On The Horizon

Jim Squire

The Morning Dish – Sunday, February 25, 2018--Hoopville

Side Dishes
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Among the other top individual performances of the day: Jon Elmore drilled nine three-pointers and poured in 38 points for Marshall in a 103-75 win over UNC Charlotte. Kendrick Nunn scored 37 for Oakland and his team needed all of them in a narrow 72-70 win over Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Zane Martin fired in 36 points for Towson, but the Tigers lost to Hofstra 91-86, finishing the CAA regular season with a disappointing 8-10 mark after a 10-1 start to the season. Also, Ty Cockfield scored 35 for Arkansas State but also in a loss, 88-81 to Coastal Carolina.
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Today’s Menu
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The Horizon League race comes down to the final day of the season. Northern Kentucky holds the lead, but the Norse have a tricky one at IUPUI, which has won four of five to become a tough out of late. Wright State can still tie NKU for the title, but the Raiders are at Illinois-Chicago, which is in third a game back.

The Morning Dish – Monday, February 26, 2018--Hoopville

Side Dishes
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Northern Kentucky claimed an outright Horizon League regular season title by going to IUPUI and cruising to a 75-56 win. They held off Wright State, who also won on Sunday.

Northern Kentucky wins outright Horizon title, 75-56--CBS Sports
Wright State rallies from 14-point deficit to beat UIC 88-81--CBS Sports
Horizon League Tournament bracket and predictions: Northern Kentucky locks up the one seed--Mid-Major Madness
Week 1 Conference Tournament Picks--CBB Central

Horizon League:
Champion: UIC

The cloud hanging over the Flames with Dikembe Dixson announcing he’ll be transferring after this season gives me cause for pause, but I’ll still roll with this red-hot UIC club to claim what should be an exciting Horizon League Tournament. Tarkus Ferguson is the glue that holds this team together, and his return after missing time with a foot injury has made a world of difference with this team. Combine that with an elite rim protector in Tai Odiase and no shortage of scoring options on the wing in Dixson, Godwin Boahen, and Dominique Matthews, and I think the Flames will be as dangerous as any at Motor City Madness. The dark horse here is Oakland, a supremely-talented club led by Kendrick Nunn that has seen so much go wrong this season in terms of injuries and suspensions but absolutely have the pieces to make a run and get to the Big Dance.

Conference tourney previews (Part 1 of 2)--Hoops HD

Horizon tourney predicted champ: Wright State (#2 seed)
Dates: March 2-6
Location: Detroit, MI
Last year’s tourney champ: Northern Kentucky (#4 seed)
Fun fact: 6 different champs in past 7 years
Seeding: 5 of past 7 champs were not #1 seed
I do like to pick a lot of #1 seeds but not in this conference where the only “chalk” you will see is the piece that was left smashed in ruins next to the blackboard in the locker room of the regular season champ. Valparaiso switched to the MVC last summer so you should not choose them to win the Horizon this March. The defending champs are back as the #1 seed and there are few mascots better than the Norse…but since they got swept by Wright State I will choose the Raiders to win it all. I never thought that Coach Scott Nagy would leave the Summit League after leading South Dakota State to 5 straight postseason appearances from 2012-2016, but he has been a great fit in Dayton with back-to-back seasons of 20+ wins. The fact that SR PG Justin Mitchell left the team in January for personal reasons is about as red of a flag as you can get, but the Raiders have somehow gone 10-4 without him. They have also given PG Cole Gentry some valuable experience even though he did not become eligible until mid-December after transferring from Coach Nagy’s old team in Brookings.

