The Morning Dish – Saturday, February 23, 2019--
Hoopville
Side Dishes
In the Horizon League was a game that could rival Indiana-Iowa in terms of a dramatic finish. UIC led Green Bay 39-20 at the half, and early in the second half it didn’t look like Green Bay was going to make it a ballgame. Over five minutes in, they still led 47-31, but then the Phoenix scored 11 unanswered points, and still down 60-53 with 3:05 left, scored the next ten points and then held off UIC at the end for a 63-62 win that puts them a game up on the host Flames at 9-6.
Minnett scores 22 to lead IUPUI past Milwaukee 67-60--
CBS Sports
Cohen III scores 20 to lead Green Bay over UIC 63-62--
CBS Sports
Hill-Mais leads Oakland past Detroit 95-75--
CBS Sports
Love leads Wright St. over Youngstown St. 82-54--
CBS Sports
Cleveland St. snaps N. Kentucky's 20-game home win streak--
CBS Sports
Weatherford scores 21 to lead IUPUI past Green Bay 79-68--
CBS Sports
Boahen scores 22 to lift UIC past Milwaukee 74-59--
CBS Sports
Tracking the conference races: Breaking down each league's contenders as the regular season winds down--
CBS Sports
Other conference races
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Horizon League: Wright State holds a one game lead with two to play over Northern Kentucky, but both are tough roadies against Milwaukee and Green Bay. Northern Kentucky has an equally (literally) challenging slate ahead, with road games against Green Bay and Milwaukee on tap.
The Other Top 25: We’re a Wofford blog now--
Mid-Major Madness
Also receiving votes: Montana 25, San Diego State 24, Jacksonville State 22, Charleston 14, Georgia State 13, Saint Mary’s 13, Northern Kentucky 9, Texas State 7, Bowling Green 7, Drake 6, Northeastern 5, Georgia Southern 2, Norfolk State 2, Loyola 2, Wright State 1, Austin Peay 1, Radford 1.
Conference Tournaments 2019: What’s New--
Blogging The Bracket
Format Changes
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The Horizon League once again tinkered with its bracket. That’s undoubtedly due to the recent struggles of top four seeds, who managed to go a combined 3-5 in the 10-team, split-quarterfinal doubleheader setup employed in 2017 and 2018. So in 2019, the ninth- and 10th-place teams are out, as was the case in 2015 and 2016. Plus, only the semifinals and final will take place at Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena. (It’s also the final year of Motor City Madness; the tournament heads to Indianapolis next season.) The top four seeds will instead host the quarterfinals on March 5th and 6th (according to the bracket). I’m guessing that the quarters will be split again, with the top two seeds playing on the 5th and the third and fourth playing on the 6th, but neither the schedule or bracket make this clear.
News, Notes, and Highlighted Games: Saturday, Feb 23rd--
Hoops HD
UNDER THE RADAR
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-YOUNGSTOWN STATE AT WRIGHT STATE (Horizon League). Wright State and Northern Kentucky are tied for first with just three games to go. Even though the Penguins had their 6-game winning streak snapped on Thursday, they went down swinging at NKU. The Raiders have to be on upset alert for tonight.
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-CLEVELAND STATE AT NORTHERN KENTUCKY (Horizon League). NKU is in a tie for first place with Wright State with just three games to go.
Hill Leads Vikings to Victory at Northern Kentucky--
csuvikings.com
Women’s Basketball Falls At League-Leading Wright State--
csuvikings.com
Vikings Fall At Northern Kentucky, 74-55--
csuvikings.com
Titans Drop #MetroSeries Battle At Oakland--
detroittitans.com
Titans Drop Road Finale at Green Bay--
detroittitans.com
Pat Caputo - Rivalry, standings, every way a big win for OU--
Oakland Press
Oakland cruises past Mercy, 95-75--
Media News Group
NORRIS, HILL-MAIS LEAD OAKLAND IN 95-75 ROUT OF DETROIT MERCY--
goldengrizzlies.com
NORRIS AND HILL-MAIS EARN WEEKLY HONORS--
goldengrizzlies.com
DEAN RECORDS DOUBLE-DOUBLE AS OAKLAND FALLS AT MILWAUKEE--
goldengrizzlies.com
Crushing blow--
Whoosh! Net
Phoenix Stun Flames With Second-Half Comeback--
uicflames.com
@UICFlamesMBB Knocks Out Milwaukee, 74-59--
uicflames.com
Flames Contained by IUPUI--
uicflames.com
JAGUARS GET PAST MILWAUKEE LATE IN 67-60 VICTORY--
iupuijags.com
WEATHERFORD, JUSTICE LEAD JAGS PAST GREEN BAY, 79-68--
iupuijags.com
JAGS PULL AWAY IN SECOND HALF AGAINST UIC--
iupuijags.com
UWGB men: Phoenix overcomes big deficit to beat UIC--
Green Bay Press Gazette
UWGB men: Phoenix again falls to IUPUI--
Green Bay Press Gazette
Top four seed still in play despite weekend split--
Phear The Phoenix
Green Bay Storms Back From 19-Point Deficit to Beat UIC in Dramatic Fashion 63-62--
greenbayphoenix.com
Green Bay Drops Final Road Game of Regular Season at IUPUI, Comes Home for Final Two--
greenbayphoenix.com
UWGB women: Phoenix crushes Detroit to remain in Horizon League contention--
Green Bay Press Gazette
Green Bay Celebrates Senior Day with Convincing Win Over Detroit Mercygreenbayphoenix.com
News, Notes, and Highlighted Games: Sunday, Feb 24th--
Hoops HD
-Milwaukee out of the Horizon League will be eliminated today if they lose at UIC, or if IUPUI beats Green Bay. They are currently three games back with three games to go, so either scenario would eliminate them. Detroit is currently the 8th place team, but since they swept the season series against Milwaukee they own the tiebreaker.
IUPUI 67, UW-Milwaukee 60: Panthers' losing streak at eight games--
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Tough Effort Comes Up Just Short At IUPUI--
mkepanthers.com
Flames Spoil Comeback Effort By Panthers--
mkepanthers.com
Secure Men’s Basketball Season Tickets Starting Monday--
mkepanthers.com
Final “Panther Sports Report” Scheduled For Tonight--
mkepanthers.com
Seniors Shine In Milwaukee’s Home Finale--
mkepanthers.com
Cleveland State pulls off shocking 83-77 upset over NKU, halts Norse home winning streak at 20--
Northern Kentucky Tribune
Photos: NKU's Home Win Streak Ends, Senior Night Spoiled--
River City News
Cleveland State Preview: No. 1 meets No. 10 at BB&T--
The Northerner
NKU loses home streak against Cleveland State--
The Northerner
Cleveland State gets past @NKUNorseMBB, 83-77--
nkunorse.com
@NKUNorseMBB to host #HLMBB Quarterfinal game on Wednesday, March 6--
nkunorse.com
NKU women’s basketball knocks down Youngstown State--
The Northerner
Preview: Women’s team hosts Cleveland State on Senior Day--
The Northerner
NKU defends home court against Cleveland State--
The Northerner
Glick’s buzzer-beating three lifts @NKUNorseWBB past Penguins, 65-62--
nkunorse.com
@NKUNorseWBB caps six-game home winning streak with Senior Day victory--
nkunorse.com
Clos named Nike® #HLWBB Freshman of the Week--
nkunorse.com
Archdeacon: Hughes’ clamp-down defense powers Raiders--
Dayton Daily News
Youngstown State at Wright State: What to know about Saturday’s game--
Dayton Daily News
Wright State rolls past Youngstown State on Senior Day--
Dayton Daily News
Wright State sitting alone at top of Horizon League standings--
Dayton Daily News
March Forecast: Wright State a No. 15 seed in latest projection by Jerry Palm--
Dayton Daily News
Raiders chill the Penguins--
Raider Roundball
@WSU_MBB Wins Big Over Penguins--
wsuraiders.com
Tickets on Sale NOW!!--
wsuraiders.com
Archdeacon: First-place WSU women’s basketball team honors four seniors--
Dayton Daily News
@WSU_WBasketball Dominates Vikings at Home--
wsuraiders.com
@WSU_WBasketball Wins On Senior Day Against Penguins--
wsuraiders.com
Simmons Awarded Horizon League Player of the Week--
wsuraiders.com
Hughes helps Wright State blow out YSU--
Youngstown Vindicator
Love, Wright State roll past Youngstown State--
Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle
Head injuries must be dealt with seriously--
Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle
Men's Basketball Suffers 82-54 Loss at Wright State--
ysusports.com
YSU Athletics Announces Several Giveaways For March 2 Men's Basketball Game--
ysusports.com
YSU women lose on buzzer-beating 3-pointer--
Youngstown Vindicator
YSU has no answer for Wright State's Simmons--
Youngstown Vindicator
YSU women lose at buzzer--
Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle
Wright wrong for YSU--
Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle
Penguins Outrebounded, Outscored in Loss to Wright State--
The Jambar
Penguins Lose Heartbreaker to NKU at Buzzer--
ysusports.com
Smolinski Scores 1,000th Point as Penguins Fall 70-65 at Wright State--
ysusports.com
#HLMBB Roundup – February 22--
The Horizon League
#HLMBB Roundup – February 23--
The Horizon League
#HLMBB Roundup – February 24--
The Horizon League
Nike #HLMBB Players of the Week (February 25)--
The Horizon League
#HLMBB Weekly Notebook - February 26--
The Horizon League
#HLWBB Roundup - February 22--
The Horizon League
#HLWBB Roundup - February 23--
The Horizon League
#HLWBB Roundup - February 24--
The Horizon League
Nike #HLWBB Players of the Week (February 25)--
The Horizon League
The Morning Dish – Friday, February 22, 2019--
Hoopville
Side Dishes:
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Northern Kentucky and Wright State continue to be in a drag race in the Horizon. NKU held off improved Youngstown State 76-69, while the Raiders drilled Cleveland State 87-61. These two are tied for the top spot at 11-4.
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Tonight’s Menu:
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Wisconsin-Green Bay goes to Illinois-Chicago in the Horizon League (9 p.m., ESPNU), with these two tied for third in the league coming in.
Wampler leads Wright St. past Cleveland St. 87-61--
CBS Sports
McDonald carries N. Kentucky over Youngstown St. 76-69--
CBS Sports
5 mid-major conference races you need to be watching--
Mid-Major Madness
Horizon League
The Horizon League race looks like it’s going to come down to a battle between the league’s last two NCAA Tournament representatives: Northern Kentucky and Wright State. Both teams sit at 10-5, and have split the head to head matchups. As travel partners, the two also have the same opponents down the stretch: home games against Youngstown State and Cleveland State, and road games against Milwaukee and Green Bay. Both teams have separated themselves as the teams to beat, and it’ll be fun to watch to see if either of them slip up down the stretch.
Further down the standings, there’s competition for the chance to host a quarterfinals game. The top eight teams will make the Horizon League tournament, and the top four get to host a first round game on their home court before the semifinals and finals move to Detroit. Right now, IUPUI is the last team in at 6-8, while Green Bay and UIC round out the top four at 8-6. Essentially, we could see a ton of movement in the last couple of weeks with almost every team still in contention for home court advantage, and even an outside shot at a top seed to an extent.
Detroit Mercy visits Oakland on Saturday with Horizon seeding on line--
Media News Group
News, Notes, and Highlighted Games: Thursday, Feb 21st--
Hoops HD
-CLEVELAND STATE AT WRIGHT STATE (Horizon League). As hard to believe as this is, we may have our first team totally eliminated from the Survival Board tonight. If Cleveland State loses, it will be mathematically impossible for them to finish 8th and qualify for the Horizon League Conference Tournament. Our team of experts here at Hoops HD, after much debate, have concluded that they are not likely to receive an at-large bid, which would make them the first team to disappear from the board. Wright State is actually in a tie for first place and are trying to keep pace with Northern Kentucky.
