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MEN’S BASKETBALL 2017-18 NOTEBOOK (JAN. 18) Contact: Lance Rinker | [email protected] | 317-237-5606 (O) | 765-620-6182 (C) STANDINGS | THROUGH JANUARY 17 Horizon League Overall Record Team Conf Pct. PF PA All Pct. PF PA H A N Stk Wright State 6-0 1.000 75.3 69.2 14-5 .737 71.5 66.5 9-1 5-4 0-0 W7 Northern Kentucky 5-1 .833 76.2 64.3 12-6 .667 79.7 65.3 8-1 2-4 2-1 W1 Oakland 4-3 .571 81.9 77.0 12-8 .600 81.2 79.3 8-2 4-5 0-1 W3 IUPUI 4-3 .571 66.1 66.9 7-11 .389 68.7 72.8 6-2 1-9 2-8 W3 UIC 3-3 .500 70.3 73.3 8-11 .421 70.5 70.5 7-4 1-7 0-0 L1 Youngstown State 3-3 .500 79.5 79.8 5-14 .263 76.3 82.9 4-1 1-9 0-4 L3 Green Bay 3-5 .375 78.0 79.6 8-13 .381 75.7 74.4 8-3 0-10 0-0 W1 Milwaukee 2-5 .286 74.4 78.4 9-11 .450 69.5 70.8 5-4 4-7 0-0 L3 Detroit Mercy 2-5 .286 76.1 82.0 6-14 .300 81.5 87.1 4-6 1-6 1-2 L1 Cleveland State 1-5 .167 71.2 77.0 4-15 .211 68.4 75.1 4-4 0-11 0-0 L4 ON THE HORIZON (all times ET) Date Game Time Network Jan. 18 IUPUI at Cleveland State 7:00 PM ESPN3 Jan. 18 UIC at Youngstown State 7:00 PM ESPN3 Jan. 18 Wright State at Green Bay 8:00 PM ESPN3 Jan. 18 Northern Kentucky at Milwaukee 8:00 PM ESPN3 20 TEAMS | 18 GAMES | 5 DAYS | 2 CHAMPIONS Jan. 20 Northern Kentucky at Green Bay 1:00 PM ESPN3 Jan. 20 UIC at Cleveland State 3:30 PM ESPN3 • Tickets available now through campus box Jan. 20 Oakland at Detroit Mercy 4:00 PM ESPN3 offices and online at HorizonLeague.com. Jan. 20 IUPUI at Youngstown State 7:00 PM ESPN3 Jan. 20 Wright State at Milwaukee 8:00 PM ESPN3 Jan. 25 Cleveland State at Green Bay 8:00 PM ESPN3 Jan. 25 Youngstown State at Milwaukee 8:00 PM ESPN3 Jan. 26 Oakland at Northern Kentucky 9:00 PM ESPNU Jan. 26 Detroit Mercy at Wright State 7:00 PM ESPN3 Jan. 27 Youngstown State at Green Bay 1:00 PM ESPN3 42 Jan. 27 Cleveland State at Milwaukee 2:00 PM ESPN3 DAYS UNTIL Jan. 27 IUPUI at UIC 4:00 PM ESPN3 MOTOR CITY MADNESS Jan. 28 Detroit Mercy at Northern Kentucky 1:00 PM ESPN3/Local 12 Jan. 28 Oakland at Wright State 2:00 PM ESPN3 Jan. 29 UIC at Milwaukee 8:00 PM ESPN3 RECENT RESULTS (through Jan. 17) Feb. 1 Wright State at Cleveland State 7:00 PM ESPN3 Wednesday, Jan. 10 Feb. 1 Northern Kentucky at Youngstown State 7:00 PM ESPN3 at Detroit Mercy 85, Cleveland State 84 at IUPUI 72, Milwaukee 71 Feb. 2 IUPUI at Detroit Mercy 7:00 PM ESPN3/WADL at Oakland 95, Youngstown State 82 Feb. 2 Green Bay at Milwaukee 8:00 PM ESPN3 at UIC 84, Green Bay 73 Thursday, Jan. 11 Feb. 2 UIC at Oakland 9:00 PM ESPNU Wright State 84, at Northern Kentucky 81 Friday, Jan. 12 Feb. 3 Northern Kentucky at Cleveland State 3:00 PM ESPN3 at Oakland 81, Cleveland State 68 Feb. 3 Wright State at Youngstown State 7:00 PM ESPN3 at Detroit Mercy 93, Youngstown State 91 at IUPUI 67, Green Bay 61 Feb. 4 UIC at Detroit Mercy 2:00 PM ESPN3 at UIC 88, Milwaukee 73 Feb. 4 IUPUI at Oakland 12:00 PM ESPN3 Monday, Jan. 15 at Wright State 77, Youngstown State 67 Feb. 8 Cleveland State at IUPUI 7:00 PM ESPN3 at