Vikings to Face Youngstown State in Opening Round of Horizon League Championship--csuvikings.com

Women’s Basketball Enters 2018 #HLWBB Tournament As No. 6 Seed--csuvikings.com

Detroit Mercy opens Horizon League tournament Friday, Oakland on Sunday--Detroit Free Press
McFolley, Prince Both Top 30 As Titans Drop High-Scoring Affair--detroittitans.com
Little Caesars Horizon League Basketball Championships All Set--detroittitans.com

Titan Student-Athletes, Spirit Team Members Honored On Athletic Director’s Honor Roll--detroittitans.com

Detroit Mercy, Oakland women open Horizon League tournament on Friday--Detroit Free Press
Titans Fall to #22/21 Green Bay in Regular-Season Finale--detroittitans.com

College notes: Oakland hopes redemption is on Horizon--Detroit News
Oakland defeats Milwaukee on senior night--Oakland Post

Horizon League tournament preview--Oakland Post

Flames falter in regular season finale--UIC News
@UICFlamesMBB Knocked Off in Regular Season Finale--uicflames.com

Flames Gear Up for #MotorCityMadness--uicflames.com

Women’s basketball preps for tournament--UIC News
Toney Collects Fifth Double-Double in Season Finale--uicflames.com

How Ron Patterson grew from a kid in 'The Movement' to a man on a basketball mission--The Indy Star
JAGUARS COME UP SHORT ON SENIOR DAY 75-56--iupuijags.com

SENIORS SHINE IN WIN OVER NORTHERN KENTUCKY--iupuijags.com

2/26 Men's Basketball Players of the Week--College Sports Madness

Horizon Sandy Cohen III G Green Bay

Green Bay and Detroit Mercy will rematch in Motor City Madness opener--Phear The Phoenix
Sandy Cohen III Named Horizon League Player of the Week for Second Time--greenbayphoenix.com

2/26 Women's Basketball Players of the Week--College Sports Madness

Horizon Jessica Lindstrom F Green Bay

UWGB's LeClaire, Lindstrom shine on Senior Day--Green Bay Press Gazette
No. 22/21 Green Bay Honors Seniors with Win in Regular Season Finale--greenbayphoenix.com
Jessica Lindstrom Collects Fourth Horizon League Player of the Week Honor this Season--greenbayphoenix.com

Oakland Takes Away Season Finale From Panthers, 80-75--UWM Post
Horizon League Men's Title Game to air on ESPN--mkepanthers.com

Motor City Madness Brackets Finalized--mkepanthers.com
Next “Panther Sports Report” Scheduled For Tonight--mkepanthers.com

Oakland's Hot Shooting Spoils Home Finale--mkepanthers.com

Mid-Major Madness Power Rankings: It’s Champ Week, guys--Mid-Major Madness

Mid-Major Madness Power Rankings: Week 15
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Also receiving votes: Northern Kentucky 29, Penn 25, Fresno State 12, FGCU 11, UNLV 3, Northwestern 2, Rider 1.

NKU beats IUPUI, wins Horizon League regular season title--Cincinnati Enquirer
Five things from NKU's win to clinch the Horizon League no. 1 seed--Cincinnati Enquirer
NKU claims top seed in Horizon League, earns title outright with 75-56 win at IUPUI on Sunday--Northern Kentucky Tribune
Focused on winning, NKU’s McDonald leads Norse to Horizon League regular-season championship--Northern Kentucky Tribune
Horizon League Champs--The Norse Report
#NorseNotebook Who should win Horizon League Player of the Year?--The Northerner
@NKUNorseMBB clinches Horizon League Regular Season Championship outright with win over IUPUI--nkunorse.com
Bracket set for top-seeded @NKUNorseMBB at #MotorCityMadness--nkunorse.com
Tate collects Horizon League Freshman of the Week honors--nkunorse.com

Join @NKUNorseMBB and @NKUNorseWBB in the Motor City--nkunorse.com

@NKUNorseWBB flirts with upset but falls short at IUPUI, 56-54--nkunorse.com
@NKUNorseWBB alumna Deb Lindeman to be inducted into Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame--nkunorse.com

