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2020 Horizon League men's basketball tournament

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2020 Horizon League men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2019–20
Teams9
SiteCampus sites
(First Round and Quarterfinals)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum
Indianapolis, Indiana
(Semifinals and Finals)
ChampionsNorthern Kentucky (3rd title)
Winning coachDarrin Horn (1st title)
MVPJalen Tate (Northern Kentucky)
TelevisionESPN+, ESPNU, ESPN2, ESPN
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2019–20 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wright State 15 3   .833 25 7   .781
Northern Kentucky 13 5   .722 23 9   .719
Green Bay 11 7   .611 17 16   .515
Youngstown State 10 8   .556 18 15   .545
UIC 10 8   .556 18 17   .514
Oakland 8 10   .444 14 19   .424
Cleveland State 7 11   .389 11 21   .344
Milwaukee 7 11   .389 12 19   .387
Detroit Mercy* 6 12   .333 8 23   .258
IUPUI 3 15   .167 7 25   .219
* Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2020 Horizon League Tournament winner

The 2020 Horizon League men's basketball tournament was the final event of the 2019–20 men's basketball season for the Horizon League, and the final event in the league's 2019-20 season. It began on March 3, 2020 and ended on March 10; first-round and quarterfinal games were played at the home courts of the higher seed, with all remaining games at Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis. The winner received the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA tournament, though that was cancelled two days later due to the coronavirus pandemic, along with all other winter tourneys and spring sports.[1]

Seeds

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9 of 10 eligible teams participated in the tournament with the top 2 teams receiving byes to the semifinals. Detroit Mercy was ineligible for postseason play, including the conference tournament, due to low APR scores.[2] Teams were seeded by conference record, then seeded further with tiebreakers for teams with the same win–loss records.[3]

Seed School Conf Tiebreaker
1 Wright State 15−3
2 Northern Kentucky 13–5
3 Green Bay 11–7
4 UIC 10–8 1–1 vs Northern Kentucky
5 Youngstown State 10–8 0–2 vs Northern Kentucky
6 Oakland 8–10
7 Cleveland State 7–11 2–0 vs Milwaukee
8 Milwaukee 7–11 0–2 vs Cleveland State
9 IUPUI 3–15

Schedule

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Game Time Matchup Score Television
First Round – Tuesday, March 3
1 8:00 pm No. 9 IUPUI at No. 4 UIC 59–93 ESPN+
2 7:00 pm No. 8 Milwaukee at No. 5 Youngstown State 57–63
3 7:00 pm No. 7 Cleveland State at No. 6 Oakland 59–80
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 5
4 8:00 pm No. 6 Oakland at No. 3 Green Bay 63–78 ESPN+
5 8:00 pm No. 5 Youngstown State at No. 4 UIC 61–67
Semifinals – Monday, March 9
6 7:00 pm No. 4 UIC vs. No. 1 Wright State 73–56 ESPNU
7 9:30 pm No. 3 Green Bay vs. No. 2 Northern Kentucky 69–80 ESPN2
Finals – Tuesday, March 10
8 7:00 pm No. 4 UIC vs. No. 2 Northern Kentucky 71–62 ESPN
All game times local. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

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First round
Tuesday, March 3
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 5
Semifinals
Monday, March 9
Championship
Tuesday, March 10
1Wright State56
3Green Bay784UIC73
6Oakland63
4UIC93
4UIC62
9IUPUI59
2Northern Kentucky71
5Youngstown State63
2Northern Kentucky80
8Milwaukee57
4UIC673Green Bay69
5Youngstown State61
6Oakland80
7Cleveland State59

References

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  1. ^ "2020 Horizon League Men's and Women's Basketball Championships". Horizon League. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  2. ^ Crawford, Kirkland; Thomas, Chris (May 9, 2019). "Detroit Mercy basketball not eligible for NCAA tournament after low APR score". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  3. ^ "Horizon League Reveils Brackets for Basketball Championships". Horizon League. Retrieved February 14, 2020.