On The Horizon

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Green Bay: 16-2

Green Bay has clinched the #1 seed and the outright Horizon regular season title.

Meaningful Games to Watch This Week

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Skorupski Scores 18 Second-Half Points to Lead Green Bay past IU Indy--greenbayphoenix.com

MITCHELL TALLIES CAREER-HIGH 25 AS JAGS FALL TO OAKLAND--iuindyjags.com

IU Indianapolis women's basketball wins last home game--The Campus Citizen
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL FALLS TO PHOENIX ON THE ROAD--iuindyjags.com

After senior night win, UWM feels 'crazy dangerous' heading into tourney--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Panthers Top Penguins On “Senior Night” To Close Regular Season, 78-65--mkepanthers.com

Milwaukee Unable to Withstand Purdue Fort Wayne’s Second-Half Push--mkepanthers.com

Oday’s perfect night, Wells’ double-double power Norse past Vikings--nkunorse.com

Norse blowout Oakland on the road, clinch top-five seed in Horizon League--nkunorse.com

Oakland’s Possible Seeds and Opponents--HoriZone Roundtable
Oakland losing streak extends to four: Costly rotational mistakes and defensive lapses--The Oakland Post
Robinson Dishes Career-High 13 Assists in Road Triumph over IU Indy--goldengrizzlies.com

Norse Spoil Oakland’s Home Finale in 84-59 Rout--HoriZone Roundtable
Women's Basketball Falls to Norse in Final Home Game--goldengrizzlies.com

Fort Wayne's Kellen Pickett returns to city with Wright State--Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
PFW falls to Wright State; Pickett wins conference title in return to Fort Wayne--Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Feature: Corey Hadnot II’s Path to Breakout Junior Season--gomastodons.com
Hadnot Hits 600-Point Mark; 'Dons Fall to Wright State--gomastodons.com

Mastodon WBB Tops Milwaukee 71-52 in Road Victory--gomastodons.com

Robert Morris men extend winning streak to 6, take over 2nd place in Horizon League--Tribune-Review
Ryan Prather Jr.’s Explosive Second Half Leads Robert Morris Past Detroit Mercy--Robert Morris Sports Now
Prather’s Big Second Half Leads RMU Men’s Basketball to 20th Win After 73-62 Victory Over Detroit Mercy--rmucolonials.com

Latest setback has RMU on brink of a road postseason game--HoriZone Roundtable

A Dream Deferred: Raiders Outright Title Hopes on Hold--HoriZone Roundtable
Wright State basketball: Raiders had hoped to celebrate outright crown, will have to wait--Dayton Daily News
Wright State basketball: Raiders grab win at PFW, capture outright Horizon League title--Dayton Daily News
Guardian Gallery: Raiders Unfortunate Outcome On Senior Night--Wright State Guardian
Raiders clinch outright HL title with Wednesday road win--wsuraiders.com

Henson finishes with a season-high 20 points on senior night--wsuraiders.com

Penguins split Horizon League road series--The Jambar
Rolf Posts Double-Double in Loss at Milwaukee--ysusports.com

YSU Defeats NKU on Senior Day--HoriZone Roundtable
Mid-Major Madness Women’s Player of the Week Voting: Feb. 16-22--Mid-Major Madness

Sophia Gregory (Youngstown State)

Gregory had a monster game in the Penguins’ win at Purdue Fort Wayne as she scored 37 points on 16-of-19 shooting and pulled down 19 rebounds. That’s the first 37-point, 19-rebound game in Division I since 2017. She scored 14 points in the final five and a half minutes to help lead YSU to a 76-71 win as it locked up the two seed in the Horizon League. She also had three assists, three steals, and two blocks. The sophomore forward opened the week with six points and 17 boards in a win at Northern Kentucky. She averaged 21.5 points and 18 rebounds a game for the week.

