2020 #HLWBB Championship Bracket Announced
Rachel White
#HLWBB Bracket | #REACHtheHORIZON Championship Central
INDIANAPOLIS – The bracket for the 2020 #HLWBB Championship was released on Saturday, following the completion of the regular season.
IUPUI earned the No. 1 seed and the first outright regular season title in program history, ending the regular season with an 87-51 win vs. UIC on Friday night to finish League play at 15-3.
Green Bay will be the No. 2 seed during the championship. The Phoenix earned a 71-51 victory over Youngstown State on Saturday to improve to 13-5 in #HLWBB play and held the tiebreaker over Wright State courtesy of last Sunday’s win at IUPUI.
Wright State (13-5) earned a 66-58 win at Detroit Mercy on Saturday, securing the No. 3 seed. Northern Kentucky (12-6) will be the No. 4 seed as the Norse wrapped the regular season with a two-point triumph at Oakland on Saturday.
Milwaukee (11-7) will be the No. 5 seed following a 61-57 home win over Cleveland State on Saturday to close out the regular season. The Vikings (9-9) are the No. 6 seed and will also host a first-round contest.
Youngstown State (6-12) is the No. 7 seed and Oakland (6-12) is the No. 8 seed as the Penguins’ win over No. 1 seed IUPUI gave the Penguins the tiebreaker. Detroit Mercy (3-15) is the No. 9 seed and UIC (2-16) is the No. 10 seed for the championship.
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 with the first three rounds of the women’s championship streamed on ESPN+ and the championship game broadcast on ESPNU.
Tuesday, March 3 begins first-round action with three games at 7 p.m. ET as No. 3 seed Wright State hosts No. 10 seed UIC at the Nutter Center, No. 4 seed NKU takes on No. 9 seed Detroit Mercy at BB&T Arena and No. 6 seed Cleveland State welcomes No. 7 seed YSU to the Wolstein Center. No. 8 seed Oakland travels to No. 5 seed Milwaukee at 8 p.m. ET in the Klotsche Center to close out the night.
On Thursday, March 5, the highest-remaining seeds from Tuesday’s first round will host the lowest-remaining seeds for a chance to join top seeds IUPUI and Green Bay in Indianapolis for the semifinals.
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.
For complete information on the 2020 Horizon League Women’s Basketball Championships, please go to HorizonLeague.com/Indy.
RESULTS
| GAME |
RECAP |
| Wright State 66, Detroit Mercy 58 |
Box Score |
| Milwaukee 61, Cleveland State 57 |
Box Score |
| Green Bay 71, Youngstown State 51 |
Box Score |
| Northern Kentucky 67, Oakland 65 |
Box Score |
2020 #HLWBB CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
| DATE |
GAME |
Time (ET) |
TV/Live Stream |
| Tuesday, March 3 |
No. 10 seed UIC at No. 3 Seed Wright State |
7 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
|
No. 9 seed Detroit Mercy at No. 4 seed Northern Kentucky |
7 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
|
No. 7 seed Youngstown State at No. 6 seed Cleveland State |
7 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
|
No. 8 seed Oakland at No. 5 seed Milwaukee |
8 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Thursday, March 5 |
Highest-remaining seed vs. lowest-remaining seed |
7 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
|
Second highest-remaining seed vs. second lowest-remaining seed |
7 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Monday, March 9 |
No. 1 seed IUPUI vs. lowest-remaining seed |
12 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
|
No. 2 seed Green Bay vs. highest-remaining seed |
2:30 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
|
Championship |
12 p.m. |
ESPNU |