2013 Horizon League men's basketball tournament

The 2013 Horizon League men's basketball tournament began on March 5, 2013, and ended with the championship game on Tuesday, March 12.[1][2]

2013 Horizon League men's basketball tournament
Tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2012–13
Teams9
First round siteCampus sites
Semifinals siteAthletics-Recreation Center
Valparaiso, IN
Finals siteAthletics-Recreation Center
Valparaiso, IN
ChampionsValparaiso (1st title)
Winning coachBryce Drew (1st title)
MVPErik Buggs (Valparaiso)
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2012–13 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Valparaiso 13 3   .813 26 8   .765
Detroit 12 4   .750 20 13   .606
Wright State 10 6   .625 23 13   .639
Green Bay 10 6   .625 18 16   .529
UIC 7 9   .438 18 16   .529
Youngstown State 7 9   .438 18 16   .529
Loyola Chicago 5 11   .313 15 16   .484
Cleveland State 5 11   .313 14 18   .438
Milwaukee 3 13   .188 8 24   .250
2013 Horizon League Tournament winner
As of March 27, 2013
Rankings from AP Poll

First round games were played on the home court of the higher-seeded team. The second round and semifinals were hosted by the No. 1 seed Valparaiso, while the highest remaining seed hosted the championship game.[3] All Horizon League schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by their regular season record, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top two teams received a bye to the semifinals. With the departure of Butler to the Atlantic 10, there were only three first-round games.

Seeds

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Seed Team Record Tie-breaker
1 Valparaiso 13–3 N/A
2 Detroit 12–4 N/A
3 Wright State 10–6 2–0 head-to-head vs. Green Bay
4 Green Bay 10–6 0–2 head-to-head vs. WSU
5 UIC 7–9 2–0 head-to-head vs. YSU
6 Youngstown State 7–9 0–2 head-to-head vs. UIC
7 Loyola–Chicago 5–11 2–0 head-to-head vs. CSU
8 Cleveland State 5–11 0–2 head-to-head vs. Loyola–Chicago
9 Milwaukee 3–13 N/A

Schedule

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Game Time* Matchup# Television
First Round – Tuesday, March 5
1 8:00 PM #9 Milwaukee at #4 Green Bay
2 8:00 PM #8 Cleveland State at #5 UIC
3 7:15 PM #7 Loyola–Chicago at #6 Youngstown St
Second Round – Friday, March 8
4 6:00 PM #3 Wright State vs. #6 Youngstown St
5 8:30 PM #4 Green Bay vs. #5 UIC
Semifinals – Saturday, March 9
6 6:00 PM #3 Wright State vs. #2 Detroit ESPNU (TV delayed to 10:30 PM)
7 8:30 PM #4 Green Bay at #1 Valparaiso ESPNU
Championship Game – Tuesday, March 12
8 9:00 PM #3 Wright State vs. #1 Valparaiso ESPN
*Game Times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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First round
Tuesday, March 5
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 8
Semifinals
Saturday, March 9
Championship Game
Tuesday, March 12
4 Green Bay 62
9 Milwaukee 46 4 Green Bay 64
5 UIC 82 5 UIC 63
8 Cleveland State 59 1 Valparaiso 70
4 Green Bay 69
1 Valparaiso 62
3 Wright State 54
2 Detroit 54
6 Youngstown State 62 3 Wright State 56
7 Loyola Chicago 60 6 Youngstown State 59
3 Wright State 66

First round games at campus sites of lower-numbered seeds
Second round and semifinals hosted by #1 Seed Valparaiso
Championship game hosted by highest remaining seed

Honors

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Tournament MVP

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Erik Buggs of Valparaiso was named the tournament MVP.

Horizon League All-Tournament Team

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Player School Position Year
Erik Buggs Valparaiso Guard Senior
Ryan Broekhoff Valparaiso Forward Senior
Reggie Arceneaux Wright State Sophomore
Miles Dixon Wright State Junior
Keifer Sykes Green Bay Sophomore

References

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  1. ^ "Horizon League Announces Men's Basketball Conference Schedule". Archived from the original on August 24, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
  2. ^ "2013 Horizon League Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). Retrieved March 5, 2013.
  3. ^ "2012-13 Horizon League Championship Schedule". Archived from the original on December 22, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2012.