#HLMBB Weekly Notebook – December 16

#HLMBB Weekly Notebook – December 16

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INDIANAPOLIS – The Horizon League will begin #HLMBB play this weekend with teams playing two games against the same opponent at the same location, highlighted by Youngstown State traveling to Northern Kentucky as their Sunday matchup takes place on ESPN2 at 3 p.m. ET.

#HLMBB NEWS & NOTES
• Northern Kentucky has won three-straight #HLMBB Freshman of the Week honors to start the season and boasts the fifth-leading scorer in Trevon Faulkner (17.4), while Adrian Nelson is third in rebounding (12.3) and leads all players with three double-doubles.

• Youngstown State played three games last week and went 3-0 including earning a road win against Binghamton despite trailing by more than 15 points. Naz Bohannon led the Penguins with 23 points and Darius Quisenberry went on to collect his 1,000th career point.

• Three #HLMBB players were placed on the 2020-21 Lou Henson Award preseason watch list presented annually to the top mid-major player in division I college basketball with Detroit Mercy’s Antoine Davis, Wright State’s Loudon Love and Youngstown State's Quisenberry tabbed to the list.

• Love, the Preseason Player of the Year, was also selected to the Lute Olson Award preseason watch list, presented annually to the nation's top Division I player, after previously being named to the 2021 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award, given to the top center in men’s college basketball.

• Heading into #HLMBB play this weekend, Detroit Mercy’s Antoine Davis is the League-leader in scoring with 18.3 points per game, IUPUI’s Elyjah Goss is the rebounding leader with 16.0 boards per contest and UIC’s Teyvion Kirk is the League-leader in assists with 8.0.

• Wright State won its second-straight game in dominating fashion against Bowing Green, the preseason MAC favorites, by taking a 33-point lead into halftime before winning 85-67. Love finished with 16 points and 16 rebounds, while Tanner Holden led all scorers with 19 points.  

• Detroit Mercy and Milwaukee each earned their first wins of the season against the same opponent, Western Michigan. The Titans won, 67-57, with five players scoring in double figures led by Davis with 14 while holding the Broncos to under 20 percent from three-point range. The Panthers claimed a 71-63 victory a day later with Te’Jon Lucas finishing with 16 points, four assists and four rebounds.

• Detroit Mercy’s Davis continues to be one of the biggest offensive threats in the country. He enters the 2020-21 season as the active career leader in scoring average at 24.8 points per game and second in 3-pointers made per game at 3.70. He was named to the Preseason All-HL First Team and the Jerry West Award watch list, recognizing the top shooting guards in the country.

• Oakland is looking to stake its claim to one of the most talented backcourts in the HL as Rashad Williams posted his second-straight 30-point performance at No. 4 Michigan State with 36 points on eight 3-pointers and Jalen Moore added 26 points and five assists vs. the Spartans.

RESULTS
DATE GAME RECAP
Wednesday, Dec. 9 Youngstown State 72, Point Park 52 Box Score
Friday, Dec. 11 Kansas State 76, Milwaukee 75 Box Score
Saturday, Dec. 12 IUPUI 69, Tennessee State 66 Box Score
Detroit Mercy 67, Western Michigan 57 Box Score
Sunday, Dec. 13 Wright State 85, Bowling Green 67 Box Score
Michigan State 109, Oakland 91 Box Score
Youngstown State 79, Binghamton 65 Box Score
Loyola 77, UIC 66 Box Score
Kent State 92, Northern Kentucky 73 Box Score
Milwaukee 71, Western Michigan 63 Box Score
Ohio State 67, Cleveland State 61 Box Score
Monday, Dec. 14 Youngstown State 80, West Virginia Tech 66 Box Score

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
DATE GAME Time (ET) TV/Live Stream
Saturday, Dec. 19 Youngstown State at Northern Kentucky 2 p.m. ESPN3
Milwaukee at Green Bay 2 p.m. ESPN3
Wright State at Detroit Mercy 2 p.m. ESPN3
Cleveland State at RMU 6 p.m. ESPN3
Oakland at UIC 7 p.m. ESPN+
IUPUI at Purdue Fort Wayne 7 p.m. ESPN3
Sunday, Dec. 20 Wright State at Detroit Mercy 2 p.m. ESPN3
Milwaukee at Green Bay 2 p.m. ESPN3
Youngstown State at Northern Kentucky 3 p.m. ESPN2
IUPUI at Purdue Fort Wayne 5 p.m. ESPN3
Oakland at UIC 5 p.m. ESPN+
Cleveland State at RMU 5 p.m. ESPN3