On The Horizon

Jim Squire

Scores from 2/2/2008:


Butler     63 YSU 48
CSU        86 Valpo 63
Green Bay  79 Milwaukee 64
Wright St. 56 Loyola 49
UIC        66 Detroit 36

Seed Team        Conf
#1   Green Bay   8-1   Would host winner of 8/9 game
#2   CSU         7-2   Would host winner of 7/10 game
#3   Milwaukee   6-3   Would host Valpo
#4   YSU         5-4   Would host Wright St.
#5   Wright St.  5-4
#6   Valparaiso  4-5
#7   Butler      4-5   Would host Detroit in play-in game
#8   UIC         4-5   Would host Loyola in play-in game
#9   Loyola (IL) 2-7
#10  Detroit     0-9

YSU is 1-0 against Wright St.

Valpo, Butler, and UIC are each 1-1 in the head-to-head.
Valpo beat Green Bay.
Butler is 1-0 against UIC.

Jim Squire

Bulldogs Battle Youngstown State On Saturday--ButlerSports.com

Waters wants whistles to go his way--Cleveland Plain Dealer
CSU Ends Road Trip At Loyola--csuvikings.com

Vikings Head to Valparaiso on Saturday in Search of Fifth Straight Win--csuvikings.com

Detroit Mercy vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay--The Detroit Free Press

Matchup: Detroit Mercy 5-15, 1-9 Horizon League; Wisconsin-Green Bay 5-5, 11-9.

Tip-off: 4:05 p.m., Calihan Hall, Detroit.

Radio: WDFN-AM (1130).

Line: Wisconsin-Green Bay by 1 1/2 .

Overview: UDM is seeking to build momentum after ending a 13-game losing streak Thursday night. Balance led the way as five Titans scored in double figures against Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The Titans have won five of the past seven meetings against Green Bay, but lost at Green Bay, 78-52, on Jan. 3.

UDM Entertains Green Bay On Saturday--detroittitans.com

Women's Hoops at UIC on Saturday--detroittitans.com

Women's Basketball Squares Off Against Detroit On Saturday Afternoon--uicflames.com

Men's Basketball Meets Youngstown State At Pavilion On Saturday Night--uicflames.com

Loyola Aims For Third Straight Home Win With Saturday Date With Wright State--LoyolaRamblers.com

Women's basketball: Phoenix awaits board battle--Green Bay Press Gazette
Green Bay takes on Milwaukee Saturday in key Horizon League contest--uwgbathletics.com

Men's basketball: Today's UWGB preview--Green Bay Press Gazette
Green Bay Eyes Season Sweep Over Detroit Saturday Afternoon--uwgbathletics.com

Through turmoil, Wisconsin-Milwaukee thriving under Jeter--The Examiner
11 strong make it 11 in a row--UWM Post
Complete turnaround
Panthers Hope To Bounce Back At Wright State--uwmpanthers.com

Panthers Host Green Bay In Showdown For First Place--uwmpanthers.com

Guards lead VU women in points, rebounds and minutes--The NWI Times
Homestand Continues Saturday for Valpo Women--www.valpo.edu

WSU back in league race--Dayton Daily News
WSU vs. UW-Milwaukee preview--Dayton Daily News
Duggins, Evans lead Raiders past Green Bay--Fairborn Daily Herald

Array of scorers key for YSU women--Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle
Rivalry renewed: Penguins kickoff weekend tour of Indiana with Valparaiso--The Jambar
Penguins go for season sweep of Loyola--The Jambar
Men's Basketball: Penguins Try For First-Ever Sweep of Flames--ysusports.com
Women's Basketball Seeks Second Straight Road Victory at Butler Saturday--ysusports.com

Jim Squire

Quiz for Butler fans--Indy Star Butler Insider
Vikings Outlast Bulldogs, 65-61--ButlerSports.com

Vikings unable to fight fire with fire, fall to Flames--Cleveland Plain Dealer
Mayo leads Illinois-Chicago to 74-68 win over Cleveland St.--Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle
UIC Topples Vikings, 74-68--csuvikings.com

Klein and Korth Lead Vikings Over Butler, 65-61--csuvikings.com

HOOPS ROUNDUP: UDM stops 13-game skid, 72-61--The Detroit Free Press
Detroit ends 13-game skid--The Detroit News

Chris Hayes scored 15 of his career-high 20 in the second half and host Detroit ended a 13-game losing streak with a 72-61 victory over Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

The Titans (5-15, 1-9 Horizon) opened the second half on a 7-0 run to take the lead for good.

Titans finally end losing streak--The Oakland Press
Men's Basketball Victorious Over Milwaukee--detroittitans.com

UDM Hosts Clinic As Part Of National Girls & Women In Sports Day.--detroittitans.com
Titans Drop 79-70 Decision at Loyola--detroittitans.com

Mayo leads Illinois-Chicago to win--The Chicago Tribune
Mayo's a homer, scores 29 vs. Vikes--The Chicago Sun-Times
UIC 74, Cleveland St. 68--Daily Herald

Josh Mayo scored a game-high 29 points, including four 3-pointers, to lead host Illinois-Chicago to a come-from-behind win over Cleveland State.

Scott Vandermeer added 14 points and 5 blocked shots, and Karl White Jr. had 11 points for the Flames (11-10, 5-5 Horizon League).

The Flames trailed 31-27 at the half but went ahead on a 12-2 run in the first six minutes of the second half.

Illinois-Chicago hit 23 of 37 free throws, compared with 11 of 18 for Cleveland State (14-8, 7-3).

