On The Horizon

Jim Squire

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