Oakland, Northern Kentucky, Milwaukee and Cleveland State Advance to 2024 Barbasol #HLMBB Championship Semifinals

Oakland, Northern Kentucky, Milwaukee and Cleveland State Advance to 2024 Barbasol #HLMBB Championship Semifinals

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Rachel White

INDIANAPOLIS (March 7, 2024) – The 2024 Barbasol Horizon League Men’s Basketball Championship continued on Thursday with Oakland, Northern Kentucky, Milwaukee and Cleveland State winning quarterfinals to advance to Monday’s semifinals in Indianapolis.

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  • No. 1 seed Oakland defeated No. 8 seed Purdue Fort Wayne, 75-65.
    • The Golden Grizzlies shot 51 percent from the floor and 94 percent (15-16) from the free throw line.
    • Rocket Watts led OAK with 18 points while DQ Cole added 14 and Chris Conway scored 11 points.
    • Four Mastodons scored in double figures led by Rasheed Bello’s 16 points.
  • No. 7 seed Cleveland State posted an 82-70 win at No. 2 seed Youngstown State.
    • The Viking defense held the Penguins to 16 percent (5-31) from three-point range.
    • Chase Robinson led CSU with 20 points. Drew Lowder (17 points), Tevin Smith (15 points) and Tae Williams (14 points) also scored in double figures.
    • DJ Burns led YSU with 17 points and 18 rebounds.
  • No. 5 seed Northern Kentucky won a 99-97 overtime thriller at No. 4 seed Wright State.
    • Randall Pettus II sent the game to overtime with a second-chance basket at the end of regulation.
    • Marques Warrick scored a game-high 35 points for the Norse.
    • Tanner Holden led the Raiders with 24 points and Trey Calvin and Alex Huibregtse scored 20 points each.
  • No. 6 seed Milwaukee collected a 95-84 road win at No. 3 seed Green Bay.
    • The Panthers outscored the Phoenix 54-36 in the paint and 21-7 off the bench.
    • BJ Freeman led MKE with 32 points, Faizon Fields added 19 points and Erik Pratt scored 15 points.
    • Noah Reynolds paced GB with 27 points.
  • No. 1 seed Oakland will face No. 7 Cleveland State in the first semifinal matchup at 7 p.m. ET on Monday.
  • No. 5 seed Northern Kentucky will take on No. 6 seed Milwaukee in the second semifinal game at 9:30 p.m. ET on Monday.
  • The first semifinal game in Indianapolis will be on ESPNU followed by semifinal No. 2 on ESPN2. The championship game will air on either ESPN or ESPN2 at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 12.
  • The 2024 Barbasol Horizon League Basketball Championships will culminate with the semifinal and championship games at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum March 11-12. Schools, groups, youth sports organizations and basketball fans interested in attending games or learning more about getting involved in Indianapolis are encouraged to email Kelley Ford at kford@horizonleague.org.
  • For complete information on the 2024 Barbasol Horizon League Basketball Championships and to score your tickets to the semifinals and championship in Indianapolis, visit HorizonLeague.com/Indy.
  • The Horizon League is an NCAA Division I athletics conference comprised of 11 member institutions located throughout the Midwest’s major metropolitan cities. Headquartered in Indianapolis, the League and its members strive to be highly competitive athletically while committing to the total development of its student-athletes and creating a lasting impact on campus and in the community. For more information, visit HorizonLeague.com.