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MEN’S BASKETBALL 2017-18 NOTEBOOK (DEC. 27 - JAN. 2) Contact: Lance Rinker | [email protected] | 317-237-5606 (O) | 765-620-6182 (C) STANDINGS | AS OF DECEMBER 27 Horizon League (begins Dec. 28) Overall Record Team Conf Pct. PF PA All Pct. PF PA H A N Stk Oakland 0-0 .000 - - 8-5 .615 80.8 80.5 6-0 2-4 0-1 W2 Wright State 0-0 .000 - - 8-5 .615 69.7 65.3 6-1 2-4 0-0 W1 Northern Kentucky 0-0 .000 - - 7-5 .583 81.4 65.8 5-0 0-4 2-1 L2 Milwaukee 0-0 .000 - - 7-6 .538 66.8 66.7 4-3 3-3 0-0 L1 Green Bay 0-0 .000 - - 5-8 .385 74.2 71.2 5-2 0-6 0-0 L2 UIC 0-0 .000 - - 5-8 .385 70.5 69.2 5-3 0-5 0-0 W2 Detroit Mercy 0-0 .000 - - 4-9 .308 84.4 89.8 2-4 1-3 1-2 L7 IUPUI 0-0 .000 - - 3-8 .273 70.4 76.5 3-1 0-7 0-0 W1 Cleveland State 0-0 .000 - - 3-9 .250 67.6 71.2 3-2 0-7 0-0 L3 Youngstown State 0-0 .000 - - 2-10 .167 76.8 84.8 2-1 0-5 0-4 L8 ON THE HORIZON (all times ET) Date Game Time Network Dec. 28 UIC at Wright State 7:00 PM ESPN3 Dec. 28 IUPUI at Northern Kentucky 7:30 PM ESPN3 Dec. 28 Detroit Mercy at Green Bay 8:00 PM ESPN3 Dec. 28 Oakland at Milwaukee 8:00 PM ESPN3 20 TEAMS | 18 GAMES | 5 DAYS | 2 CHAMPIONS Dec. 29 Cleveland State at No. 2 Michigan State 6:00 PM Big Ten Network • Tickets available now through campus box Dec. 29 Youngstown State at Indiana 8:00 PM Big Ten Network offices and online at HorizonLeague.com. Dec. 30 Oakland at Green Bay 1:00 PM ESPN3/Spectrum Dec. 30 IUPUI at Wright State 4:00 PM ESPN3 Dec. 30 Detroit Mercy at Milwaukee 7:00 PM ESPN3 Dec. 30 UIC at Northern Kentucky 7:00 PM ESPN3/Local 12/The CW Jan. 1 Youngstown State at Cleveland State 1:00 PM ESPN3 Jan. 2 IUPUI at Green Bay 8:00 PM ESPN3 64 DAYS UNTIL Jan. 4 Green Bay at Cleveland State 7:00 PM ESPN3 MOTOR CITY MADNESS Jan. 4 UIC at IUPUI 7:00 PM ESPN3 Jan. 4 Milwaukee at Youngstown State 7:35 PM ESPN3 Jan. 5 Wright State at Detroit Mercy 9:00 PM ESPNU RECENT RESULTS (through Dec. 27) Jan. 5 Northern Kentucky at Oakland 9:00 PM ESPN2 Wednesday, Dec. 20 Jan. 6 Milwaukee at Cleveland State 3:30 PM ESPN3 at Oakland 97, Towson 86 at Utah State 91, Youngstown State 74 Jan. 6 Green Bay at Youngstown State 7:00 PM ESPN3 Thursday, Dec. 21 at No. 20 Cincinnati 81, Cleveland State 62 Jan. 7 Northern Kentucky at Detroit Mercy 2:00 PM ESPN3/WADL Bowling Green 81, at Green Bay 78 (OT) Jan. 7 Wright State at Oakland 3:00 PM ESPN3/TV 20 Northern Illinois 69, UIC 63 Friday, Dec. 22 Jan. 10 Cleveland State at Detroit Mercy 7:00 PM ESPN3/WADL Wright State 85, at Georgia Tech 81 Jan. 10 Milwaukee at IUPUI 7:00 PM ESPN3 at Oakland 86, Eastern Michigan 81 Jan. 10 Youngstown State at Oakland 7:00 PM ESPN3 at IUPUI 87, IU-Kokomo 76 Jan. 10 Green Bay at UIC 8:00 PM ESPN3 Murray State 81, at Detroit Mercy 72 Western Michigan 66, at Milwaukee 63 Jan. 11 Wright State at Northern Kentucky 7:00 PM ESPN3 Saturday, Dec. 23 at UIC 84, Trinity Christian College (Ill.) 45 Toledo 77, at Cleveland State 62 Jan. 12 Youngstown State at Detroit Mercy 7:00 PM ESPN3/WADL at Wisconsin 81, Green Bay 60 Jan. 12 Green Bay at IUPUI 7:00 PM ESPN3 Jan. 12 Cleveland State at Oakland 7:00 PM ESPN3/TV 20 LEAGUE STATISTICS Jan. 12 Milwaukee at UIC 8:00 PM ESPN3 For updated stats, visit HorizonLeague.com. HORIZONLEAGUE.com | #HLMBB | #MotorCityMadness | @HORIZONLEAGUE MEN’S BASKETBALL 2017-18 NOTEBOOK (DEC. 27 - JAN. 2) Contact: Lance Rinker | [email protected] | 317-237-5606 (O) | 765-620-6182 (C) PLAYER OF THE WEEK FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK Jalen Hayes | Oakland Loudon Love | Wright State Hayes averaged 31 points and nine rebounds en route to helping Oakland to a pair Love scored 16 points (7-9 FG) and pulled down a game-best 12 rebounds on Friday of home wins — snapping Towson’s 10-game winning streak on Wednesday (97-86) to help Wright State best ACC opponent Georgia Tech on the road, 85-81, marking and besting Eastern Michigan on Friday, 86-81. the Raiders’ eighth win in their last 10 outings. In the Golden Grizzlies’ win versus Towson, which entered the match-up ranked No. 4 in the College Insider Mid-Major Top 25, Hayes notched his conference- Three nights earlier, he tallied five points and eight rebounds in a 66-50 loss at leading sixth double-double of the season, tallying 25 points (7-of-11 FG) and 10 Missouri State. In the