2018 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament
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.
| 2018 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2017–18 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Site | Little Caesars Arena Detroit, Michigan |
| Champions | Wright State (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Scott Nagy (1st title) |
| MVP | Grant Benzinger (Wright State) |
| Television | ESPN, ESPNU, ESPN3 |
| 2017–18 Horizon League men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
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
| 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
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
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References
- "Motor City Madness". Horizon League.
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