#HLMBB Notebook – March 7, 2026

March 07

Rachel White

#HLMBB Notebook
INDIANAPOLIS (March 7, 2026) – The 2026 Barbasol #HLMBB Championship shifts to Indianapolis for Second Round, Semifinal and Championship rounds on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.

#HLMBB RECENT RESULTS

Monday, March 2 – Play-In
- No. 10 seed Cleveland State 101, No. 11 seed IU Indy 93
Tuesday, March 3 – First Round
- No. 5 seed Green Bay 64, No. 6 seed Purdue Fort Wayne 56
Wednesday, March 4 – First Round
- No. 1 seed Wright State 90, No. 10 seed Cleveland State 61
- No. 2 seed RMU 68, No. 9 seed Youngstown State 53
- No. 3 seed Detroit Mercy 84, No. 8 seed Milwaukee 63
- No. 7 seed Northern Kentucky 85, No. 4 seed Oakland 84

#HLMBB DIG DEEPER

Wright State leads the League in team field goal percentage (48.9), scoring margin (7.3) and blocked shots (4.31).
#HLMBB Newcomer of the Year TJ Burch is ranked seventh nationally in steals per game (2.58).
In the First Round win over 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.
Wright State has won three League championships, including winning the 2022 title in Indianapolis.
The Raiders are 5-3 this season against the other teams who advanced to Indy with two wins over GB, two wins over NKU and one victory over Detroit Mercy.
RMU paces the League in scoring defense (71.6), opponent field goal percentage (43.3), team three-point field goal percentage (37.9), opponent three-point field goal percentage (32.6), combined team rebounds (37.9), team offensive rebounds (13.2) and rebounding margin (7.5).
Ryan Prather Jr. is ranked second nationally with an assist-turnover ratio of 4.54 while Player of the Year DeSean Goode ranks 16^th in field goal percentage (62.9).
In Wednesday’s first round matchup against 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 is seeking its second consecutive #HLMBB championship.
The Colonials are 6-2 this season against the other four teams in Indy, going 2-0 against the Raiders and Titans and 1-1 against the Norse and Phoenix.
Detroit Mercy ranks first in the League in free throw percentage (77.2).
Orlando Lovejoy paces the League and ranks 33^rd nationally in free throw percentage (88.9).
Five Titans scored in double figures in the First Round against Milwaukee, paced by TJ Nadeau with 17.
Detroit Mercy has three wins this season against the other four teams in Indy, posting 1-1 records against Wright State, NKU and Green Bay.
Marcus Hall leads Green Bay with 14.1 points and 5.3 rebounds per game.
Preston Ruedinger paces the Phoenix with 5.4 assists per game and an assist-turnover ratio of 3.8.
Marcus Hall led the Phoenix with 19 points in the First Round. Preston Ruedinger added 11 points and eight assists while Justin Allen contributed 13 points for Green Bay against the Mastodons.
GB is 4-4 this season against the other four teams in Indy.
Donovan Oday ranks second in the League with 18.7 points per game while Dan Gherezgher adds 15.9 points per game and LJ Wells contributes 14.4 points per game.
Ethan Elliott is in the top four in the League in assists per game (4.3) and assist-turnover ratio (3.3).
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 has a win over RMU and a win over Detroit Mercy this season.
Every game of the championship will be carried on ESPN networks with the play-in, first round and second round games streamed on ESPN+.
- The first semifinal game will be on ESPNU starting at 7 p.m. ET on Monday, March 9 followed by semifinal No. 2 on ESPN2 at 9:30 p.m. ET.
- The championship game will air on ESPN at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 10.
For complete information on the 2026 Barbasol Horizon League Basketball Championships and to score your tickets to the second round, semifinals and championship March 8-10 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.

#HLMBB ON THE HORIZON

Sunday, March 8 – Second Round
- No. 5 seed Green Bay vs. No. 7 seed Northern Kentucky, 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
Monday, March 9 – Semifinals
- No. 1 seed Wright State vs. Second Round Winner, 7 p.m. ET (ESPNU)
- No. 2 seed RMU vs. No. 3 seed Detroit Mercy, 9:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
Tuesday, March 10 – Championship
- Semifinal 1 Winner vs. Semifinal 2 Winner, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN)