2018 Horizon League men's basketball tournament

2018 Horizon League men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2017–18
Teams10
SiteLittle Caesars Arena
Detroit, Michigan
ChampionsWright State (2nd title)
Winning coachScott Nagy (1st title)
MVPGrant Benzinger (Wright State)
TelevisionESPN, ESPNU, ESPN3
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2017–18 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern Kentucky 15 3   .833 22 10   .688
Wright State 14 4   .778 25 10   .714
UIC 12 6   .667 20 16   .556
Oakland 10 8   .556 19 14   .576
Milwaukee 8 10   .444 16 17   .485
IUPUI 8 10   .444 11 19   .367
Green Bay 7 11   .389 13 20   .394
Cleveland State 6 12   .333 12 23   .343
Youngstown State 6 12   .333 8 24   .250
Detroit 4 14   .222 8 24   .250
2018 Horizon League Tournament winner

The 2018 Horizon League men's basketball tournament (also known as Motor City Madness) was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Horizon League of the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held from March 2 through March 6, 2018 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. The tournament was won by No. 2 seed Wright State, who defeated No. 8 seed Cleveland State in the championship game, and received the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA tournament.

Seeds[edit]

All 10 teams participated in the tournament. The top six teams received a bye into the quarterfinals. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Northern Kentucky 15–3
2 Wright State 14–4
3 UIC 12–6
4 Oakland 10–8
5 IUPUI 8–10 2–0 vs. Milwaukee
6 Milwaukee 8–10 0–2 vs. IUPUI
7 Green Bay 7–11
8 Cleveland State 6–12 1–1 vs. YSU, 0–2 vs. NKU, 1–1 vs. WSU
9 Youngstown State 6–12 1–1 vs. CSU, 0–2 vs. NKU, 0–2 vs. WSU
10 Detroit 4–14

Schedule[edit]

Game Time[1] Matchup Score Television
First round – Friday, March 2
1 5:30 pm No. 7 Green Bay vs. No. 10 Detroit 93–81 ESPN3
2 8:00 pm No. 8 Cleveland State vs. No. 9 Youngstown State 72–71
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 3
3 5:30 pm No. 2 Wright State vs. No. 7 Green Bay 87–72 ESPN3
4 8:00 pm No. 1 Northern Kentucky vs. No. 8 Cleveland State 80–89
Quarterfinals – Sunday, March 4
5 5:00 pm No. 3 UIC vs. No. 6 Milwaukee 75–80 ESPN3
6 7:30 pm No. 4 Oakland vs. No. 5 IUPUI 62–55
Semifinals – Monday, March 5
7 7:00 pm No. 4 Oakland vs. No. 8 Cleveland State 43–44 ESPNU
8 9:30 pm No. 2 Wright State vs. No. 6 Milwaukee 59–53
Finals – Tuesday, March 6
9 7:00 pm No. 2 Wright State vs. No. 8 Cleveland State 74–57 ESPN
All game times in Eastern Time Zone. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket[edit]

First round
Friday, March 2
ESPN3
Quarterfinals
Saturday/Sunday, March 3/4
ESPN3
Semifinals
Monday, March 5
ESPNU
Finals
Tuesday, March 6
ESPN
1 Northern Kentucky 80
8 Cleveland State 72 8 Cleveland State 89
9 Youngstown State 71 8 Cleveland State 44
4 Oakland 43
4 Oakland 62
5 IUPUI 55
8 Cleveland State 57
2 Wright State 74
2 Wright State 87
7 Green Bay 93 7 Green Bay 72
10 Detroit 81 2 Wright State 59
6 Milwaukee 53
3 UIC 75
6 Milwaukee 80

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Motor City Madness". Horizon League.