2023 Horizon League men's basketball tournament

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

2023 Horizon League men's basketball tournament
Classification
ESPN

The 2023 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament was the final event of the

NCAA Tournament
.

2022–23 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Youngstown State 15 5   .750 24 10   .706
Milwaukee 14 6   .700 22 12   .647
Cleveland State 14 6   .700 21 14   .600
Northern Kentucky 14 6   .700 22 13   .629
Oakland 11 9   .550 13 19   .406
Wright State 10 10   .500 18 15   .545
Robert Morris 10 10   .500 16 17   .485
Detroit Mercy 9 11   .450 14 19   .424
Purdue Fort Wayne 9 11   .450 17 15   .531
IUPUI 2 18   .100 5 27   .156
Green Bay 2 18   .100 3 29   .094
2023 Horizon League Tournament winner


Seeds

All of the teams will participate in the tournament with the top-five teams receiving byes to the quarterfinals.

Seed School Conf Tiebreaker
1 Youngstown State 15−5
2 Milwaukee 14−6 4-0 vs. Cleveland State/Northern Kentucky
3 Cleveland State 14−6 1-1 vs. NKU; 4-0 vs. RMU/Wright State
4 Northern Kentucky 14−6 1-1 vs. CSU; 3-1 vs. RMU/Wright State
5 Oakland 11−9
6 Robert Morris 10−10 1-1 vs. Youngstown State
7 Wright State 10−10 0-2 vs. Youngstown State
8 Detroit Mercy 9−11 2-0 vs. Purdue Fort Wayne
9 Purdue Fort Wayne 9−11 0-2 vs. Detroit Mercy
10 Green Bay 2−18 1-1 vs. Milwaukee
11 IUPUI 2−18 0-2 vs. Milwaukee

Schedule

Game Time[1] Matchup Score Television
First round – Tuesday, February 28
1 7:00 pm No. 11 IUPUI at No. 6 Robert Morris 64–67 ESPN+
2 7:00 pm No. 10 Green Bay at No. 7 Wright State 57–77
3 7:00 pm No. 9 Purdue Fort Wayne at No. 8 Detroit Mercy 68–81
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 2
4 8:00 pm No. 8 Detroit Mercy at No. 1 Youngstown State 66–77 ESPN+
5 8:00 pm No. 7 Wright St at No. 2 Milwaukee 70–87
6 8:00 pm No. 6 Robert Morris at No. 3 Cleveland State 70–75 OT
7 7:00 pm No. 5 Oakland at No. 4 Northern Kentucky 74–81
Semifinals – Monday, March 6
at Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Indianapolis, IN
8 7:00 pm No. 4 Northern Kentucky vs. No. 1 Youngstown State 75-63 ESPNU
9 9:30 pm No. 3 Cleveland State vs. No. 2 Milwaukee 93–80 ESPN2
Championship – Tuesday, March 7
at Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Indianapolis, IN
10 7:00 pm No. 4 Northern Kentucky vs. No. 3 Cleveland State 63–61
ESPN
All game times Eastern. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

The Horizon League does not use a fixed bracket tournament system, and pairings are re-seeded after the first and second rounds.

First round
Tuesday, February 28
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 2
Semifinals
Monday, March 6
Championship
Tuesday, March 7
1 Youngstown State 71
8 Detroit Mercy 81 8 Detroit Mercy 66
9 Purdue Fort Wayne 68 1 Youngstown State 63
4 Northern Kentucky 75
4 Northern Kentucky 81
5 Oakland 74
4 Northern Kentucky 63
3 Cleveland State 61
2 Milwaukee 87
7 Wright State 77 7 Wright State 70
10 Green Bay 57 2 Milwaukee 80
3 Cleveland State 93
3 Cleveland State 75*
6 Robert Morris 67 6 Robert Morris 70
11 IUPUI 64

* denotes overtime period

References

  1. ^ "2022 Horizon League Men's & Women's Basketball Championships - Horizon League" (PDF). horizonleague.org.