setback, he hauled in a game-high five offensive rebounds. boards. Two nights later, Hayes connected on 14 of 21 field goal attempts versus Eastern Averaging a double-double of 10.5 points and 10 rebounds in the two contests, Love Michigan to net a career-high 37 points. overtook Detroit Mercy’s Kameron Chatman as the Horizon League’s rebounding leader with 111 through 13 games. His average of 3.2 offensive boards per game In the two contests, Hayes shot 66 percent from the field (21-of-32) and 91 percent from the foul line (20-of-22). also leads the league. HORIZON LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Nov. 13 Kendrick Nunn, Oakland Nov. 13 Everett Winchester, Wright State Nov. 20 Lavone Holland II, Northern Kentucky Nov. 20 Jermaine Jackson Jr., Detroit Mercy Nov. 27 Kameron Chatman, Detroit Mercy Nov. 27 Everett Winchester, Wright State Dec. 4 Martez Walker, Oakland Dec. 4 Tyree Appleby, Cleveland State Dec. 11 Jalen Hayes, Oakland Dec. 11 Tyree Appleby, Cleveland State Dec. 18 Kendrick Nunn, Oakland Dec. 18 Loudon Love, Wright State Dec. 26 Jalen Hayes, Oakland Dec. 26 Loudon Love, Wright State Jan. 2 - Jan. 2 - Jan. 8 - Jan. 8 - Jan. 15 - Jan. 15 - Jan. 22 - Jan. 22 - Jan. 29 - Jan. 29 - Feb. 5 - Feb. 5 - Feb. 12 - Feb. 12 - Feb. 19 - Feb. 19 - Feb. 26 - Feb. 26 - HORIZON LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD RESULTS (LEAGUE PLAY BEGINS DEC. 28) CSU UDM GB IUPUI MKE NKU OAK UIC WSU YSU CSU UDM GB IUPUI MKE NKU OAK UIC WSU YSU W-L HORIZONLEAGUE.com | #HLMBB | #MotorCityMadness | @HORIZONLEAGUE MEN’S BASKETBALL 2017-18 NOTEBOOK (DEC. 27 - JAN. 2) Contact: Lance Rinker | [email protected] | 317-237-5606 (O) | 765-620-6182 (C) MOTOR CITY MADNESS|MARCH 2-6|LITTLE CAESARS ARENA|20 TEAMS|18 GAMES|5 DAYS|2 CHAMPIONS The Horizon League will take center stage March 2-6 at Littles Caesars Arena in downtown Detroit for the 2018 Horizon League Basketball Champion- ships, the third annual Motor City Madness. The 18-game championship will feature every Horizon League team — 10 men’s and 10 women’s teams — as they compete for the League’s automatic berth into the NCAA tournament. Nothern Kentucky is the defending Motor City Madness champion, emerging from the No. 4 seed to earn the Horizon League title. The Norse won three games in three days, culminating with a 59-53 win against Milwaukee in the 2017 championship game. Lavone Holland II of Northern Kentucky was named tournament MVP. Fans can purchase tickets now through campus box offices and online at HorizonLeague.com. Fan block links for single-session and all-session tickets can be found through the Horizon League website. For additional information, visit HorizonLeague.com/MotorCityMadness. LCA | State-of-the-art Little Caesars Arena, which opened its doors in AMENITIES | Fans can enjoy four full-service restaurants within the con- September, is located in the heart of The District Detroit — a vibrant, fines of Little Caesars Arena and another just a short walk away. Nearby 50-block area full of restaurants, bars, parks, and other destinations. LCA are five hotels where fans can comfortably unwind after enjoying The District Detroit and the action of Motor City Madness. BY THE NUMBERS | Nearly 30,000 fans attended Motor City Madness in 2017, and total attendance per session ranked 12th of 32 confer- NEW DIGS | Motor City Madness will be one of just seven Division I conference tournaments played in an NBA building and will be played in ences, outpacing the Mid-American Conference, American Athletic the newest arena among all 32 Division I conferences. LCA will also host Conference, Conference USA, Southern Conference, and Ohio Valley NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball first and second round games in 2018 Conference. and 2021. GIVING BACK | Throughout the 2017-18 regular season, Horizon CONNECTIONS | The $140 million QLINE street-car system began oper- League teams are volunteering their time to support the Detroit com- ation in the spring of 2017 and links downtown Detroit with the Little munity. Visit HorizonLeague.com/MotorCityMadness to learn more. Caesars Arena and the 50-square-block The District Detroit. 2018 LITTLE CAESARS HORIZON LEAGUE MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET MARCH 2-6 | LITTLE CAESARS ARENA | DETROIT, MICH.