Northern Kentucky 70, Cleveland State 55 Feb. 8 Milwaukee at Northern Kentucky 7:30 PM ESPN3 at Green Bay 99, Milwaukee 92 (OT) Feb. 8 Youngstown State at UIC 8:00 PM ESPN/RSN Oakland 78, at UIC 68 Feb. 8 Green Bay at Wright State 7:30 PM ESPN3 Tuesday, Jan. 16 at IUPUI 81, Detroit Mercy 66 Feb. 9 Detroit Mercy at Oakland 9:00 PM ESPN2 LEAGUE STATISTICS For updated stats, visit HorizonLeague.com. HORIZONLEAGUE.com | #HLMBB | #MotorCityMadness | @HORIZONLEAGUE MEN’S BASKETBALL 2017-18 NOTEBOOK (JAN. 18) Contact: Lance Rinker | [email protected] | 317-237-5606 (O) | 765-620-6182 (C) PLAYER OF THE WEEK FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK Grant Benzinger | Wright State Tyree Appleby | Cleveland State Playing in Highland Heights, Ky., just across the Ohio River from his hometown Appleby posted a balanced average stat line of 16.5 points, 7 assists, 3.5 rebounds, of Cincinnati, Wright State senior Grant Benzinger scored 31 points to lead the and 2.5 steals in two games last week. Raiders to an 84-81 road win at Northern Kentucky on Thursday, allowing WSU to take sole possession of first place in the Horizon League standings. In a narrow, 85-84 setback at Detroit Mercy on Wednesday, Appleby scored 19 points and dished out a career-high seven assists in addition to grabbing four Benzinger — who finished one point shy of his career high of 32 points — shot 8-of- rebounds and recording a pair of steals. On the defensive end, he limited freshman 13 on the night, including 4-of-7 marksmanship from 3-point range, and converted counterpart Jermaine Jackson Jr., who erupted for a career-high 32 points on 11 of his 13 attempts from the foul line. He also hauled in seven rebounds and Friday versus Youngstown State, to just six points on 2-of-9 shooting. Appleby recorded one block and one steal as the Raiders extended their winning streak to recorded 14 points, 7 assists, three rebounds, and three steals in the Vikings’ 81-68 six games. loss at Oakland on Friday. In five league games, in which WSU has gone 5-0, Benzinger has averaged 19 The Jacksonville, Ark., native shot 50 percent from the field in the two contests points and 6.8 rebounds. (10-of-20), 4-of-11 from 3-point range, and converted all but one of his 10 free throw attempts. 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 Sandy Cohen III, Green Bay Jan. 2 PJ Pipes, Green Bay Jan. 8 Cameron Morse, Youngstown State Jan. 8 Loudon Love, Wright State Jan. 15 Grant Benzinger, Wright State Jan. 15 Tyree Appleby, Cleveland State 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 CSU UDM GB IUPUI MKE NKU OAK UIC WSU YSU CSU W L W W W W UDM L W W W W W L GB W L W W L L W W IUPUI L L L L W W W MKE L L W W W W W NKU L L L L L W OAK L W L W L W L UIC L L L W W W WSU L L L L L L YSU L W L L W W W-L 1 5 2 5 3 5 4 3 2 5 5 1 4 3 3 3 6 0 3 3 HORIZONLEAGUE.com | #HLMBB | #MotorCityMadness | @HORIZONLEAGUE MEN’S BASKETBALL 2017-18 NOTEBOOK (JAN. 18) 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.