The first round of the Horizon League tournament is in the books, and the chalk holds again. There have now been 6 CTC games, with the higher-seeded teams winning all 6. But, for those who crave MADNESS, have no fear. With the neutral-court tournaments about to start, we should get a nice dose of madness.
#3 Detroit 80 – #10 Loyola (IL) 71
The Horizon’s hottest team took out the Horizon’s worst team in a game that wasn’t quite as close as the final score may indicate. This win was big for Dave, Gross, and Lohse because it kept alive their champion. No one had Loyola winning this game, so we all got 6 points.
#4 UW-Milwaukee 68 – #9 Illinois-Chicago 55
This game was 29-8 at one point, so it was never in question. And, again, no one picked this upset, so we all got 6 points. Lil Lohse is the happiest with this result, as he has Milwaukee winning the title.
#5 Butler 70 – #8 Wright St. 52
A one-point game at halftime got real ugly, real fast in the second half, as the three-time defending Horizon champs live to fight another day. Doogan, Gersh, J, and Teddy all missed on what would have been a nice upset pick. Doogan took the biggest hit here, as he Wright St. making the semis.
#6 Youngstown St. 77 – #7 Green Bay 60
In the biggest swing game of the CTC thus far (11 people had Green Bay, 7 had YSU), the Penguins of Youngstown St. prevail and move on to the quarters on Friday night to face Detroit. The big losses here are J, Lil Lohse, and Lynch, who had Green Bay in the semis (Lil Lohse actually had them in the finals). Teddy is the happiest with this result, as he has the Penguins winning again on Friday.
DAY TWO and
HORIZON SCORES (with prior titles):
24 – Bry (’11*, ’09), Primm, Rikey, RSmith, Waters (’08)
18 – Alexi, Dave, Doogan (’10*), Gross, Lil Lohse, Lohse, Lynch, Mac, RDoc, Scoot, Teddy (’10*)
12 – Gersh, J