NKU wins Horizon League title, locks Wright State into No. 2 seed--Dayton Daily News
Wright State rallies to beat UIC in finale--Dayton Daily News
5 takeaways from Wright State’s comeback at UIC--Dayton Daily News
Raiders End Regular Season with Win at UIC--wsuraiders.com

Basketball Teams Head to Horizon League Championships--wsuraiders.com

Welch Leads Raiders to Win at UIC--wsuraiders.com

No 9 Penguins to Face No. 8 Cleveland State Friday in Little Caesar's Horizon League Championship--ysusports.com

Women's Basketball Finishes Tied for Fourth; Enters Motor City Madness as Fifth Seed--ysusports.com
Peters Named Horizon League Freshman of the Week--ysusports.com

#HLMBB Players of the Week: Feb. 26--The Horizon League
Horizon League Men's Title Game to air on ESPN--The Horizon League

Brackets Released for 2018 Little Caesars Horizon League Basketball Championships--The Horizon League
#MotorCityMadness Fan Guide--The Horizon League

#HLWBB Roundup: Feb. 25--The Horizon League
#HLWBB Players of the Week: Feb. 26--The Horizon League

Jim Squire

The Morning Dish – Friday, February 23, 2018--Hoopville

Today’s Menu

It actually starts with some morning hoops, as Wright State plays at IUPUI for a brunch start bright and early at 11 a.m. Eastern time. The game is part of IUPUI’s participation in the NCAA’s Readers Become Leaders program, and 3,000 Indianapolis-area third-graders are expected to be in attendance, per IUPUI. How cool.
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Depending on how Wright State does earlier in the day, we could have a three-way tie for first in the Horizon League by the end of the night. Illinois-Chicago has roared up the standings and now trails the Raiders and Northern Kentucky by a game for first, and UIC hosts NKU tonight.

The Morning Dish – Saturday, February 24, 2018--Hoopville

Side Dishes

In game action, Ohio State traveled to Indiana, and the two teams gave us a thriller. They were tied at halftime and then at the end of regulation, and one overtime wasn’t enough. The second extra session was close throughout, with the leading changing several times. With the final seconds running down and no timeouts left, C.J. Jackson had the ball for Ohio State but had to make a decision. With no apparent alternative, he launched from well behind the three-point line and watched his shot go through the net to give the Buckeyes an 80-78 win over the Hoosiers.

Rhode Island clinched the Atlantic 10 regular season title with an 81-56 romp over Dayton. It was a close game in the first half, but the Rams blew it open in the second to improve to 15-1 in conference play.

The Ivy League regular season title may come down to a game on Saturday night. Penn blasted Dartmouth 74-46, while Harvard needed overtime to knock off host Princeton 72-66.

There was a tie atop the Horizon League entering the evening, but Wright State lost 66-56 at IUPUI and Northern Kentucky beat UIC 79-72 in Chicago. That puts Northern Kentucky up by a game with one to play.

Cohen scores 36 points; Green Bay beats Oakland 96-90--CBS Sports
Nze fuels Milwaukee's 2nd half romp at Detroit Mercy, 72-49--CBS Sports
Henderson scores 12 to carry IUPUI past Wright St. 66-56--CBS Sports
Northern Kentucky moves atop Horizon, beats UIC 79-72--CBS Sports
Small, Cohen help Green Bay defeat Detroit 107-97--CBS Sports
Nunn's 7 3s, 37 points lift Oakland past Milwaukee, 72-70--CBS Sports
Cleveland St. slips past Youngstown St. 99-94 in double OT--CBS Sports
Under the Radar Game of the Day: Northern Kentucky at Illinois-Chicago--Hoops HD
News, Notes, and Highlighted Games: Saturday, Feb 24th--Hoops HD

HIGHLIGHTED GAMES
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-ILLINOIS STATE AT LOYOLA CHICAGO (Missouri Valley). I don’t think Loyola can make the field without the auto-bid, but they’ll at least be on the board and will have somewhat of a case if they’re able to win out.

