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2023 Horizon League men's basketball tournament

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2023 Horizon League men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2022–23
Teams11
SiteCampus sites
(first round and quarterfinals)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum
Indianapolis, Indiana
(semifinals round and finals)
ChampionsNorthern Kentucky (4th title)
Winning coachDarrin Horn (2nd title)
TelevisionESPN+, ESPNU, ESPN2, ESPN
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The 2023 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament was the final event of the 2022–23 men's basketball season for the Horizon League. It began on February 28, 2023, and ended on March 7; first-round and quarterfinal games were played at the home courts of the higher seeds, with all remaining games at Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis. The winner, Northern Kentucky, received the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.

2022–23 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Youngstown State 15 5   .750 24 10   .706
Milwaukee 14 6   .700 22 12   .647
Cleveland State 14 6   .700 21 14   .600
Northern Kentucky 14 6   .700 22 13   .629
Oakland 11 9   .550 13 19   .406
Wright State 10 10   .500 18 15   .545
Robert Morris 10 10   .500 16 17   .485
Detroit Mercy 9 11   .450 14 19   .424
Purdue Fort Wayne 9 11   .450 17 15   .531
IUPUI 2 18   .100 5 27   .156
Green Bay 2 18   .100 3 29   .094
2023 Horizon League tournament winner


Seeds

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All of the teams will participate in the tournament with the top-five teams receiving byes to the quarterfinals.

Seed School Conf Tiebreaker
1 Youngstown State 15−5
2 Milwaukee 14−6 4-0 vs. Cleveland State/Northern Kentucky
3 Cleveland State 14−6 1-1 vs. NKU; 4-0 vs. RMU/Wright State
4 Northern Kentucky 14−6 1-1 vs. CSU; 3-1 vs. RMU/Wright State
5 Oakland 11−9
6 Robert Morris 10−10 1-1 vs. Youngstown State
7 Wright State 10−10 0-2 vs. Youngstown State
8 Detroit Mercy 9−11 2-0 vs. Purdue Fort Wayne
9 Purdue Fort Wayne 9−11 0-2 vs. Detroit Mercy
10 Green Bay 2−18 1-1 vs. Milwaukee
11 IUPUI 2−18 0-2 vs. Milwaukee

Schedule

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Game Time[1] Matchup Score Television
First round – Tuesday, February 28
1 7:00 pm No. 11 IUPUI at No. 6 Robert Morris 64–67 ESPN+
2 7:00 pm No. 10 Green Bay at No. 7 Wright State 57–77
3 7:00 pm No. 9 Purdue Fort Wayne at No. 8 Detroit Mercy 68–81
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 2
4 8:00 pm No. 8 Detroit Mercy at No. 1 Youngstown State 66–77 ESPN+
5 8:00 pm No. 7 Wright St at No. 2 Milwaukee 70–87
6 8:00 pm No. 6 Robert Morris at No. 3 Cleveland State 70–75 OT
7 7:00 pm No. 5 Oakland at No. 4 Northern Kentucky 74–81
Semifinals – Monday, March 6
at Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Indianapolis, IN
8 7:00 pm No. 4 Northern Kentucky vs. No. 1 Youngstown State 75-63 ESPNU
9 9:30 pm No. 3 Cleveland State vs. No. 2 Milwaukee 93–80 ESPN2
Championship – Tuesday, March 7
at Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Indianapolis, IN
10 7:00 pm No. 4 Northern Kentucky vs. No. 3 Cleveland State 63–61 ESPN
All game times Eastern. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

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The Horizon League does not use a fixed bracket tournament system, and pairings are re-seeded after the first and second rounds.

First round
Tuesday, February 28
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 2
Semifinals
Monday, March 6
Championship
Tuesday, March 7
1 Youngstown State 71
8 Detroit Mercy 81 8 Detroit Mercy 66
9 Purdue Fort Wayne 68 1 Youngstown State 63
4 Northern Kentucky 75
4 Northern Kentucky 81
5 Oakland 74
4 Northern Kentucky 63
3 Cleveland State 61
2 Milwaukee 87
7 Wright State 77 7 Wright State 70
10 Green Bay 57 2 Milwaukee 80
3 Cleveland State 93
3 Cleveland State 75*
6 Robert Morris 67 6 Robert Morris 70
11 IUPUI 64

* denotes overtime period

References

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  1. ^ "2022 Horizon League Men's & Women's Basketball Championships - Horizon League" (PDF). horizonleague.org.