Side DishesThe Morning Dish – Monday, February 26, 2018--Hoopville
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Among the other top individual performances of the day: Jon Elmore drilled nine three-pointers and poured in 38 points for Marshall in a 103-75 win over UNC Charlotte. Kendrick Nunn scored 37 for Oakland and his team needed all of them in a narrow 72-70 win over Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Zane Martin fired in 36 points for Towson, but the Tigers lost to Hofstra 91-86, finishing the CAA regular season with a disappointing 8-10 mark after a 10-1 start to the season. Also, Ty Cockfield scored 35 for Arkansas State but also in a loss, 88-81 to Coastal Carolina.
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Today’s Menu
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The Horizon League race comes down to the final day of the season. Northern Kentucky holds the lead, but the Norse have a tricky one at IUPUI, which has won four of five to become a tough out of late. Wright State can still tie NKU for the title, but the Raiders are at Illinois-Chicago, which is in third a game back.
Side DishesNorthern Kentucky wins outright Horizon title, 75-56--CBS Sports
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Northern Kentucky claimed an outright Horizon League regular season title by going to IUPUI and cruising to a 75-56 win. They held off Wright State, who also won on Sunday.
Wright State rallies from 14-point deficit to beat UIC 88-81--CBS Sports
Horizon League Tournament bracket and predictions: Northern Kentucky locks up the one seed--Mid-Major Madness
Week 1 Conference Tournament Picks--CBB Central
Horizon League:Conference tourney previews (Part 1 of 2)--Hoops HD
Champion: UIC
The cloud hanging over the Flames with Dikembe Dixson announcing he’ll be transferring after this season gives me cause for pause, but I’ll still roll with this red-hot UIC club to claim what should be an exciting Horizon League Tournament. Tarkus Ferguson is the glue that holds this team together, and his return after missing time with a foot injury has made a world of difference with this team. Combine that with an elite rim protector in Tai Odiase and no shortage of scoring options on the wing in Dixson, Godwin Boahen, and Dominique Matthews, and I think the Flames will be as dangerous as any at Motor City Madness. The dark horse here is Oakland, a supremely-talented club led by Kendrick Nunn that has seen so much go wrong this season in terms of injuries and suspensions but absolutely have the pieces to make a run and get to the Big Dance.
Horizon tourney predicted champ: Wright State (#2 seed)
Dates: March 2-6
Location: Detroit, MI
Last year’s tourney champ: Northern Kentucky (#4 seed)
Fun fact: 6 different champs in past 7 years
Seeding: 5 of past 7 champs were not #1 seed
I do like to pick a lot of #1 seeds but not in this conference where the only “chalk” you will see is the piece that was left smashed in ruins next to the blackboard in the locker room of the regular season champ. Valparaiso switched to the MVC last summer so you should not choose them to win the Horizon this March. The defending champs are back as the #1 seed and there are few mascots better than the Norse…but since they got swept by Wright State I will choose the Raiders to win it all. I never thought that Coach Scott Nagy would leave the Summit League after leading South Dakota State to 5 straight postseason appearances from 2012-2016, but he has been a great fit in Dayton with back-to-back seasons of 20+ wins. The fact that SR PG Justin Mitchell left the team in January for personal reasons is about as red of a flag as you can get, but the Raiders have somehow gone 10-4 without him. They have also given PG Cole Gentry some valuable experience even though he did not become eligible until mid-December after transferring from Coach Nagy’s old team in Brookings.
