News On The Horizon 2/7/2008

Waters considers making changes--Cleveland Plain Dealer

TONIGHT'S GAMES: Area basketball match-ups--The Detroit Free Press

Men's basketball: Bennett to be honored tonight--Green Bay Press Gazette

Women's basketball: Today's UWGB-Youngstown State preview--Green Bay Press Gazette

UWM reels in guard--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

College Basketball: It's Wright State's turn to make a run at the No. 2 spot--The Post-Tribune
Valpo needs to find its killer instinct - and fast--The Post-Tribune
Steelheads to sign ex-VU star Howard--The NWI Times
Free throws tell the tale for VU--The NWI Times
Crusaders Look to Rebound Thursday at Green Bay--www.valpo.edu

Peller perseveres in adjusted role--The NWI Times

Balanced league has WSU on toes--Dayton Daily News
WSU vs. Cleveland preview--Dayton Daily News

Lewis Named First Team Academic All-District--wsuraiders.com

YSU BASKETBALL \ Today’s games--Youngstown Vindicator
Penguin women host Green Bay Phoenix--Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle
Men look to end six-game skid vs. Detroit--Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle
Second time around: Penguins will look to end six game slide tonight--The Jambar
Penguins seek revenge against league's top squad--The Jambar

Four Horizon League women's basketball players receive CoSIDA Academic All-District honors--The Horizon League

Men's seed race 2/6/2008

Scores from 2/5/2008:

Butler 71 Valpo 68

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

CSU is 1-0 against Wright St.

UIC is 1-0 against Green Bay.

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

Thanks to uwmfansince1997 from the Milwaukee board for providing a link to the Horizon League's official "Track the Bracket" page.

News On The Horizon 2/6/2008

BracketBusters Matchups 2008--The Mid Majority


3's Keep Butler, Drake Among Top Teams--MICentralSports.com
Campbell's 3 Leads Butler to Win--MICentralSports.com
The State Of The Other 22, Week 12--The Mid-Majority

4. Butler (Horizon League), 94.368, 19-2 (8-2) [4]

All we can say is: rollin'. Worth pointing out, once again, that 6-8 freshman big Matt Howard has led the team in scoring for the past seven games, and if he doesn't win the league newcomer of the year award, then there's some kind of political stuff going on. The improved inside game has led to an increase in 2-point field goal percentage from 49.5 percent last year (when they went to the Sweet 16) to 50.7, the difference between third in the Horizon and first.

Drake at Butler--The Mid Majority
Campbell's clutch 3 boosts Bulldogs--The Indy Star
Campbell hits 3 to give No. 10 Butler win over Valparaiso--The Indy Star
Signature victory at Valpo--Indy Star Butler Insider
BUTLER 71, VALPARAISO 68--THE unOFFICIAL BUTLER BULLDOGS MEN'S BASKETBALL PAGE
Bulldogs take down Valpo behind 20 points from Graves--Butler Collegian Dawgnet
No. 10 Butler Earns Thrilling 71-68 Victory Over Valparaiso--ButlerSports.com

Bulldogs Tangle With Flames On Thursday--ButlerSports.com

Marist at Cleveland State--The Mid Majority
CSU Drops Third Straight--The Fan Home of the Cleveland State Vikings
Loyola 65, CSU 53: The Good & The Bad--The Fan Home of the Cleveland State Vikings
Vikings Host Wright State In A Battle For Second Place--csuvikings.com

Vikings Riding Five-Game Win Streak as Milwaukee Comes to Town Thursday--csuvikings.com
Klein Named Horizon League Scholar-Athlete of the Month--csuvikings.com

Men's Basketball Hits The Road For A Pair in Ohio--detroittitans.com

Fifth Third Bank Presents "Pack The Pavilion" Night On Feb. 20--uicflames.com
Free Student Bus Trip Available For This Saturday's UIC-Loyola Game--uicflames.com

Women's Basketball Heads To Indianapolis To Face Butler--uicflames.com

Loyola's senior honored--Daily Herald
Funeral held for former Rambler--Loyola Phoenix
In the face of adversity--Loyola Phoenix
Thumbs up, thumbs down--Loyola Phoenix
Rambler Profile--Loyola Phoenix
Inconsistency plagues women's bball again--Loyola Phoenix
Loyola Opens Second Half Of Horizon League Slate At Valparaiso--LoyolaRamblers.com

