#HLMBB Notebook - March 10

#HLMBB Notebook - March 10

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Rachel White

INDIANAPOLIS (March 10, 2024) – The 2024 Barbasol #HLMBB Championship continues on Monday in Indianapolis with semifinal matchups on ESPNU and ESPN2 followed by Tuesday’s championship game on ESPN/2.

#HLMBB RECENT RESULTS
  • Tuesday, March 5
    • No. 7 Cleveland State 85, No. 10 IUPUI 66
    • No. 8 Purdue Fort Wayne 78, No. 9 RMU 63
    • No. 6 Milwaukee 83, No. 11 Detroit Mercy 79
  • Thursday, March 7
    • No. 1 Oakland 75, No. 8 Purdue Fort Wayne 65
    • No. 7 Cleveland State 82, No. 2 Youngstown State 70
    • No. 5 Northern Kentucky 99, No. 4 Wright State 97 (OT)
    • No. 6 Milwaukee 95, No. 3 Green Bay 84
#HLMBB DIG DEEPER
  • No. 1 seed Oakland defeated No. 8 seed Purdue Fort Wayne, 75-65, in the quarterfinals.
    • 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.
  • Trey Townsend leads the Golden Grizzlies with 16.3 points and 7.7 points per game this season.
  • Jack Gohlke (3.4) and Blake Lampman (3.3) pace the Horizon League in three-point field goals per game. Lampman shoots 37.7 percent from beyond the arc while Gohlke shoots 36.2 percent.
  • The Golden Grizzlies are seeking their first #HLMBB Championship.
  • 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.
  • Tristan Enaruna leads the Vikings with 20.0 points and 6.5 rebounds per game.
  • Drew Lowder adds 2.8 assists and 1.4 steals per game while Dylan Arnett chips in 1.2 blocked shots per game and Tae Williams post 12.6 points and 5.8 rebounds.
  • Cleveland State has won two #HLMBB titles, most recently in 2021.
  • 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.
  • Warrick ranks third in the League with 20.4 points per game.
  • Trey Robinson paces the Norse with 6.9 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game while Keeyan Itejere posts 1.7 blocks per game.
  • NKU has won four #HLMBB titles in seven seasons, including the 2023 championship.
  • 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.
  • Freeman leads MKE with 21.2 points, 6.9 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game.
  • Faizon Fields (1.1) and Langston Wilson (1.0) pace the Panthers in blocks.
  • Milwaukee is seeking its fifth #HLMBB championship and first since 2014.
#HLMBB ON THE HORIZON – BARBASOL #HLMBB CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
  • Monday, March 11 – Semifinals
    • No. 1 Oakland vs. No. 7 Cleveland State, 7 p.m. ET (ESPNU)
    • No. 5 Northern Kentucky vs. No. 6 Milwaukee, 9:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
  • Tuesday, March 12 – Championship
    • #HLMBB Championship, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN/2)