(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 [...]

(6) Wright State 60, (7) Green Bay 50 Senior guard Vaughn Duggins may have led the Wright State Raiders with 22 points, but it was sophomore forward Armond Battle who came up big during the game’s most important moments. With 3:04 left to play and the Raiders clinging to a 50-48 lead, Battle sank 5 [...]

Looking beyond the firmly-established matchups, what do the later rounds of the Horizon League tournament offer? The second round on March 4 – which would be contested in Milwaukee – promises a tasty tilt pitting No. 3 Cleveland State against sixth-seeded Wright State. A Cleveland-Dayton duel, like any other all-Ohio showdown, promises to be nothing [...]

#8 Loyola (16-14, 7-11) at #5 Detroit (16-15, 10-8) Date: Tuesday, March 1, 2011 Time: 7:00 p.m. EST Site: Calihan Hall Last Meeting: Detroit 81, Loyola 71 (2/4/11) Season Series: Detroit 2-0 Vegas Says: Detroit -5.0 Frosh sensation Ray McCallum, an All-Horizon League Second Team selection and the league’s newcomer of the year, may get [...]

#9 Youngstown State (9-20, 2-16) at #4 Valparaiso (21-10, 12-6) Date: Tuesday, March 1, 2011 Time: 8:00 p.m. EST Site: Athletics-Recreation Center Last Meeting: Valpo 86, Youngstown State 78 (2/4/11) Season Series: Valpo 2-0 Vegas Says: Valpo -14.0 Every conference tournament has one of these first round matchups: a game that seems to be little [...]

Date: Tuesday, March 1, 2011 Time: 7:00 p.m. EST Site: Goodman Arena (8,500), Wolstein Center, Cleveland, Ohio Last Meeting: Cleveland State 63, UIC 49 (1/27/11) Season Series: Cleveland State 2-0 Vegas Says: Cleveland State -15.5 Horizon League Player of the Year Norris Cole (21.6 PPG, 44.7 FG%, 6.0 RPG, 5.5 APG, 2.2 SPG) leads the [...]