Five Score in Double Figures as Vikings Win at Youngstown State, 99-94, in Double OT--csuvikings.com

Vikings Drop Regular Season Finale At Youngstown State, 76-69--csuvikings.com

Titans Upended By Milwaukee--detroittitans.com
Senior Day, Numerous Events Set For Saturday’s Regular Season Finale--detroittitans.com

Detroit Mercy Falls at Milwaukee on Friday--detroittitans.com

Oakland's Kendrick Nunn: From troubled past to top scorer, NBA hopeful--Detroit Free Press
Saturday’s state basketball: Nunn leads Oakland to victory--Detroit News
Nunn scores career-high as Oakland falls to Green Bay in shootout--The Pit Media
Men’s basketball comes short against Green Bay--Oakland Post
SENIORS LEAD OAKLAND TO 72-70 WIN OVER MILWAUKEE--goldengrizzlies.com

OAKLAND HAS SETBACK AT NO. 21/22 GREEN BAY--goldengrizzlies.com

Double whammy--Whoosh! Net
Flames Fall to League-Leading Norse--uicflames.com
@UICFlamesMBB Celebrates Senior Day, #PackThePav Sunday--uicflames.com

Flames End Draught with 73-55 Victory over NKU--uicflames.com
Flames to Face Wright State in Regular Season Finale--uicflames.com

JAGUARS RIDE BENCH DEPTH TO 66-56 WIN OVER WRIGHT STATE--iupuijags.com
JAGS TO HONOR SENIORS PRIOR TO SUNDAY'S HOME FINALE--iupuijags.com

JAGUARS COME UP JUST SHORT AGAINST WRIGHT STATE--iupuijags.com

Sandy Cohen III's career-high 36 points helps UWGB men earn first road win--Green Bay Press Gazette
UWGB men score Division I season high in win at Detroit--Green Bay Press Gazette
Three pointers falling for Green Bay--Phear The Phoenix
Green Bay Stays Hot From Beyond the Arc, Pours in 107 Points in Win at Detroit Mercy--greenbayphoenix.com

UWGB's Allie LeClaire makes her mark on Green Bay-area basketball--Green Bay Press Gazette
No. 22/21 Green Bay Secures 20th-Consecutive Championship Outright, Downs Oakland--greenbayphoenix.com

Panthers enjoy smooth sailing--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Oakland 72, UWM 70: Nunn's heroics sink Panthers--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Men’s Basketball Spends Time In Detroit Giving Back--mkepanthers.com
Panthers Come Up Just Short In Battle Down The Stretch--mkepanthers.com

Panthers Defeat Detroit, 90-45--UWM Post
Red Hot Panthers Cruise To 45-Point Win--mkepanthers.com
Women's Basketball Looks To Send Seniors Off On High Note--mkepanthers.com

NKU seniors have transformed program, on cusp of first Horizon League title--Cincinnati Enquirer
NKU beats UIC 79-72, has one-game lead in Horizon League--Cincinnati Enquirer
NKU can win Horizon League outright Sunday with win over IUPUI or Wright State loss--Cincinnati Enquirer
NKU clinches share of Horizon League title with 79-72 victory at Illinois-Chicago on Friday night--Northern Kentucky Tribune
Norse Claim Top Spot in Horizon League, Could Win Outright Title Sunday--River City News
Game Preview: NKU at UIC--The Norse Report
#NorseNotebook Loyalty makes NKU senior class stand out--The Northerner
Norse take first place in the Horizon League with victory over UIC--The Northerner
@NKUNorseMBB defeats UIC, claims at least a share of the Horizon League Regular-Season Title--nkunorse.com
Regular season comes to a close for @NKUNorseMBB at IUPUI--nkunorse.com

Hot-shooting Flames defeat @NKUNorseWBB in Chicago--nkunorse.com
@NKUNorseWBB closes regular season at IUPUI--nkunorse.com

