The Bulls and Blackhawks have the day off. The Bears' playoff game is still three days away. Never fear, we have some Big Ten action (as well as other college hoops) to keep you busy on this Thursday night.
↵↵6 p.m., ESPN: College basketball, No. 8 Purdue at No. 25 Minnesota.
↵↵6 p.m., ESPN2: College basketball, Providence at West Virginia.
↵↵6 p.m., CSN Chicago: NHL, Flyers at Bruins.
↵↵7 p.m., TNT: NBA, Magic at Thunder. The team name matchup conjures up the image of some medieval wizard (not the basketball kind) casting some sort of spell. This, however, is just a regular season basketball game.
↵↵8 p.m., ESPN: College basketball, Virginia Tech at North Carolina.
↵↵9:30 p.m., CSN Chicago: College basketball, USC at Oregon.
↵↵9:30 p.m., TNT: NBA, Heat at Nuggets. Maybe that medieval wizard can make the Heat lose every game they play. (We can hope, right?)