Women’s Basketball Enters 2018 #HLWBB Tournament As No. 6 Seed--csuvikings.com
McFolley, Prince Both Top 30 As Titans Drop High-Scoring Affair--detroittitans.com
Little Caesars Horizon League Basketball Championships All Set--detroittitans.com
Titan Student-Athletes, Spirit Team Members Honored On Athletic Director’s Honor Roll--detroittitans.com
Detroit Mercy, Oakland women open Horizon League tournament on Friday--Detroit Free Press
Titans Fall to #22/21 Green Bay in Regular-Season Finale--detroittitans.com
Oakland defeats Milwaukee on senior night--Oakland Post
Horizon League tournament preview--Oakland Post
@UICFlamesMBB Knocked Off in Regular Season Finale--uicflames.com
Flames Gear Up for #MotorCityMadness--uicflames.com
Women’s basketball preps for tournament--UIC News
Toney Collects Fifth Double-Double in Season Finale--uicflames.com
JAGUARS COME UP SHORT ON SENIOR DAY 75-56--iupuijags.com
SENIORS SHINE IN WIN OVER NORTHERN KENTUCKY--iupuijags.com
Horizon Sandy Cohen III G Green BayGreen Bay and Detroit Mercy will rematch in Motor City Madness opener--Phear The Phoenix
Sandy Cohen III Named Horizon League Player of the Week for Second Time--greenbayphoenix.com
2/26 Women's Basketball Players of the Week--College Sports Madness
Horizon Jessica Lindstrom F Green BayUWGB's LeClaire, Lindstrom shine on Senior Day--Green Bay Press Gazette
No. 22/21 Green Bay Honors Seniors with Win in Regular Season Finale--greenbayphoenix.com
Jessica Lindstrom Collects Fourth Horizon League Player of the Week Honor this Season--greenbayphoenix.com
Horizon League Men's Title Game to air on ESPN--mkepanthers.com
Motor City Madness Brackets Finalized--mkepanthers.com
Next “Panther Sports Report” Scheduled For Tonight--mkepanthers.com
Oakland's Hot Shooting Spoils Home Finale--mkepanthers.com
Mid-Major Madness Power Rankings: Week 15NKU beats IUPUI, wins Horizon League regular season title--Cincinnati Enquirer
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Also receiving votes: Northern Kentucky 29, Penn 25, Fresno State 12, FGCU 11, UNLV 3, Northwestern 2, Rider 1.
Five things from NKU's win to clinch the Horizon League no. 1 seed--Cincinnati Enquirer
NKU claims top seed in Horizon League, earns title outright with 75-56 win at IUPUI on Sunday--Northern Kentucky Tribune
Focused on winning, NKU’s McDonald leads Norse to Horizon League regular-season championship--Northern Kentucky Tribune
Horizon League Champs--The Norse Report
#NorseNotebook Who should win Horizon League Player of the Year?--The Northerner
@NKUNorseMBB clinches Horizon League Regular Season Championship outright with win over IUPUI--nkunorse.com
Bracket set for top-seeded @NKUNorseMBB at #MotorCityMadness--nkunorse.com
Tate collects Horizon League Freshman of the Week honors--nkunorse.com
Join @NKUNorseMBB and @NKUNorseWBB in the Motor City--nkunorse.com
@NKUNorseWBB flirts with upset but falls short at IUPUI, 56-54--nkunorse.com
@NKUNorseWBB alumna Deb Lindeman to be inducted into Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame--nkunorse.com
Wright State rallies to beat UIC in finale--Dayton Daily News
5 takeaways from Wright State’s comeback at UIC--Dayton Daily News
Raiders End Regular Season with Win at UIC--wsuraiders.com
Basketball Teams Head to Horizon League Championships--wsuraiders.com
Welch Leads Raiders to Win at UIC--wsuraiders.com
Women's Basketball Finishes Tied for Fourth; Enters Motor City Madness as Fifth Seed--ysusports.com
Peters Named Horizon League Freshman of the Week--ysusports.com
Horizon League Men's Title Game to air on ESPN--The Horizon League
Brackets Released for 2018 Little Caesars Horizon League Basketball Championships--The Horizon League
#MotorCityMadness Fan Guide--The Horizon League
#HLWBB Roundup: Feb. 25--The Horizon League
#HLWBB Players of the Week: Feb. 26--The Horizon League
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