News On The Horizon 3/5/2017

The Morning Dish – Saturday, March 4, 2017--Hoopvile

Side Dishes
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Some other conference tournament highlights:
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In the Horizon League Tournament, lower seeds Youngstown State and Milwaukee won both opening round games in Detroit.

VIDEO: No. 9 seed Youngstown State upsets No. 1 seed Oakland at buzzer in Horizon quarters--College Basketball Talk
Horizon League tournament 2017 scores, bracket: Youngstown St. stuns Oakland on buzzer beater--CBS Sports
Morse, Youngstown St beat Oakland in Horizon League quarters--CBS Sports
WATCH: Horizon League favorite Oakland loses at buzzer to 20-loss Youngstown State--CBS Sports
Milwaukee upsets Valpo in Horizon League quarterfinals--CBS Sports
Horizon League: Milwaukee answers the Bell, Youngstown shows some Braun--Mid-Major Madness
College Hoops Viewing Guide For March 4, 2017--Blogging The Bracket

Horizon League Quarterfinals, Day 1

ESPN3 will stream both games.

Game 7: No. 9 Youngstown State Penguins (12-20, 5-13) vs. No. 1 Oakland Golden Grizzlies (24-7, 14-4), 5:30 p.m.
The Golden Grizzlies swept the season series.
Game 8: No. 10 Milwaukee Panthers (9-23, 4-14) vs. No. 2 Valparaiso Crusaders (24-7, 14-4), approx. 8 p.m.
The Crusaders swept the season series.

Not only does the Horizon split its quarterfinals between two days, the conference scheduled the 8/9 game as the nightcap of last night’s opening round doubleheader to give the No. 1 seed even more of an advantage. Tonight’s two winners will play Sunday’s victors in Monday’s semifinals in Detroit.

OU, UDM know they’ve cost Horizon League big cash--Detroit News
Youngstown State knocks out top-seeded Oakland on buzzer beater--The Catch and Shoot

Cleveland State’s Season Comes to an End; Vikings Fall to Youngstown State, 84-69--NEO Sports Insiders

Oakland falls to Youngstown State, 81-80, in Horizon League tournament--Detroit Free Press
With eyes on Grizzlies, Flint’s Morse steals the show--Detroit News
Youngstown State stuns Oakland with buzzer-beater--Detroit News
Oakland stunned early again in Horizon League tourney, ousted by Youngstown buzzer-beater--Oakland Press
Motor City sadness: Top-seeded Oakland stunned by No. 9 YSU in quarterfinals--Oakland Post
YOUNGSTOWN STATE STUNS TOP-SEEDED OAKLAND AT THE BUZZER, 81-80--goldengrizzlies.com

GAME 30: NO. 4 OAKLAND OPENS MOTOR CITY MADNESS AGAINST NO. 5 MILWAUKEE--goldengrizzlies.com

Flames Bow Out of Horizon League Tournament With Loss to Wright State--uicflames.com

Little Chute’s Botz, Lowe look to go out in style for Phoenix--Green Bay Press Gazette
Men's Basketball Tournament Game Preview: vs UIC - Sunday, 4 p.m. CT--greenbayphoenix.com

UWGB women cruise in quarterfinal win--Green Bay Press Gazette
Green Bay Routs Valparaiso to Advance to Tournament Semifinals--greenbayphoenix.com

UWM 43, Valparaiso 41: March goes on--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Milwaukee powers past Detroit Mercy in Horizon Tourney first round, 85-60--UWM Post
Panthers Use Defensive Stand To Advance To Semifinals--mkepanthers.com

Women’s Basketball Starts “Motor City Madness” Sunday--mkepanthers.com

Valparaiso bounced from Horizon League tournament for second straight year--NWI Times
Crusaders Fall to Panthers at Horizon League Championship--valpoathletics.com

Green Bay crushes Valparaiso in season-ending loss--NWI Times
Women’s Basketball Season Concludes with Loss to Top-Seeded Green Bay--valpoathletics.com

Wright State women top UIC, advance in HL tourney--Dayton Daily News
Women Roll to Quarterfinal Win Over UIC--wsuraiders.com

SATURDAY’S SNACKS: Kentucky claims the SEC title; bubble comes more into focus--College Basketball Talk

Cameron Morse, Youngstown State: Morse had 34 points, seven boards and five assists, which included setting up the game-winning bucket as the No. 9 seeded Penguins upset top seed Oakland in the Horizon League tournament.

Morse Connects With Kaufman to Lead Youngstown State to Epic Upset Over Oakland--HLeagueHoops.com
YSU stuns Oakland at buzzer--Youngstown Vindicator
Kaufman's Last-Second Layup Lifts Men's Basketball to 81-80 Upset Over Top Seed Oakland--ysusports.com

Penguin men top Vikings; women’s season is ended--Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle

On the road again -- Super fan Ned Hirsch out to see every team in the country--The Horizon League
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER - THE HORIZON LEAGUE TOURNAMENT'S BIGGEST STARS FROM DAY #2--The Horizon League