#HLMBB Roundup - January 18
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INDIANAPOLIS – Saturday marked the end of Week 4 of #HLMBB play with the home teams going 4-1 as Green Bay, Milwaukee, Northern Kentucky and Wright State won at home, while UIC was the lone road team to pick up a win.
RESULTS
GAME RECAPS
UIC 75, IUPUI 66
- UIC earned its first #HLMBB road win of the season with a nine-point win at IUPUI
- Five UIC players scored in double figures led by Tarkus Ferguson nearly finishing with a triple-double with 16 points, nine rebounds and nine assists. Jordan Blount added 14 points.
- Marcus Burk led IUPUI with 18 points and Elyjah Goss, the HL’s leading rebounder, ended the game with 15 rebounds and 16 points.
- The Flames outscored the Jags 40-24 in points in the paint.
Green Bay 83, Detroit Mercy 80
- Green Bay earned a weekend sweep at home to improve to 4-3 in #HLMBB play.
- Freshman Amari Davis scored a team-high 19 points for the Phoenix and JayQuan McCloud recorded his second double-double of the year with 10 points and 10 assists.
- Three Titans players registered double-digit points as Antoine Davis scored 17, while Marquis Moore and Dwayne Rose Jr. each tallied 13.
- GB, the League leaders in 3-point field goal percentage, shot 44 percent (12-27) from long range.
Milwaukee 73, Oakland 68
- Milwaukee improves to over .500 in HL play with the win over the Golden Grizzlies.
- Te’Jon Lucas finished with a team-best 20 points and contributed seven assists and Courtney Brown Jr. chipped in 12 points.
- Oakland was led by Xavier Hill-Mais with 20 points and five boards, with Brad Brechting added 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting from the floor.
- The Panthers are now 3-1 at home during #HLMBB play.
Northern Kentucky 75, Cleveland State 49
- Northern Kentucky extended its winning streak to five games with its win over Cleveland State.
- Trevon Faulkner registered 24 points on 8-of-10 shooting and Tyler Sharpe scored 18 points on three 3-pointers.
- Cleveland State’s Algevon Eichelberger ended with a team-high 17 points and Jaalam Hill tallied 11.
- NKU held the Vikings to just 21 points and five field goals in the first half.
Wright State 79, Youngstown State 72
- The Raiders push its HL record to 7-1 this season as they head into a big matchup against Northern Kentucky on ESPNU on Friday.
- Loudon Love almost picked up a double-double for WSU with 21 points and nine rebounds and Bill Wampler scored 16.
- YSU’s Donel Cathcart finished with a team-high 21 points and Darius Quisenberry tallied 29 points.
- Wright State improves to 8-2 at home this season.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
| DATE |
GAME |
Time (ET) |
TV/Live Stream |
| Thursday, Jan. 23 |
Green Bay at Cleveland State |
7 p.m. |
ESPN3 |
|
Milwaukee at Youngstown State |
7 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
|
UIC at Oakland |
7 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
|
IUPUI at Detroit Mercy |
7 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Friday, Jan. 24 |
Northern Kentucky at Wright State |
9 p.m. |
ESPNU |
| Saturday, Jan. 25 |
UIC at Detroit Mercy |
1 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
|
Green Bay at Youngstown State |
2 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
|
Milwaukee at Cleveland State |
3 p.m. |
ESPN3 |
|
IUPUI at Oakland |
3 p.m. |
ESPN3 |
HORIZON LEAGUE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 2020 Horizon League Basketball Championships will begin March 3 and 5 at campus sites and eight teams – four men and four women – will look to advance to Indianapolis and #REACHtheHORIZON on March 9-10 at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum.
Every game of the tournament will be carried on ESPN networks and four of the six games in Indianapolis will appear on national television.
Tickets for the semifinals and championship games in Indianapolis are on sale now at HorizonLeague.com, the Indiana Farmers Coliseum Box Office, or by calling 317-927-7601. Each host school will separately announce their ticket plans for the first round and quarterfinals.
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