Horizon League-leading defense lifting YSU to new heights--Tribune Chronicle
YSU beats Detroit Mercy 72-60 on Santoro’s senior night--Tribune Chronicle
Shot heard across horizon--The Jambar
Three Posts Reach Double Figures, Penguins Top Titans 72-60 in Regular-Season Finale--ysusports.com

#HLMBB Notebook – Feb. 24, 2026--The Horizon League

#HLWBB Notebook – Feb. 24, 2026--The Horizon League

Jim Squire

The Mad Scramble to the End--HoriZone Roundtable
#HLMBB NET Rankings (And More!) – February 23, 2026--HoriZone Roundtable
#HLMBB Power Rankings 2/23--HoriZone Roundtable
Horizon League recap Feb. 16-22: Green Bay wins while Gottlieb out--Mid-Major Madness

#HLWBB Power Rankings — Week 16--HoriZone Roundtable

Cleveland State men’s basketball falls short to Purdue Fort Wayne, 92-86, on senior night--Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland State Men's Basketball Falls to Purdue Fort Wayne, 92-86--csuvikings.com

Red-hot Detroit Mercy edges GB and Gottlieb, joins Oakland in second place--The Detroit News
Lovejoy's Career-High 33 Lifts Titans To Fourth Straight Win--detroittitans.com
Edwards Posts Eighth Double-Double as Titans Fall in Final Seconds at IU Indy--detroittitans.com

Four Score in Double Figures as Green Bay Falls at Detroit Mercy--greenbayphoenix.com

The Women’s Other Top 25: North Dakota St. emerges as No. 1 following upsets in Atlantic 10--Mid-Major Madness

Here is the full ranking:

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Last Week

25 Green Bay 22

JAGUARS SECURE INTENSE WIN OVER TITANS--iuindyjags.com

UWM's slide continues to team that again proves to be Panthers' Kryptonite--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Archdeacon: Mountain top to bottom, Wright State’s Bryan Etumnu never has stood taller--Dayton Daily News
Wright State Men's Basketball Falls at the Buzzer to Detroit Mercy--Wright State Guardian

YSU women stay hot, beat Purdue Fort Wayne--Tribune Chronicle

Under Armour #HLMBB Players of the Week (February 23)--The Horizon League

Under Armour #HLWBB Players of the Week (February 23, 2026)--The Horizon League

Jim Squire

Nelson’s 21 Points Dwarfed by Gregory’s Career Day, ‘Dons Fall Again at Home to YSU--HoriZone Roundtable
Bubble battles and blowout spots: Sunday’s best college basketball bets--Busting Brackets

Best bets for Sunday, February 22, 2026
Green Bay Phoenix at Detroit Mercy Titans
Green Bay picked up a win in its last outing without head coach Doug Gottlieb and now gets him back on the sideline. The Phoenix carry momentum into this matchup and seem undervalued as an underdog.
Detroit Mercy has struggled to string together consistent performances. Expect Green Bay to take control and win this one outright.

1 Storyline for Each Mid-Major Conference Heading Into Final Weeks--Mid-Major Madness

Horizon: All Gottlieb needed to do was stop hosting his radio show (?)
Everyone: pretend to be shocked that a collegiate head coaching job requires one to focus fully on that and not have another full-time job on the side. Douglas Gottlieb may have taken a year and a half too long to figure it out, but credit to him, he finally did. And a program that went 4-28 last year – losing games to No Name University along the way – sits in second place this year.
It’s a huge accomplishment for the Phoenix, who were picked to finish last in the 11-team league. But the pole position currently belongs to Wright State, who are led by its own second-year head coach and who themselves were picked seventh. And don’t forget about the untouchable experience of Greg Kampe and his up-tempo Golden Grizzlies, who probably deserve a few more people at their home games for yet another gritty season.

Week 16 Weekend Watchlist--Basket Under Review

Sunday, February 22
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#167 Robert Morris at #143 Wright State (-4), 2 PM ET, ESPNU.
Robert Morris returns to action after a week off, and they'll look to remain the hottest team in the league, currently riding a 4 game winning streak that began with a win at home over Wright State. The Raiders however are looking to clinch the Horizon regular season title outright in their final home game of the season.
That first meeting in Moon Township was Wright State's least efficient offensive game of the Horizon season, primarily due to the fact the Raiders (a typically dominant rim offense) shot just 42% at the rim on their usual high rim rate. That's by far WSU's lowest mark of the Horizon season, and the only game they've been held below 50% (they shoot 61% at the rim on the season, on a 93rd percentile rate, per Synergy data). The crazy part is RMU is a mid-tier Horizon rim defense by the numbers, and dead last in the league in block rate, but tallied 9 blocks at a 20% rate in that game. The Raiders enjoyed a higher "high quality shot" rate, were +7 in FGAs, +11 in offensive boards, and +10 in FTAs- they just missed a lot of layups. RMU has been without starting PG Albert Vargas, and there's a fairly large efficiency drop between him and freshman Darius Livingston (RMU a net +6 in comparison with Vargas on the floor, per EvanMiya on/off efficiency data)- we'll see if the week off allowed him to return to health. - Jordan Majewski

