RMU, Cleveland State, Youngstown State and Oakland Advance to 2025 Barbasol #HLMBB Semifinals

RMU, Cleveland State, Youngstown State and Oakland Advance to 2025 Barbasol #HLMBB Semifinals

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Rachel White

INDIANAPOLIS (March 6, 2025) – The 2025 Barbasol Horizon League Men’s Basketball Championship continued on Thursday with Cleveland State, Oakland, RMU and Youngstown State picking up quarterfinal wins to advance to Indy for the semifinals.
 
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  • No. 1 seed RMU picked up an 83-62 win over No. 8 seed Wright State.
    • Five Colonials scored in double figures led by 19 points from Kam Woods while Alvaro Folgueiras posted a double-double.
    • RMU scored 25 points off 16 WSU turnovers.
    • Brandon Noel and Michael Imariagbe posted 15 points each for the Raiders.
    • The Colonials will battle Oakland in the first semifinal on Monday at 7 p.m. ET.
  • No. 2 seed Cleveland State earned a five-point win against No. 7 seed NKU.
    • The Vikings outscored the Norse, 42-24, in the paint.
    • Dylan Arnett posted a 16-point, 10-rebound double-double for CSU and Tevin Smith added 16 points.
    • LJ Wells recorded a double-double for the Norse and Dan Gherezgher scored 18.
    • CSU will face Youngstown State at 9:30 p.m. ET on Monday.
  • No. 4 seed Youngstown State outlasted No. 5 seed Purdue Fort Wayne, 72-67.
    • The Penguins shot 48.15 percent from the field in the second half with five three-pointers.
    • Nico Galette totaled 22 points and 10 rebounds for YSU while Ty Harper scored 20 points and Cris Carroll also posted a double-double.
    • Quinton Morton-Robertson led the Mastodons with 21 points and Jalen Jackson added a double-double of 19 points and 11 rebounds.
    • Youngstown State will play Cleveland State in Monday’s second semifinal.
  • No. 6 seed Oakland upset No. 3 seed Milwaukee in a rematch of last season’s Barbasol #HLMBB Championship Game.
    • The Golden Grizzlies shot 38.9 percent from three-point range with seven three-point field goals.
    • Allen Mukeba scored 21 points and Tuburu Naivalurua contributed 20 points for Oakland.
    • Four MKE players scored in double figures led by 20 points and six assists from Themus Fulks.
    • Oakland moves on to take on top-seeded RMU in Monday’s first semifinal.
  • The first semifinal game in Indianapolis will be on ESPNU starting at 7 p.m. ET on March 10 followed by semifinal No. 2 on ESPN2 at 9:30 p.m. ET. The championship game will air on either ESPN or ESPN2 at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 11.
  • The 2025 Barbasol Horizon League Basketball Championships will culminate with the semifinal and championship games at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum March 10-11. 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 2025 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 headquartered in Indianapolis. The League and our member schools develop nearly 4,000 student-athletes for life. Through unique opportunities in major metropolitan cities, their athletic, academic and personal aspirations can be achieved. Because what they learn today will inspire who they become tomorrow. For more information, visit HorizonLeague.com.