The Washington Panthers girls basketball team secured its second consecutive Mid-Illini Conference title with a dominant defensive performance.

The stage is set for a Metro League championship clash as nationally-ranked and top-seeded Rainier Beach (21-1) faces second-seeded O’Dea (17-5) tonight at Seattle Pacific University. The defending 3A state champion Vikings enter riding a 16-game winning streak and boasting one of the nation’s deepest rosters,

The top three teams remained the same in this week's Washington girls basketball state rankings.

Purdue is coming off a blowout win at Wisconsin, while Washington is coming off a loss to Indiana: Recap, stats, results.

Tonight’s Big Ten slate features the Washington Huskies men’s basketball team taking on the Penn State Nittany Lions in a highly anticipated conference showdown. The tip is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. pt/10:30 p.

Wrapping up a two-game homestand on the week, the Washington men's basketball team plays host to Minnesota Saturday night at Alaska Airlines Arena.

Hannes Steinbach scored 26 points on 12-of-17 shooting and Zoom Diallo scored 17 points and Washington beat Minnesota 69-57 on Saturday night and ended its three-game losing streak.

The Big Ten availability report has been released for today's Iowa women's basketball vs Washington game. Find out who's available for both teams.

The Gophers (11-14 overall, 4-10 Big Ten) fell behind the Huskies (13-13, 5-10) into 13th place in the conference standings. Minnesota remains on the left coast for a Tuesday night game at Oregon, with the opening tip slated to take place at 9:30 p.m. local time. The game will be televised on FS1.