It may have been the night of the year in Horizon League men’s basketball. All three games came down to the final minute, with both Youngstown State and Wright State winning in the waning seconds and Detroit holing off a pesky Milwaukee squad.

Third place in the Horizon League men's basketball standings hangs in the balance Thursday night as six teams look to give more definition to the field.

INDIANAPOLIS -- The 2012 Horizon League Tournament finalist, Loyola has been voted the favorite to capture the title in 2013, receiving six of eight first-place votes and 48 points in voting of the League’s head coaches.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Green Bay’s Mitchell Spaeth and Youngstown State’s Casey Hill are the Horizon League Men’s and Women’s Diver of the Week for Jan. 28-Feb. 3.

BRISTOL, Conn. -- The Horizon League earned two television games in the 2013 Ramada BracketBusters, ESPN announced on Monday evening. Detroit will take on Wichita State, while Valparaiso will host Eastern Kentucky.

Horizon League road teams entered Saturday with just 14 wins in 40 chances. However, Saturday saw road teams take both games in men’s basketball action, coming at the expense of the Horizon League’s two Chicago members.

Horizon League Women’s Basketball Scoreboard (Feb. 2)
Detroit 61, Milwaukee 59
#rv/rv Green Bay 99, UIC 53
Valparaiso 92, Cleveland State 84 (OT)

College football prides itself on saying “every game matters.” As the second half of the Horizon League men’s basketball conference season begins this weekend, no phrase seems more appropriate.

Ordinarily, when a team from Green Bay visits Chicago, the reception is far from warm. However, when the Green Bay men's basketball team takes the court against UIC on Thursday night, they will have a robust cheering section at the UIC Pavilion.

After giving Green Bay the opportunity to climb back into the game, Josh Crittle made sure he picked up UIC down the stretch, scoring the last six points to push the Flames to a 60-57 victory over the visiting Phoenix at the UIC Pavilion.