Cleveland State Men's Basketball Hosts Purdue Fort Wayne for Senior Day--csuvikings.com

Titans Sweep Milwaukee For Third Straight Win--detroittitans.com
Festive Sunday Has Titans Looking For Revenge On Green Bay--detroittitans.com

Green Bay Moves Into Second with Road Win over Oakland--greenbayphoenix.com

Guyer Goes for Career-High on Senior Day as Phoenix Down Milwaukee--greenbayphoenix.com

Corsaro Added to Lawsuit by Former IU Indy Players--HoriZone Roundtable

Time is running low on UWM after falling to 7-11 in Horizon League play--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Titans Hold Off Panthers Down The Stretch, 91-86--mkepanthers.com
Panthers Unable To Finish Off Golden Grizzlies, 81-70--mkepanthers.com

Panthers Conclude Road Slate with Loss at Green Bay--mkepanthers.com

Sam Vinson’s first pro contract takes him far, far away from Fort Thomas--NKyTribune
Men’s Basketball suffers road setback at Youngstown State--nkunorse.com

Seniors show up big on Senior Night as NKU women’s basketball beats Wright State--The Northerner
Seniors shine in home victory over Wright State--nkunorse.com

Robinson and Naivalurua Combine for 43 Points as Oakland Overtakes Milwaukee--goldengrizzlies.com

Oakland Turns the Tide in Comeback Win Over Robert Morris--HoriZone Roundtable
Luehring Scores 31 as Golden Grizzlies Score Comeback Win over Colonials--goldengrizzlies.com

PFW men hold off charging Cleveland State--Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Hadnot and Nelson Lift Mastodons to Win at CSU--gomastodons.com

PFW women can't contain Youngstown State's Gregory in loss--Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Penguins Take #HLWBB Pink Out Contest 76-71--gomastodons.com

3 keys to Robert Morris completing the season sweep over 1st place Wright State--Busting Brackets
Robert Morris faces defining test at league-leading Wright State--Tribune-Review
Robert Morris men’s basketball team finishes regular-season sweep of Wright State--Tribune-Review
Robert Morris picks up fifth straight win, knocks off Wright State on the road--Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Freshman Shines as Robert Morris Completes Regular Season Sweep of Wright State--Robert Morris Sports Now
Livingston’s Career-High 24 Leads RMU Men’s Basketball Past First Place Wright State 81-68--rmucolonials.com

Big Second Half by Golden Grizzlies Closes out Colonials--rmucolonials.com

Hoops HD Daily Rundown – Sunday, Feb 22nd--Hoops HD

HIGHLIGHTED GAMES:
-Wright State @ Robert Morris (Horizon League) – it has been a wild season in the HL, but Wright State can clinch 1st place outright with a win today

Wright State basketball: Raiders clinch Horizon League co-championship--Dayton Daily News
Wright State basketball: Burch’s emergence has helped Raiders soar to first--Dayton Daily News
Wright State basketball: Raiders had hoped to celebrate outright crown, will have to wait--Dayton Daily News
Raiders drop Senior Day battle to RMU--wsuraiders.com

Raiders drop heartbreaker at Northern Kentucky Saturday--wsuraiders.com

YSU fends off second-half rally to hold on and beat NKU--Tribune Chronicle
Penguins Hang on for 64-58 Senior Day Win Over Northern Kentucky--ysusports.com

Gregory’s 37 Points, 19 Rebounds Lift Penguins to 76-71 Win at Purdue Fort Wayne--ysusports.com

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Meaningful Games to Watch This Week

Sophia Gregory (Youngstown State)

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Green Bay Phoenix at Detroit Mercy Titans

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