#HLMBB Roundup: Feb. 16

#HLMBB Roundup: Feb. 16

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Lance Rinker

TODAY’S RESULTS (Friday, Feb. 16)
Oakland 82, at Cleveland State 66
Detroit Mercy 94, at Youngstown State 84
IUPUI 76, at Milwaukee 71 (OT)
UIC 83, at Green Bay 75
at Wright State 69, Northern Kentucky 67
 
(Feb. 16, 2018) — Wright State successfully defended its home court on Friday night, besting Northern Kentucky for the second time this season — 69-67 — to draw even with the Norse atop the Horizon League standings at 12-3. In the remaining league contests, the road teams went 4-0, with Oakland, Detroit Mercy, IUPUI, and UIC earning victories. Oakland’s Greg Kampe became the 15th active Division I coach to reach the 600-career-win milestone as the Golden Grizzlies downed Cleveland State, 82-66.
 
Kampe earns win 600 as Oakland cruises past Cleveland State, 82-66
(Courtesy of GoldenGrizzlies.com) — CLEVELAND STATE — Nick Daniels scored 14 points and grabbed a career high nine rebounds plus dished out four assists as the Oakland men's basketball team defeated Cleveland State 82-66 Friday night inside the Wolstein Center. The win was head coach Greg Kampe's 600th of his career, as he becomes the 15th active Division I coach to reach the milestone. Jalen Hayes scored a game high 24 points on nine of 14 shooting from the floor while hauling in nine rebounds, and Chris Palombizio matched a career high with 10 points plus added two rebounds and two assist.
Full recap

Titans Run All Over Youngstown State
(Courtesy of DetroitTitans.com) — YOUNGSTOWN STATE, Ohio — Six Titans scored in double figures and Detroit Mercy shot nearly 50.0 percent for the game as the men's basketball team used a second-half offensive explosion to cruise past Youngstown State, 94-84, on Friday night. Redshirt junior Kameron Chatman led the way with 26 points and 11 rebounds, his ninth double-double of the year. Chatman was 10-of-13 from the field and a perfect 5-of-5 at the line.
Full recap

Hall powers Jags to overtime road win at Milwaukee
(Courtesy of IUPUIJags.com) — MILWAUKEE — Junior Evan Hall scored a season-high 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for his fourth career double-double as IUPUI outlasted Milwaukee in overtime, 76-71 on Friday night (Feb. 16). T.J. Henderson hit a critical three in the final minute of the game off a nice Jaylen Minnettfind and D.J. McCall helped the Jags get a late defensive stop to secure the win. Minnett iced the game at the free throw line, hitting three late free throws for his only points of the game.
Full recap

Flames Dominate Late to Collect Seventh Straight Road Win
(Courtesy of UICFlames.com) — GREEN BAY, Wis. — UIC exploded for 49 points in the second half to come from behind and take down the Green Bay Phoenix Friday night, 83-75. It was the 12th win of Horizon League win this season for the Flames, most since 2004. UIC (16-12, 11-4 Horizon League) hammered Green Bay (10-19, 5-11 Horizon League) on the glass, 60-42. The Flames received a career-high 15 rebounds from Jordan Blount and a personal-best 12 from Tarkus Ferguson. Dikembe Dixsonnetted a team-high 18 points, while Blount and Tai Odiase added 14 each.
Full recap

Wright State beats Northern Kentucky in Horizon showdown
(Courtesy of the Associated Press) — DAYTON, Ohio — Loudon Love scored 15 points and Wright State held off a late rally from Northern Kentucky 69-67 in a matchup of the Horizon League's top two teams on Friday night. The Raiders (20-8, 12-3) moved into a tie for first place in the conference standings with the Norse (19-8, 12-3) and, with the sweep of the season series, hold the tiebreaker in postseason seeding.
Full recap on WSURaiders.com
 
UPCOMING SLATE
Monday, Feb. 19
Oakland at IUPUI (7:00 PM ET – ESPN3)
Cleveland State at Wright State (7:30 PM ET – ESPN3)
Youngstown State at Northern Kentucky (7:30 PM ET – ESPN3)
Detroit Mercy at UIC (8:00 PM ET – ESPN3)
Thursday, Feb. 22
Milwaukee at Detroit Mercy (7:00 PM ET – ESPN3)
Green Bay at Oakland (7:00 PM ET – ESPN3)

MOTOR CITY MADNESS
The 2018 Little Caesars Horizon League Men’s & Women’s Basketball Championship will take place March 2-6 at the brand new Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Mich. Tickets can be purchased now at campus box offices or at HorizonLeague.com.
 
Little Caesars Arena is located in the heart of The District Detroit, a 50-block, mixed-use development that unites eight world-class theaters, five neighborhoods and three professional sports venues in one vibrant, walkable destination for people who want to live, work and play in an exciting urban environment. Home to the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Pistons and Detroit Lions — The District Detroit represents the greatest density of professional sports teams in one downtown core in the country.