2016 Horizon League men's basketball tournament

2016 Horizon League men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2015–16
Teams10
SiteJoe Louis Arena
Detroit, Michigan
ChampionsGreen Bay (2nd title)
Winning coachLinc Darner (1st title)
MVPJordan Fouse (Green Bay)
TelevisionESPN3, ESPNU, ESPN
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2015–16 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Valparaiso 16 – 2   .889 30 – 7   .811
Oakland 13 – 5   .722 23 – 12   .657
Wright State 13 – 5   .722 22 – 13   .629
Green Bay † 11 – 7   .611 23 – 13   .639
Milwaukee 10 – 8   .556 20 – 13   .606
Detroit 9 – 9   .500 16 – 15   .516
Youngstown State 6 – 12   .333 11 – 21   .344
Northern Kentucky* 5 – 13   .278 9 – 21   .300
Cleveland State 4 – 14   .222 9 – 23   .281
UIC 3 – 15   .167 5 – 25   .167
* Ineligible for NCAA postseason during transition to Division I.
† 2016 Horizon League Tournament winner

The 2016 Horizon League men's basketball tournament (also known as Motor City Madness)[1] was the conference tournament for the 2015–16 season of the Horizon League. It was played from March 5 through March 8, 2016 at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. The winner of the tournament received the Horizon League's automatic berth into the 2016 NCAA men's basketball tournament. This was the first Horizon League Tournament since 2002 to be played at a predetermined neutral site.[2]

Seeds

All 10 teams in the conference participated in the tournament. The top two teams received double byes to the semifinals.

For the final time, Northern Kentucky was ineligible for NCAA-operated postseason play during its transition from Division II to Division I. If Northern Kentucky had won the tournament, the loser of the championship game would have received the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Valparaiso 16–2
2 Oakland 13–5 2–0 vs. Wright State
3 Wright State 13–5 0–2 vs. Oakland
4 Green Bay 11–7
5 Milwaukee 10–8
6 Detroit 9–9
7 Youngstown State 6–12
8 Northern Kentucky* 5–13
9 Cleveland State 4–14
10 UIC 3–15
*ineligible for NCAA postseason during transition to Division I.

Schedule

Game Time Matchup Final score Television
First round – Saturday, March 5
1 Noon No. 4 Green Bay vs. No. 9 Cleveland State 65–53 ESPN3
2 2:30 pm No. 5 Milwaukee vs. No. 8 Northern Kentucky 86–69 ESPN3
3 5:00 pm No. 3 Wright State vs. No. 10 UIC 74–43 ESPN3
4 7:30 pm No. 6 Detroit vs. No. 7 Youngstown State 92–79 ESPN3
Second Round – Sunday, March 6
5 1:00 pm No. 4 Green Bay vs. No. 5 Milwaukee 70–61 ESPN3
6 3:30 pm No. 3 Wright State vs. No. 6 Detroit 82–72 ESPN3
Semifinals – Monday, March 7
7 7:00 pm No. 1 Valparaiso vs. No. 4 Green Bay 92–99OT ESPNU
8 9:30 pm No. 2 Oakland vs. No. 3 Wright State 55–59 ESPNU
Championship – Tuesday, March 8
9 7:00 pm No. 3 Wright State vs. No. 4 Green Bay 69–78 ESPN[3]
All game times in Eastern Time Zone.

Bracket

First round
Saturday, March 5 		Second round
Sunday, March 6 		Semifinals
Monday, March 7 		Championship
Tuesday, March 8
1 Valparaiso 92
4 Green Bay 65 4 Green Bay 99*
9 Cleveland State 53 4 Green Bay 70
5 Milwaukee 86 5 Milwaukee 61
8 Northern Kentucky 69 4 Green Bay 78
3 Wright State 69
2 Oakland 55
3 Wright State 74 3 Wright State 59
10 UIC 43 3 Wright State 82
6 Detroit 92 6 Detroit 72
7 Youngstown State 79

* - denotes overtime period

References

  1. ^ "2018 Men's Basketball - Horizon League Men's Basketball Championship Bracket" (PDF). Horizon League. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball Tournament Logo, Bracket Unveiled | Horizon League". Horizon League. Archived from the original on November 7, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  3. ^ "Week 18 schedule for 201516". MattArzSports.com. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2022.