Joe Davis led Cleveland State with 27 points. Cedric Jackson added 8 points and 10 rebounds for the Vikings.

Inside-out combo lifts Flames--Whoosh!Net
Men's Basketball Beats Cleveland State, 74-68--uicflames.com

Women's Basketball Earns Sixth Home Victory With Win Over Wright State--uicflames.com

Clutch 3-pointer provides Loyola with win--The Chicago Tribune
Robinson wins it at buzzer--The Chicago Sun-Times
Robinson's 3 lifts Loyola--Daily Herald
Robinson's Buzzer-Beater Lifts Loyola Past Youngstown State, 69-68--LoyolaRamblers.com
Ramblers Seek Third Straight Win When Cleveland State Visits Gentile Center On Saturday--LoyolaRamblers.com

Loyola Rolls Past Detroit, 79-70--LoyolaRamblers.com

Men's basketball: Turnovers sink the Phoenix--Green Bay Press Gazette
Wright State Sneaks Past Green Bay, 71-67--uwgbathletics.com

Motor City breakdown--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
College Basketball Teams surpass expectations--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Panthers on the prowl: National analysts probably forgot the location of UW-Milwaukee when Bruce Pearl left for Tennessee after leading the Panthers to the Sweet 16 in 2005.

They may not discover UWM this season, but the work coach Rob Jeter has done since dismissing two key starters for conduct detrimental to the team has been remarkable.

Jeter dismissed senior guard Avery Smith, the team's leading scorer last season, in November. He did the same to senior forward Torre Johnson, who was leading the team in scoring and rebounding after 10 games, in December.

UWM was 3-7 at the time of Johnson's dismissal. The new-look Panthers (12-8, 7-3 Horizon League) has won nine of 11 games. They should be a factor in the race for both the regular-season and tournament titles.

Who saw that coming earlier this season?

No one, which is just another reason we love college basketball.

Forget the Titans--Milwaukee Panther Tracks
Panthers Stumble In Detroit--uwmpanthers.com
Jeters Set To Co-Host Coaches Vs. Cancer Gala--uwmpanthers.com

Women's Basketball: Penguins pull away from VU in final minutes--The Post-Tribune
March of the Penguins at Valpo--The NWI Times
Litka’s Double-Double Not Enough as Crusaders Fall to Youngstown State--www.valpo.edu

Crusaders at a crossroads--The NWI Times
Three Men’s Games to Air on Sirius Satellite Radio--www.valpo.edu

Freshman Evans Raiders' surprise--Dayton Daily News
Raiders win 4th straight--Dayton Daily News
Victory--RaiderRoundball.com
Men Top Green Bay for Fourth Straight Win--wsuraiders.com

Women Fall at UIC--wsuraiders.com

YSU women defeat Valpo, men fall to Loyola-Chicago--Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle
Three-Point Barrage Leads Women's Basketball Past Valparaiso, 92-79--ysusports.com

Men’s Basketball: Holmes, Barber Score 19 in Buzzer-Beater Defeat at Loyola--ysusports.com

Men's Basketball Roundup - January 31--The Horizon League

Women's Basketball Roundup - January 31--The Horizon League

Jim Squire

Scores from 1/31/2008:


WSU    71 Green Bay 67
UDM    72 Milwaukee 61
Loyola 69 YSU 68
UIC    74 CSU 68

Seed Team        Conf    
#1   Butler      8-2   Double-bye
#2   CSU         7-3   Double-bye
#3   Milwaukee   7-4   Hosts Detroit
#4   Wright St.  6-4   Hosts YSU
#5   Valparaiso  5-4   Hosts Loyola
#6   UIC         5-5   Hosts Green Bay
#7   Green Bay   5-5
#8   Loyola (IL) 4-7
#9   YSU         3-8
#10  Detroit     1-9

UIC is 1-0 against Green Bay.

Thanks to WAJC69 from the Butler board for providing the Official Tie Breaker Rules

Jim Squire

Scores from 1/31/2008:


UIC    63 Wright St. 60
Loyola 79 Detroit 70
CSU    65 Butler 61
YSU    92 Valpo 79

Seed Team        Conf
#1   Green Bay   7-1   Would host winner of 8/9 game
#2   Milwaukee   6-2   Would host winner of 7/10 game
#3   CSU         6-2   Would host Valpo
#4   YSU         5-3   Would host Wright St.
#5   Wright St.  4-4
#6   Valparaiso  4-4
#7   Butler      3-5   Would host Detroit in play-in game
#8   UIC         3-5   Would host Loyola in play-in game
#9   Loyola (IL) 2-6
#10  Detroit     0-8

Milwaukee is 1-0 against CSU.

Wright St. is 1-0 against Valpo.

Butler is 1-0 against UIC.

Jim Squire

Eight Former Athletes Chosen For Butler Hall Of Fame--ButlerSports.com

Watson turns to tough defense for starring role with Vikings--Cleveland Plain Dealer
Vikings look to right ship against UIC--Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Breyohn Watson File--Cleveland Plain Dealer

AREA COLLEGE HOOPS: Tonight's college basketball game--The Detroit Free Press

DETROIT MERCY VS. WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE

Matchup: Detroit Mercy 4-15, 0-9 Horizon; Wisconsin-Milwaukee 12-8, 7-3.

Tip-off: 7, Calihan Hall.

Radio: WDTW-AM (1310).

Line: Even.

Overview: The Titans almost notched their first Horizon League victory at Milwaukee on Jan. 5, leading late before losing, 55-53. The Panthers have won nine of 10. Paige Paulsen leads Wisconsin-Milwaukee in scoring at 15.3 points per game.