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MEN’S BASKETBALL 2017-18 NOTEBOOK (FEB. 4) Contact: Lance Rinker | [email protected] | 317-237-5606 (O) | 765-620-6182 (C) STANDINGS | THROUGH FEBRUARY 3 Horizon League Overall Record Team Conf Pct. PF PA All Pct. PF PA H A N Stk Wright State 10-2 .833 75.1 65.7 18-7 .720 72.3 65.5 11-1 7-6 0-0 W1 Northern Kentucky 10-2 .833 78.3 65.7 17-7 .708 79.9 65.7 9-2 6-4 2-1 W3 UIC 8-3 .727 75.0 71.7 13-11 .542 72.6 70.4 8-4 5-7 0-0 W5 Oakland 6-5 .545 79.3 76.2 14-10 .583 80.1 78.5 8-3 6-6 0-1 L2 Milwaukee 6-7 .462 70.7 71.9 13-13 .500 68.7 69.3 9-6 4-7 0-0 W1 Green Bay 5-8 .385 74.2 75.5 10-16 .385 74.2 73.3 10-5 0-11 0-0 L1 IUPUI 4-7 .364 64.9 69.8 7-15 .318 67.6 73.2 6-2 1-13 0-0 L4 Youngstown State 4-8 .333 75.3 80.2 6-19 .240 75.0 82.4 5-4 1-11 0-4 L4 Detroit Mercy 3-8 .273 72.0 80.5 7-17 .292 78.7 85.5 5-7 1-8 1-2 W1 Cleveland State 3-9 .250 67.2 75.3 6-19 .240 67.1 74.8 6-6 0-13 0-0 L1 ON THE HORIZON (all times ET) Date Game Time Network Feb. 4 IUPUI at Oakland 12:00 PM ESPN3 Feb. 4 UIC at Detroit Mercy 2:00 PM ESPN3 Feb. 8 Cleveland State at IUPUI 7:00 PM ESPN3 Feb. 8 Milwaukee at Northern Kentucky 7:30 PM ESPN3 20 TEAMS | 18 GAMES | 5 DAYS | 2 CHAMPIONS Feb. 8 Green Bay at Wright State 7:30 PM ESPN3 Feb. 8 Youngstown State at UIC 8:00 PM ESPN/RSN • Tickets available now through campus box offices and online at HorizonLeague.com. Feb. 9 Detroit Mercy at Oakland 9:00 PM ESPN2 Feb. 10 Youngstown State at IUPUI 1:00 PM ESPN3 Feb. 10 Green Bay at Northern Kentucky 7:00 PM ESPN3/Local 12 Feb. 10 Milwaukee at Wright State 7:00 PM ESPN3 Feb. 10 Cleveland State at UIC 8:00 PM ESPN3 Feb. 14 Detroit Mercy at Cleveland State 7:00 PM ESPN3 Feb. 14 Oakland at Youngstown State 7:00 PM ESPN3 27 DAYS UNTIL Feb. 16 Detroit Mercy at Youngstown State 7:00 PM ESPN3 MOTOR CITY MADNESS Feb. 16 Oakland at Cleveland State 7:00 PM ESPN3 Feb. 16 IUPUI at Milwaukee 8:00 PM ESPN3 Feb. 16 UIC at Green Bay 9:00 PM ESPN3 Feb. 16 Northern Kentucky at Wright State 9:00 PM ESPNU RECENT RESULTS (through Feb. 3) Feb. 19 Oakland at IUPUI 7:00 PM ESPN3 Sunday, Jan. 28 Feb. 19 Youngstown State at Northern Kentucky 7:30 PM ESPN3 Feb. 19 Cleveland State at Wright State 7:30 PM ESPN3 at Northern Kentucky 72, Detroit Mercy 44 Feb. 19 Detroit Mercy at UIC 8:00 PM ESPN3 at Wright State 64, Oakland 51 Monday, Jan. 29 Feb. 22 Milwaukee at Detroit Mercy 7:00 PM ESPN3/WADL UIC 74, at Milwaukee 56 Feb. 22 Green Bay at Oakland 7:00 PM ESPN3/TV 20 Thursday, Feb. 1 at Cleveland State 77, Wright State 74 Feb. 23 Wright State at IUPUI 11:00 AM ESPN3 Northern Kentucky 95, at Youngstown State 85 Feb. 23 Northern Kentucky at UIC 8:00 PM ESPN3/RSN Friday, Feb. 2 at Detroit Mercy 74, IUPUI 60 Feb. 24 Green Bay at Detroit Mercy 2:00 PM ESPN3/WADL at Milwaukee 76, Green Bay 58 Feb. 24 Milwaukee at Oakland 3:00 PM ESPN3/TV 20 Feb. 24 Cleveland State at Youngstown State 7:00 PM ESPN3 UIC 79, at Oakland 73 Saturday, Feb. 3 Feb. 25 Northern Kentucky at IUPUI 1:00 PM ESPN3 Northern Kentucky 78, at Cleveland State 61 Feb. 25 Wright State at UIC 6:00 PM ESPN3 Wright State 83, at Youngstown State 57 Mar. 2—Mar. 6 Motor City Madness Detroit, Mich. LEAGUE STATISTICS For updated stats, visit HorizonLeague.com. HORIZONLEAGUE.com | #HLMBB | #MotorCityMadness | @HORIZONLEAGUE MEN’S BASKETBALL 2017-18 NOTEBOOK (FEB. 4) Contact: Lance Rinker | [email protected] | 317-237-5606 (O) | 765-620-6182 (C) PLAYER OF THE WEEK FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK Khalil Small | Green Bay Loudon Love | Wright State Senior Khalil Small led the Phoenix to a pair of home wins over Cleveland State Love led Wright State to a pair of home wins, helping the Raiders best Detroit (66-44) and Youngstown State (85-67) as his team won by an average margin of 20 Mercy (87-55) and preseason favorite Oakland (64-51). points in the two games. He averaged a double-double of 16.5 points and 11 rebounds and as he scored 15 Small averaged 26.0 points per game in the two victories, scoring 27 points points with 5 rebounds against the Titans and 18 points and 17 rebounds against against CSU on Thursday and following that up with 25 points against YSU on Oakland. His 17 rebounds on Sunday tied his career high which came at Oakland on Saturday. Cumulatively, he went a perfect 14-for-14 at the free throw line, playing Jan. 7. He shot 14-24 from the field and 5-9 from the line in the two contests and a team-high 37.5 minutes per game while shooting 48.6 percent (17-for-35). The Chicago native also averaged 6.5 rebounds and recorded six assists and five steals. added four assists and two steals. Small is second in the Horizon League in scoring with 20.5 PPG in league games Love has won five of the past seven Freshman of the Week awards. and has now scored 20-plus points in seven of his last nine outings. 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 Kendrick Nunn, Oakland Jan. 22 Loudon Love, Wright State Jan. 29 Khalil Small, Green Bay Jan. 29 Loudon Love, Oakland 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 W L L W W W W W W L W UDM L W W L W W W W W W L GB W L L W W W L W L W W W L IUPUI W W L L L L W W W W W MKE L L L W L W W W W W L W L NKU L L L L L L L W L L W L OAK L L W L W L W L W W L UIC L L L L L L W W L W L L WSU W L L L L W L L L L L YSU L W W L L W L W W W W W W-L 3 9 3 8 5 8 4 7 6 7 10 2 6 5 8 3 10 2 4 8 HORIZONLEAGUE.com | #HLMBB | #MotorCityMadness | @HORIZONLEAGUE MEN’S BASKETBALL 2017-18 NOTEBOOK (FEB. 4) 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.