Wright State falls out of first with loss at IUPUI--Dayton Daily News
5 things to know about Wright State’s loss at IUPUI--Dayton Daily News
Wright State vs. UIC: Everything you need to know about Sunday’s game--Dayton Daily News
Raiders Slip to a Hot IUPUI Team--wsuraiders.com
The History of Raider Basketball -- 2007 Horizon League Champs!--wsuraiders.com

Women Pick Up Big Win at IUPUI--wsuraiders.com

Final game affects YSU in tournament--Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle
FT misses doom YSU men--Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle
Penguins Fall to Cleveland State, 99-94, in Double OT--ysusports.com

YSU’s 3-point record broken twice--Youngstown Vindicator
Women finish vs. CSU--Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle
Arbanas, Benjamin lead YSU--Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle
Arbanas, Benjamin Break Career 3s Record as YSU Wins 76-69 on Senior Day--ysusports.com

#HLMBB Roundup: Feb. 23--The Horizon League
#HLMBB Roundup: Feb. 24--The Horizon League

Drive to Detroit: Be Part of the Madness--The Horizon League

#HLWBB Roundup: Feb. 23--The Horizon League
#HLWBB Roundup: Feb. 24--The Horizon League

Jim Squire

The Morning Dish – Tuesday, February 20, 2018--Hoopville

Side Dishes:
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The two leaders in the Horizon League won, with Wright State coming back to defeat Cleveland State 72-63 and Northern Kentucky handling Youngstown State 70-51. NKU’s underrated Drew McDonald delivered his 15th double-double of the season with 27 points and 12 rebounds.

Brennan, Hall help IUPUI beat Oakland 74-67--CBS Sports
Benzinger powers Wright State past Cleveland State 72-63--CBS Sports
N. Kentucky pulls away late, beats Youngstown St. 70-51--CBS Sports
UIC uses late run to beat Detroit Mercy 94-87--CBS Sports
Wright State vs. IUPUI odds: Picks from advanced computer model on 6-1 college basketball run--CBS Sports

Cleveland State men’s basketball attendance grows overall, falls on average in 2017-18 season--The Reserve News
Vikings Hit 10 Threes in 72-63 Setback at League Leading Wright State--csuvikings.com

2/19 Women's Basketball Players of the Week--College Sports Madness

Horizon Khayla Livingston G Cleveland State

Women’s Basketball Earns 70-63 Victory At Wright State--csuvikings.com

2/19 Men's Basketball Players of the Week--College Sports Madness

Horizon Kameron Chatman G Detroit Mercy

Prince, Long Net Season Highs As Titans Edged At Cleveland State--detroittitans.com
Titans Run All Over Youngstown State--detroittitans.com
Detroit Mercy Mourns The Loss Of Cliff Russell, Voice of the Titans--detroittitans.com
Titans Downed At UIC--detroittitans.com
Final Homestand Starts With Milwaukee On Thursday--detroittitans.com

Titans Fall to Oakland on Senior Night, 85-74--detroittitans.com
Titans Close Out Regular Season at Milwaukee, Green Bay--detroittitans.com

Watch: Oakland's Kendrick Nunn on his season--Detroit Free Press
OAKLAND DROPS FINAL ROAD TILT AT IUPUI 74-67--goldengrizzlies.com
GAME 30: OAKLAND AND GREEN BAY CLASH IN O'RENA THURSDAY--goldengrizzlies.com
THE DERY VIEW: Mr. 600--goldengrizzlies.com

OAKLAND COMPLETES METRO SERIES SEASON SWEEP OVER DETROIT MERCY, 85-74--goldengrizzlies.com
GAMES 28-29: OAKLAND CLOSES OUT REGULAR SEASON AT NO. 21/22 GREEN BAY AND MILWAUKEE--goldengrizzlies.com

Men’s basketball overtakes Titans--UIC News
True road warriors--Whoosh! Net
Rising up--Whoosh! Net
Flames Dispatch Titans, 94-87--uicflames.com
Flames Take Aim at First-Place NKU Friday Night--uicflames.com

Flames Falter against Green Bay--uicflames.com
@UIC_WBasketball Pairs up with Northern Kentucky--uicflames.com

Newman sees recruitment soar during junior season--24/7 Sports

"There have been some truly phenomenal universities that have shown interest in me," he said. "I am hearing from IPFW, Purdue, Butler, IUPUI, Loyola-Chicago, Valparaiso, Ball State, Xavier, Nebraska, and Illinois."

