If you live long enough, you’ll see everything. After watching the ending of Saturday’s best game – one of the most phenomenal college basketball stage productions of the past quarter-century – it’s hard to imagine if there’s anything new still remaining under the sun. Butler and Pittsburgh just might have used up the scriptwriter’s playbook, [...]

Cleveland State advances, Milwaukee & Valpo eliminated in postseason play NIT First Round: Cleveland State 63, Vermont 60 This NIT Tournament game featured one of the most amazing endings you’ll ever see. The Vermont Catamounts destroyed the Cleveland State Vikings on the boards, 42-26, but couldn’t hit threes (only 2 of 13 for the night). [...]

Butler 59, Wisconsin-Milwaukee 44   Cinderella is back, folks. Senior forward Matt Howard, who only seems like he’s been playing college basketball since the Carter administration, scored 18 points to help the Butler Bulldogs (23-9) coast to victory over the Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers and claim both the Horizon League championship and the league’s automatic invite to [...]

(1) Milwaukee 70, (4) Valparaiso 63 The name “Valparaiso” conjures many March Madness memories thanks to the school’s 1998 run through the opening rounds of the NCAA Tournament, but on a significant Saturday night in Milwaukee, the Horizon League’s feel-good team of the season authored its own special narrative. In a league where Butler resides [...]

(2) Butler 76, (3) Cleveland State 68   Senior forward Shawn Vanzant scored 18 points in the final 13 minutes of the game, as Butler (22-9) beat the Cleveland State Vikings (26-8) to claim a spot in the Horizon League Tournament championship game Tuesday night at U.S. Cellular Arena in Milwaukee.  The championship game appearance [...]

Cleveland State (Featured Team) Game Review: Wright State Horizon League Tournament – Second Round   Norris Cole and the Cleveland State Vikings (26-7) mean business. The Horizon League Player of the Year scored 13 of his 15 points in the final nine minutes of the game, as the Vikings blew a close contest wide open [...]

Second Round – Milwaukee, WI Valparaiso 88, Detroit 78 Junior guard Brandon Wood drilled seven three-pointers and scored 30 points, as the Valparaiso Crusaders put on an absolute shooting clinic in an 88-78 win over the Detroit Titans in a Horizon League quarterfinal clash on Friday evening in Milwaukee.  Paced by Wood’s sizzling 7-of-10 shooting [...]

(4) Valparaiso 80, (9) Youngstown State 71 Junior guard Brandon Wood scored 20 points and snared 13 boards to lead the Valparaiso Crusaders to an 80-71 victory over a game Youngstown State squad in the opening round of the Horizon League Tournament. The Crusaders took a 44-35 halftime lead, which they extended to 65-46 in [...]

(5) Detroit 90, (8) Loyola 69 The Detroit Titans overwhelmed the visiting Loyola Ramblers with a balanced attack that saw six Detroit players reach double figures, as the Titans routed the Ramblers in the opening round of the Horizon League Tournament. Junior guard Chase Simon led the way with 19 points while frosh sensation Ray [...]

(5) Detroit 90, (8) Loyola 69 The Detroit Titans overwhelmed the visiting Loyola Ramblers with a balanced attack that saw six Detroit players reach double figures, as the Titans routed the Ramblers in the opening round of the Horizon League Tournament. Junior guard Chase Simon led the way with 19 points while frosh sensation Ray [...]