WAND and COZI TV to air select MVC basketball games

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - WAND and COZI TV will air more than 20 men's and women's Missouri Valley Conference basketball games during the 2025-2026 season.

The games will air on WAND's subchannel COZI TV. It's viewable over-the-air via an antenna on channel 17.2 in central Illinois.

"Central Illinois is the heart of the MVC and we're thrilled to offer some of the best basketball in the country on our platforms," said WAND TV President and General Manager Clay Koenig. "Nearly half of the MVC basketball teams are in Illinois so it makes sense to give our viewers expanded access to these top tier programs."

The games to air on COZI TV 17.2 are:

(all times central)

Dec. 16: Belmont at Evansville 6 p.m.
Dec. 18: Bradley at Indiana State 6 p.m.
Dec. 18: Illinois State at Southern Illinois 8 p.m.
Dec. 29: Southern Illinois at Murray State 6 p.m.
Dec. 29: Illinois State at Drake 8 p.m.
Jan. 1: Bradley at Belmont 6 p.m.
Jan. 1: Murray State at UIC 8 p.m.
Jan 7: Belmont at Northern Iowa 6 p.m.
Jan. 7: Drake at Bradley 8 p.m.
Jan. 13: UIC at Northern Iowa 6 p.m.
Jan. 18: Belmont at Murray State 2 p.m.*
Jan. 21: Northern Iowa at Illinois State 6 p.m.
Jan. 28: Northern Iowa at Southern Illinois 6 p.m.
Jan. 28: Illinois State at Murray State 8 p.m.
Jan. 29: Northern Iowa at Illinois State 6 p.m.*
Feb. 3: Southern Illinois at Illinois State 6 p.m.
Feb. 3: Drake at Belmont 8 p.m.
Feb. 5: Belmont at Drake 6 p.m.*
Feb. 12: Valparaiso at Illinois State 6 p.m.
Feb. 12: Northern Iowa at Belmont 8 p.m.
Feb. 18: Murray State at Illinois State 6 p.m.

(* = women's basketball game)

The 2025-2026 Men's Basketball Tournament will be played in St. Louis on March 5-8 and the Women's Basketball Tournament will be March 12-15 in Coralville, Iowa.