Career man: Ron Patterson’s college years near an end--Fox 59
HALL NAMED HORIZON LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK--iupuijags.com
HALL'S SECOND STRAIGHT DOUBLE-DOUBLE GIVES JAGUARS 74-67 WIN--iupuijags.com
NCAA READERS BECOME LEADERS PROGRAM TEAMS WITH IUPUI--iupuijags.com
JAGS HOST WRIGHT STATE SEEKING THIRD STRAIGHT 'W'--iupuijags.com

OFFENSE SPUTTERS IN JAGUARS LOSS TO MILWAUKEE--iupuijags.com
MACEE WILLIAMS EARNS SIXTH FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK AWARD--iupuijags.com
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL HOSTS WRIGHT STATE ON FRIDAY NIGHT--iupuijags.com

Green Bay locked in to bottom 4 seeds--Phear The Phoenix
Green Bay Hits Program-Record 15 3-Pointers, Closes Out Oakland for Comeback Win--greenbayphoenix.com

UWGB women win, Borseth earns contract extension--Green Bay Press Gazette
Green Bay Announces Contract Extension Through 2024-25 for Head Coach Kevin Borseth--greenbayphoenix.com
No. 22/15 Green Bay Clinches Share of 20th-Consecutive Conference Championship--greenbayphoenix.com
No. 22/21 Green Bay Closes Out Regular Season at Home Against Oakland, Detroit Mercy--greenbayphoenix.com

Panthers enjoy smooth sailing--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Panthers Dominate Second Half To Coast Past Titans--mkepanthers.com

Third Edition Of “Panthers Courtside Report” Available Now--mkepanthers.com

Panthers Close Road Trip With Big Win--mkepanthers.com
Women's Basketball Starts Final Homestand Friday--mkepanthers.com

Mid-Major Madness Power Rankings: Chaos. Pure chaos.--Mid-Major Madness

Mid-Major Madness Power Rankings: Week 14
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Also receiving votes: Florida Gulf Coast 20, San Diego State 17, Davidson 15, Penn 14, Utah Valley 5, UC Santa Barbara 4, UNC Greensboro 4, Northern Kentucky 4, Rider 3, Weber State 2, Idaho 1.

Five takeaways from NKU's 70-51 win over Youngstown State on Monday night--Cincinnati Enquirer
McDonald ties season-high in NKU's 70-51 win over Youngstown State--Cincinnati Enquirer
NKU plays UIC on Friday night in tilt for No. 1 (and 2) seed in Horizon League--Cincinnati Enquirer
NKU seniors finish home careers in style, clinch 20-win season with 70-51 victory over Youngstown--Northern Kentucky Tribune
NKU faces major challenge Friday night with road game at surging Illinois-Chicago--Northern Kentucky Tribune
Game Preview: NKU vs Youngstown State--The Norse Report
Norse earn victory over Youngstown State on senior night--The Northerner
iHeartRadio to be home for NKU men’s basketball games through 2022-23--The Northerner
@NKUNorseMBB defeats Youngstown State on Senior Night--nkunorse.com
NKU, iHeart Media reach multi-year agreement for Norse men’s basketball radio broadcasts--nkunorse.com
Final road regular-season road trip for @NKUNorseMBB opens at UIC--nkunorse.com

