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
C Games
#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