Tracy Robinson Named Horizon League Player Of The Week--LoyolaRamblers.com
Loyola To Play At William & Mary On Feb. 23--LoyolaRamblers.com

Tillema Named Horizon League Male Scholar-Athlete of the Month--uwgbathletics.com
Green Bay Tips Off Huge Stretch Thursday Against Valpo--uwgbathletics.com

Women's Basketball Travels to Youngstown State, Cleveland State--uwgbathletics.com

Panthers Return To Road At Cleveland State Thursday--uwmpanthers.com

The Boubacar 2/6/2008 (Student Spirit Edition)--The Mid Majority
Miami (Oh.) at Valparaiso--The Mid Majority
No. 10 Butler escapes Valpo--The Chicago Sun-Times
Crusaders fall in final seconds to No. 10 Butler for second time--The Post-Tribune
VU-Butler rivalry back with a flourish--The Post-Tribune
Butler beats Crusaders for fifth straight time--The NWI Times
VU's Huff plays through the pain--The NWI Times
Surprise, surprise - another late lead lost--VU with David Robb
Valpo Set to Begin Round 2 of Horizon League Slate--www.valpo.edu

Valpo Drops Last-Second Decision to #10/11 Butler--www.valpo.edu

Brown among Wright State Wall inductees--Dayton Daily News
A long season, yes, but WSU's next game is big--Dayton Daily News
Men win six straight games--The Guardian

Women's basketball plays two games decided by final shot--The Guardian
Freshmen standouts lead women's basketball team to recent success--The Guardian

Losing streak hits six for Penguins following loss to UIC--The Jambar
Penguin Sports: To the Point--The Jambar
Men's Basketball: Penguins Try For First-Ever Sweep of Titans--ysusports.com

Women's Basketball Returns to Beeghly Center to Host League Leader Green Bay--ysusports.com

Men's Basketball Roundup - February 5--The Horizon League

News On The Horizon 2/5/2008

Bulldogs inherit lead during sabbatical--The Indy Star
Notre Dame, Purdue join Butler, IU in rankings--The Indy Star
Butler To Host Drake In O'Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters Event--ButlerSports.com

Lady Bulldogs cruise to Horizon League victory--Butler Collegian Dawgnet

Can teams strut their stuff?--Cleveland Plain Dealer
CSU To Host Marist In ESPNU BracketBusters--csuvikings.com

Klein Earns Third Horizon League Player of the Week Honor--csuvikings.com

Titans Add Bowling Green To Men's Basketball Schedule--detroittitans.com

Flames get paired with Northern Iowa--Whoosh!Net
Men's Basketball Draws UNI In 2008 O'Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters Game--uicflames.com

Men's basketball: UWGB draws W. Michigan for BracketBusters--Green Bay Press Gazette
Basketball: Martinez, Steeno selected for Hall of Fame--Green Bay Press Gazette
Men's Basketball to Face Western Michigan in BracketBusters Event--uwgbathletics.com
Phoenix Weekly Sports Report, Feb. 4-10--uwgbathletics.com

Panthers given trip to Bradley--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Panthers look to rebound after two-game skid--College Basketball Blog
Raided.--Milwaukee Panther Tracks
UWM Headed To Bradley For O'Reilly BracketBusters--uwmpanthers.com

Despite long layoff, VU back in Horizon race--The Post-Tribune
BracketBuster pits Crusaders, RedHawks--The Post-Tribune
Ex-Valpo coach always loved a challenge--The Post-Tribune
VU hosts nationally ranked Butler for ESPN2-televised tilt--The NWI Times
Free throws tell the story--VU with David Robb
Crusaders to Face Miami (Ohio) in BracketBusters Game; Game Will Be One of 14 Broadcast on the ESPN Family of Networks--www.valpo.edu

WSU will play Illinois State on Feb. 24--Dayton Daily News
Raiders spread court time among roster, top Blue Hose--Dayton Daily News
Raiders to play Illinois State in Bracket Buster game--Dayton Daily News
Raiders blow by Presbyterian, 58-42--Fairborn Daily Herald
Men Roll to 58-42 Win Over Presbyterian--wsuraiders.com
Raiders to Play at Illinois State as part of O'Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters--wsuraiders.com

Men's Basketball: Penguins Draw Buffalo In O'Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters--ysusports.com

Five Horizon League teams selected to play in O'Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters TV games--The Horizon League
Men's Basketball Roundup - February 4--The Horizon League
Men's Basketball Release #14--The Horizon League

