2020 Horizon League Men’s Basketball Championship Bracket Unveiled
#HLMBB Championship Bracket | #REACHtheHORIZON Championship Central
INDIANAPOLIS – Following the end of the regular season on Saturday, the Horizon League revealed the bracket for the 2020 Horizon League Men’s Basketball Championship which culminates March 9-10 at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum.
Wright State earned the No. 1 seed with its first outright regular season championship in program history after finishing the #HLMBB season with a 15-3 mark. Northern Kentucky is the No. 2 seed after finishing 13-5 in Horizon League play for the second-straight season. Both teams earned a double-bye to the semifinals and will play in Indianapolis on March 9.
Green Bay recorded a 74-67 win over Cleveland State, its fourth victory in the last five games, to earn the No. 3 seed and a bye to Thursday’s quarterfinal round where they will host the lowest-remaining seed following Tuesday’s first round games. UIC secured the No. 4 seed after going 1-1 this week as the Flames hold the tiebreaker over Youngstown State who also finished 10-8.
YSU is the No. 5 seed for the Horizon League Men’s Basketball Championship after claiming a win over Milwaukee, 73-69, in the regular-season finale. Oakland earned the final first round home game as the No. 6 seed after winning five out of its last six games including a 68-66 victory on Saturday at UIC. Rounding out the seeds are Cleveland State at No. 7, who holds a tiebreaker over the Panthers with a series sweep this season, followed by Milwaukee at No. 8 and IUPUI at No. 9.
The 2020 Horizon League Basketball Championships will begin March 3 and 5 at campus sites and eight teams – four men and four women – will look to advance to Indianapolis and #REACHtheHORIZON on March 9-10 at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum.
Every game of the tournament will be carried on ESPN networks with the first round and quarterfinal games streamed on ESPN+. The first semifinal game in Indianapolis will be on ESPNU starting at 7 p.m. ET followed by semifinal No. 2 on ESPN2 at 9:30 p.m. ET. The championship game will broadcast on either ESPN or ESPN2 at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 10.
Tuesday, March 3 begins first-round action with three games beginning with No. 5 Youngstown State hosting No. 8 Milwaukee and No. 6 Oakland welcoming No. 7 Cleveland State at 7 p.m. ET. No. 9 seed IUPUI travels to No. 4 seed UIC at 8 p.m. ET to close out the night.
On Thursday, March 5, No. 3 Green Bay will play the lowest-remaining seed, while the highest-remaining seed from Tuesday’s first round will host the second lowest-remaining seed for a chance to join top seeds Wright State and Northern Kentucky in Indianapolis for the semifinals.
Tickets for the semifinals and championship games in Indianapolis are on sale now at HorizonLeague.com, the Indiana Farmers Coliseum Box Office, or by calling 317-927-7601. Each host school will separately announce their ticket plans for the first round and quarterfinals.
For complete information on the 2020 Horizon League Basketball Championships, please go toHorizonLeague.com/Indy.
RESULTS
| Game | |
| Detroit Mercy 90, IUPUI 88 | |
| Oakland 68, UIC 66 | |
| Green Bay 74, Cleveland State 67 | |
| Youngstown State 73, Milwaukee 69 |
STANDINGS
| Team | #HLMBB Record | Overall record |
| Wright State | 15-3 | 25-6 |
| Northern Kentucky | 13-5 | 21-9 |
| Green Bay | 11-7 | 16-15 |
| UIC | 10-8 | 15-16 |
| Youngstown State | 10-8 | 17-14 |
| Oakland | 8-10 | 13-18 |
| Cleveland State | 7-11 | 11-20 |
| Milwaukee | 7-11 | 12-18 |
| Detroit Mercy | 6-12 | 8-23 |
| IUPUI | 3-15 | 7-24 |
2020 HORIZON LEAGUE MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
| Date | Game | Time (ET) | TV/Live Stream |
| Tuesday, March 3 | No. 9 IUPUI at No. 4 UIC | 8 p.m. | ESPN+ |
| No. 8 Milwaukee at No. 5 Youngstown State | 7 p.m. | ESPN+ | |
| No. 7 Cleveland State at No. 6 Oakland | 7 p.m. | ESPN+ | |
| Thursday, March 5 | Lowest-remaining seed at No. 3 Green Bay | 8 p.m. | ESPN+ |
| Second lowest-remaining seed at Highest-remaining seed | 7 p.m. | ESPN+ | |
| Monday, March 9 | No. 1 Wright State vs. Lowest-remaining seed | 7 p.m. | ESPNU |
| No. 2 Northern Kentucky vs. Highest-remaining seed | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN2 | |
| Tuesday, March 10 | Championship Game | 7 p.m. | ESPN or ESPN2 |
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