League-Leading Wright State Pulls Away from Cleveland State in Second Half--
csuvikings.com
#MetroSeries Rematch Has Titans At Oakland On Saturday--
detroittitans.com
Slow Start Dooms Titans in Road Setback at Milwaukee--
detroittitans.com
GAME 29: OAKLAND HOSTS DETROIT MERCY IN METRO SERIES REMATCH--
goldengrizzlies.com
RESERVED SEATS SOLD OUT AGAINST RIVAL DETROIT MERCY--
goldengrizzlies.com
OAKLAND'S OFFENSE STRUGGLES AT GREEN BAY--
goldengrizzlies.com
@UICWBB Prepares for Home Tilt with IUPUI--
uicflames.com
JAGS TO OPEN FINAL REGULAR SEASON HOMESTAND ON FRIDAY NIGHT--
iupuijags.com
JAGUARS PLAY FINAL ROAD GAME OF THE SEASON AT UIC--
iupuijags.com
UWGB women: Mohns leads Phoenix to 1,000th win--
Green Bay Press Gazette
Green Bay Notches 1,000th Program Win, Routs Oakland 72-32--
greenbayphoenix.com
VIDEO: Catch The Next Episode Of The "MKE MINUTE"--
mkepanthers.com
Block Party! Records Fall In Win Over Titans--
mkepanthers.com
Panthers Celebrate “Senior Day” Saturday On My24 Sports--
mkepanthers.com
Northern Kentucky University Norse basketball has much at stake in final home weekend--
Cincinnati Enquirer
Drew McDonald carries Northern Kentucky Norse over Youngstown State Penguins--
Cincinnati Enquirer
Don Owen: NKU cools off blistering-hot Youngstown State, extends home winning streak to 20--
Northern Kentucky Tribune
McDonald Sets Free Throw Record as NKU Wins 20th Straight at Home--
River City News
Youngstown State preview: A streak must be broken--
The Northerner
NKU takes down Youngstown State 76-69--
The Northerner
McDonald adds Google Cloud Academic All-District to list of honors--
nkunorse.com
Drew McDonald sets free throw record in @NKUNorseMBB’s 76-69 win over YSU--
nkunorse.com
Senior night for McDonald, Robinson closes home regular-season slate for @NKUNorseMBB--
nkunorse.com
Preview: NKU hosts No. 2 in the Horizon League--
The Northerner
Coffey named to Google Cloud Academic All-District® Team--
nkunorse.com
Archdeacon: Hall of Fame recognition special to Voice of the Raiders--
Dayton Daily News
Wright State rolls in second half to beat Cleveland State--
Dayton Daily News
Raiders put Nagy’s concerns to rest in rout of Vikings--
Dayton Daily News
@WSU_MBB Takes Down Cleveland State 87-61--
wsuraiders.com
@WSU_MBB Prepares for Hot Penguins--
wsuraiders.com
Vogelpohl Has Been A True Competitor--
wsuraiders.com
Quisenberry injured as YSU winning streak ends--
Youngstown Vindicator
Norse end Penguins’ winning streak--
Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle
Are the Penguins Having Fun Because They’re Winning? Or Winning Because They’re Having Fun?--
The Jambar
Stay Hungry, Stay Humble: Penguin Freshman is Ready for More--
The Jambar
Bohannon Posts Career-Scoring High, Late Run Lifts Northern Kentucky Past Men's Basketball 76-69--
ysusports.com
Penguins Head to NKU Looking for Fourth Straight Win--
ysusports.com
Three Penguins Named to Google Cloud Academic All-District® Women’s Basketball Team--
ysusports.com
NKU's McDonald adds Google Cloud Academic All-District to list of honors--
The Horizon League
#HLMBB Roundup – February 21--
The Horizon League
NKU's Coffey named to Google Cloud Academic All-District® Team--
The Horizon League
Three Penguins Named to Google Cloud Academic All-District® Women’s Basketball Team--
The Horizon League
#HLWBB Roundup - February 21--
The Horizon League
