semifinal losers, 7 p.m. Friday | Streaming on NFHS.com
• Championship: Semifinal winners, 4 p.m. Saturday | WHOI MyNet 19.1

2026 IHSA boys basketball Class 4A state finals TV schedule​

• Semifinal: Chicago Marist vs. TBD, 2:30 p.m. Friday | WHOI MyNet 19.1
• Semifinal: Lisle Benet Academy vs. Chicago Benet , 4:15 p.m. Friday | WHOI MyNet 19.1
• Third place: Semifinal losers, 8:45 p.m. Saturday | Streaming on NFHS.com
• Championship: Semifinal winners, 6 p.m. Saturday | WHOI MyNet 19.1

2026 IHSA boys basketball playoffs on TV​

Here's how to watch in other parts of Illinois and in neighboring states. Check local listings, especially in markets with multiple channels.

• Peoria & Bloomington | WHOI-MyNet 19.1
• Champaign & Springfield | WCIX-MyNet 49
• Chicago | WCIU 26.1
• Harrisburg | WDKA-MyNet 49.1
• Quad Cities | WQAD-MyNet 8.3
• Quincy | WGEM-10.2 | 10.3 | 10.4
• Rockford | WSLN-365BLK 19.2
• St. Louis | MMOV-Matrix 32.1

IHSA streaming: 2026 boys basketball state finals​

The IHSA will live stream all of the IHSA boys basketball state finals games on NFHS.com and IHSA.org.

Tickets to the IHSA boys basketball playoffs​

Looking for tickets? Host venue University of Illinois is selling digital tickets for the state finals in Champaign, Illinois. You can click this link to see all the IHSA state finals tickets available online. Tickets are $13 per session.

This article originally appeared on Journal Star: 2026 IHSA boys basketball playoffs: How to watch Illinois state finals

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