#HLMBB Weekly Notebook – December 18
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INDIANAPOLIS – It’s the final week of the non-conference season as we enter the final stretch before #HLMBB play begins on Saturday, Dec. 28. Wright State and Northern Kentucky remain on top of the HL standings as both are ranked inside the Mid-Major top-25.
#HLMBB NEWS & NOTES
• For the first time this season, the Horizon League has two teams in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top-25 poll, with the Raiders coming in at No. 17 and the Norse tabbed at No. 22.
• Preseason Player of the Year Antoine Davis of Detroit Mercy continues to lead the HL in scoring and ranks fourth in the NCAA as he is averaging 24.1 points per game. In addition, he is top 50 in the country in free throw percentage (89.7) and steals per game (2.33).
• The Horizon had four players tabbed on the Lou Henson Award Preseason Watch List as Davis, Oakland’s Xavier Hill-Mais, Loudon Love of Wright State and Northern Kentucky’s Jalen Tate were tabbed on the list. The Lou Henson Award is presented annually to the nation’s top Division I mid-major player.
• IUPUI’s Marcus Burk is right behind Davis in scoring ranked 35th in the country with 20.0 points per contest, while ranking 16th in 3-pointers per game at 3.42 and shooting 44.1 percent from long range, good for 42nd in the country.
• Dantez Walton continues to do big things for the Norse as he is not the only qualifying player to rank top-5 in the HL in points (18.4) and rebounds (7.2) and has won three #HLMBB Player of the Week honors this season.
• Milwaukee has a dynamic duo in Darius Roy and Te’Jon Lucas as they both rank top-10 in the Horizon League in points, combining for 30.2 points per game, and also top-10 in assists, totaling eight assists per game.
• Northern Kentucky is one of the best teams in the nation from long range as they rank 40th in the NCAA in 3-point field goals made per game at 9.4. The Norse are also one of the best in defending the three as they hold opponents to a 26.0 3-point field goal percentage, ranked 11th in the nation.
• Green Bay continues to be one of the best offensive teams in the country as the Phoenix are 57th in the NCAA in scoring offense at 78.5 points per game, while also ranking 37th in assists per game with 16.3 dimes per contest. Amari Davis is a four-time winner of the #HLMBB Freshman of the Week honor and ranking in the top 10 nationally among freshmen at 16.4 points per game and leads the HL shooting 58.5 percent from the floor.
• Youngstown State continues to hit the offensive glass as the Penguins are 27th in the NCAA in offensive rebounds per game with 13.3 and 42nd in total rebounds per game at 40.4. Naz Bohannon is leading the charge on the glass grabbing 3.6 offensive boards per game, 32nd in the NCAA.
RESULTS
| DATE |
GAME |
RECAP |
| Thursday, Dec. 12 |
Wright State 85, Southern 62 |
Box Score |
| Saturday, Dec. 14 |
Michigan State 72, Oakland 49 |
Box Score |
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IUPUI 74, Purdue Fort Wayne 65 |
Box Score |
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DePaul 86, UIC 65 |
Box Score |
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Toledo 80, Detroit Mercy 72 |
Box Score |
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Evansville 72, Green Bay 62 |
Box Score |
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Eastern Illinois 75, Milwaukee 68 |
Box Score |
| Sunday, Dec. 15 |
Northern Kentucky 79, Illinois State 64 |
Box Score |
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Bowling Green 72, Cleveland State 58 |
Box Score |
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Youngstown State 65, SEMO 50 |
Box Score |
| Tuesday, Dec. 17 |
Wright State 92, Mississippi Valley State 50 |
Box Score |
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
| DATE |
GAME |
Time (ET) |
TV/Live Stream |
| Wednesday, Dec. 18 |
Cleveland State vs. DePaul |
7 p.m. |
ESPN3 |
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UIC at Illinois State |
7 p.m. |
ESPN3 |
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Youngstown State vs. Binghamton |
7:45 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
|
Oakland at Syracuse |
8 p.m. |
ESPNU |
|
Green Bay vs. Concordia-Chicago |
8 p.m. |
ESPN3 |
| Thursday, Dec. 19 |
Detroit Mercy vs. Northeastern |
7 p.m. |
ESPN3 |
| Friday, Dec. 20 |
UIC vs. UC Irvine |
8 p.m. |
ESPN3 |
|
IUPUI at Fresno State |
10 p.m. |
Mountain West Network |
| Saturday, Dec. 21 |
Youngstown State vs. West Virginia (Covelli Centre) |
1 p.m. |
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Wright State at Toledo |
2 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
|
Oakland vs. Fairfield |
2 p.m. |
ESPN3 |
|
Green Bay at Northern Illinois |
2 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
|
Detroit Mercy vs. SIUE |
3 p.m. |
ESPN3 |
|
Cleveland State at East Tennessee State |
4 p.m. |
ESPN3 |
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Milwaukee at Wisconsin |
5 p.m. |
Big Ten Network |
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Northern Kentucky at UNC Greensboro |
7 p.m. |
ESPN+ |