Wright State, RMU, Detroit Mercy and Northern Kentucky Earn First Round Victories in 2026 Barbasol #HLMBB Championship

Wright State, RMU, Detroit Mercy and Northern Kentucky Earn First Round Victories in 2026 Barbasol #HLMBB Championship

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Rachel White

INDIANAPOLIS (March 4, 2026) – The 2026 Barbasol Horizon League Basketball Championships continued on Wednesday with No. 1 seed Wright State, No. 2 seed RMU, No. 3 seed Detroit Mercy and No. 7 seed Northern Kentucky collecting wins in the First Round to join Green Bay in Indianapolis.
 
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  • Top-seeded Wright State earned a 90-61 win over No. 10 Cleveland State.
    • Kellen Pickett led the Raiders with 18 points while Michael Cooper scored 17 points and TJ Burch and Michael Imariagbe added 16 points each.
    • The Raiders shot 55 percent from the floor with 56 points in the paint while holding the Vikings to a field goal percentage of 34 percent.
    • Ryan Preist led CSU with 15 points.
    • Wright State will play the winner of the Second Round contest in our first semifinal on Monday at 7 p.m. ET.
  • No. 2 seed RMU collected a 15-point home victory over No. 9 seed Youngstown State.
    • Ryan Prather Jr. scored 24 points for the Colonials and DeSean Goode added a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
    • RMU made 10 three-pointers and held the Penguins to 6-27 shooting from beyond the arc.
    • Vlad Salaridze paced YSU with 18 points.
    • RMU will take on Detroit Mercy in Monday’s second semifinal at 9:30 p.m. ET.
  • No. 3 seed Detroit Mercy won 84-63 against No. 8 seed Milwaukee at Calihan Hall.
    • Five Titans scored in double figures paced by TJ Nadeau with 17.
    • Detroit Mercy shot 54 percent from the field while holding the Panthers to 23 percent from three-point range and 37 percent overall.
    • Sekou Konneh posted 13 points for MKE.
    • DET will battle RMU at 9:30 p.m. ET on Monday night.
  • No. 7 seed Northern Kentucky picked up a one-point road victory at No. 4 seed Oakland.
    • LJ Wells posted a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds and Donovan Oday scored 19 for the Norse.
    • NKU committed just eight turnovers with 19 assists.
    • Brody Robinson scored 36 points for the Golden Grizzlies.
    • The Norse will play Green Bay in Sunday’s Second Round at 3:30 p.m. ET.
  • The 2026 Barbasol Horizon League Basketball Championships will culminate with second round, semifinal and championship games at the Corteva Coliseum March 8-10.
  • For complete information on the 2026 Barbasol Horizon League Basketball Championships and to score your tickets to the second round, semifinals and championship in Indianapolis, visit HorizonLeague.com/Indy.
  • It’s more than the games in Indy as amplifying events are making a major impact.
    • Join us at the Valeo Fan Zone just steps from the Corteva Coliseum between sessions on Monday and Tuesday to enjoy interactive games and activities along with food and beverage.
    • Additionally, Anthem School Day returns for the women’s championship game as upwards of 3,000 Indianapolis-area students are expected to pack the Coliseum.
    • The KeyBank International Women’s Day Celebration is back, too, with a power-panel of Indy’s women leaders.
  • 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.