Northern Kentucky University's 'Amazing' Grace White has worked her way into starting lineup--Cincinnati Enquirer
Local college roundup: Thomas More men advance to PAC semifinals, NKU women lose home finale--Northern Kentucky Tribune
Penguins barely edge @NKUNorseWBB on Senior Night--nkunorse.com
@NKUNorseWBB starts final regular-season road swing at UIC--nkunorse.com

Wright State’s Love wins another HL Freshman of the Week honor--Dayton Daily News
Raiders hold off CSU behind Benzinger’s big Senior Night--Dayton Daily News
Wright State vs. IUPUI: Everything you need to know about Friday’s game--Dayton Daily News
Wright State has Horizon League title in sight--Dayton Daily News
Wright State comes out with a win against NKU on ESPNU--The Guardian Online
An interview with the voice of the Raiders, Chris Collins--The Guardian Online
Love Honored for Seventh Time--wsuraiders.com
Raiders Use Comeback to Defeat Vikings--wsuraiders.com
The History of Raider Basketball – The Upset--wsuraiders.com

Merriweather disappointed in effort as Vikings whip lethargic Raiders--Dayton Daily News
Women's Basketball Falls to Cleveland State--wsuraiders.com

Northern Kentucky overwhelms YSU--Youngstown Vindicator
Penguins Hoping for Strong Senior Night Showing--The Jambar
Men's Basketball Goes Cold From Floor in Loss at Northern Kentucky--ysusports.com

YSU BASKETBALL | Today’s games at glance--Youngstown Vindicator
Horizon tourney could be chaotic--Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle
YSU Women’s Basketball Clinched Top-6 in Tourney--The Jambar
Strong Start, Late Free Throws Give Penguins 60-59 Win at NKU--ysusports.com
YSU to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of 1997-98 Team on Saturday--ysusports.com
Women's Basketball's Senior Day, Big Regular-Season Finale Set for Saturday at Beeghly Center--ysusports.com

#HLMBB Roundup: Feb 19--The Horizon League
#HLMBB Players of the Week: Feb. 19--The Horizon League
#HLMBB Roundup: Feb. 22--The Horizon League

#HLWBB Players of the Week: Feb. 19--The Horizon League
#HLWBB Roundup: Feb. 19--The Horizon League

Jim Squire

The Morning Dish – Friday, February 16, 2018--Hoopville

Tonight’s Menu:
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Finally, there’s a big showdown in the Horizon League as Northern Kentucky is at Wright State (9 p.m., ESPNU). The Norse have moved a game ahead of the Raiders in the league, but WSU won the first matchup and would sew up the head-to-head tiebreaker with the win at home.

The Morning Dish – Saturday, February 17, 2018The Morning Dish – Saturday, February 17, 2018

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Two more conferences have a tie at the top, with one the result of a showdown on Friday and the other leading up to one in a couple of days. Wright State edged Northern Kentucky 69-67 to tie the Norse atop the Horizon League, while Canisius beat Monmouth 78-60 to tie Rider atop the MAAC at 13-2, with the two teams set to play in Lawrenceville on Sunday.

Cleveland St holds off Detroit 75-72 on Kenic's career night--CBS Sports
Covington putback lifts Youngstown State over Oakland 75-73--CBS Sports
Detroit Mercy outlasts Youngstown State 94-84--CBS Sports
Oakland wins 82-66 for Kampe's 600 victory--CBS Sports
IUPUI tops Milwaukee in overtime, 76-71--CBS Sports
Dixson scores 18, leads UIC over Green Bay 83-75--CBS Sports
Wright State beats Northern Kentucky in Horizon showdown--CBS Sports
Under the Radar Game of the Day: Northern Kentucky at Wright State (and other News and Notes)--Hoops HD
News, Notes, and Highlighted Games: Saturday, Feb 17th--Hoops HD

-Wright State won a pivotal showdown at home against Northern Kentucky to jump back into a first-place tie in the Horizon last night. There is no rest for the weary – not only is Illinois-Chicago is only a game behind WSU and NKU, but the Flames will also host both the Raiders and Norse next week to close out the regular season.