Horizon League Women's Basketball Release #14--The Horizon League

News On The Horizon 2/4/2008

Big February for Butler--Indy Star Butler Insider
Bulldogs Visit Valparaiso For Nationally-Televised Game--ButlerSports.com

When strong, they get week--Cleveland Plain Dealer

Mayo, Kreps lead 3-for-all--The Chicago Sun-Times
Mayo still the story--UIC Chicago Flame

Women continue march toward Horizon top four--UIC Chicago Flame

Robinson caps intense week--The Chicago Sun-Times

Weekly Panthers preview--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Passion in Sound--UWM Post
Mo-Town Madness--UWM Post

Phoenix Soar Past Panthers--UWM Post

National media flock to ARC--The NWI Times

Preview: Wright State vs. Presbyterian--Dayton Daily News

News On The Horizon 2/3/2008

Clutch free throws lift Vikings over Bulldogs--Butler Collegian Dawgnet
Butler Defense Smothers Penguins As Bulldogs Roll To 63-48 Win--ButlerSports.com

Vikings on target in win over Valpo--Cleveland Plain Dealer
Klein Ties Career-High With 33 Points as Vikings Shoot Past Valparaiso, 86-63--csuvikings.com

Cleveland St. Falls To Loyola In Horizon League Play--csuvikings.com

Late lay-up denies Titans' win streak--The Detroit Free Press
Late basket lifts Green Bay past Detroit--The Detroit News
Barkley’s only field goal of the day sinks lowly Titans--The Oakland Press
Titans Edged By Green Bay In Final Seconds--detroittitans.com
Sneakers Show Titan Coaches' Support Of "Coaches Vs. Cancer" Initiative--detroittitans.com

Flames Too Much for the Titans--detroittitans.com

Mayo paces Illinois-Chicago with 21 points--The Chicago Tribune
Another efficient game for Mayo--Whoosh!Net
Men's Basketball Downs Youngstown State, 86-72--uicflames.com

Women's Basketball Defeats Detroit, 66-36--uicflames.com

Robinson's career night lifts Loyola--The Chicago Tribune
Robinson's Career Night Leads Loyola Past Cleveland State, 65-53--LoyolaRamblers.com

Late Spurt Pushes Wright State Past Loyola, 56-49--LoyolaRamblers.com

Women's basketball: UWGB shows it's still the Horizon League team to beat--Green Bay Press Gazette
Women's Basketball Clamps Down On Milwaukee With 79-64 Win--uwgbathletics.com

Men's basketball: Phoenix snaps road skid on Barkley layup--Green Bay Press Gazette
Late Barkley Bucket Gives Phoenix 64-62 Win Over Detroit--uwgbathletics.com

Jeter refuses to cross the line in showing his foul mood--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Panthers Drop Heartbreaker To Raiders--uwmpanthers.com

Phoenix maintains fire--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Panthers Fall To Green Bay, 79-64--uwmpanthers.com

Women's basketball: Cleveland State rips Valparaiso--The Post-Tribune
Crusaders suffer worst conference loss in 11 years--The NWI Times
Slow Start Costs Valpo Saturday against Cleveland State--www.valpo.edu

Crusaders Welcome ESPN2 to the ARC as Nationally-Ranked Butler Comes to Town--www.valpo.edu

WSU's Wilson proves the value of rebounds--Dayton Daily News
Duggins' shot wins it for Raiders--Dayton Daily News
Five straight wins--RaiderRoundball.com
Nips Milwaukee at the Buzzer to Win Fifth Straight--wsuraiders.com

Women Defeat Loyola in Final Minute--wsuraiders.com

Flames burn Penguins--Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle
Strong Second-Half Effort Not Enough in 86-72 Loss to UIC--ysusports.com

YSU women fall to Butler--Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle
Cold-Shooting Dooms Penguins in 63-48 Loss at Butler--ysusports.com

Men's Basketball Roundup - February 2--The Horizon League

Women's Basketball Roundup - February 2--The Horizon League

Men's seed race 2/3/2008

Scores from 2/2/2008:

Green Bay  66 Detroit 64
Wright St. 53 Milwaukee 51
Loyola     65 CSU 53
UIC        86 YSU 72

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

CSU is 1-0 against Wright St.

Valpo is 2-0 against Green Bay/UIC, plus Valpo's W-L pct. is .556 while Green Bay's and UIC's is .545.

UIC is 1-0 against Green Bay.

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