2017 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2017 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament (also known as Motor City Madness) was the conference tournament for the Horizon League. It was played from March 3 through March 7, 2017 at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. Northern Kentucky defeated Milwaukee in the championship game to win the tournament championship. As a result, Northern Kentucky received the conference's automatic berth into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament with a 59-53 win over Milwaukee.

2017 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2016–17
Teams10
SiteJoe Louis Arena
Detroit, Michigan
ChampionsNorthern Kentucky (1st title)
Winning coachJohn Brannen (1st title)
MVPLavone Holland (Northern Kentucky)
Attendance29,240
TelevisionESPN, ESPNU, ESPN3
2016–17 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Oakland14–4 .778  25–9  .735
Valparaiso14–4 .778  24–9  .727
Green Bay12–6 .667  18–14  .563
Northern Kentucky †12–6 .667  24–11  .686
Wright State11–7 .611  20–12  .625
UIC7–11 .389  17–19  .472
Detroit6–12 .333  8–23  .258
Cleveland State5–13 .278  9–22  .290
Youngstown State5–13 .278  13–21  .382
Milwaukee4–14 .222  11–24  .314
† 2017 Horizon League Tournament winner

Seeds

All 10 teams participated in the tournament. The top six teams receive a bye into the quarterfinals. This was a change from the previous season where the top two seeds received double byes into the semifinals.[1] Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Oakland 14–4 2–0 vs. Valparaiso
2 Valparaiso 14–4 0–2 vs. Oakland
3 Green Bay 12–6 1–1 vs. Northern Kentucky; 1–1 vs. No. 1 Oakland
4 Northern Kentucky 12–6 1–1 vs. Green Bay; 0–2 vs. No. 1 Oakland
5 Wright State 11–7
6 UIC 7–11
7 Detroit 6–12
8 Cleveland State 5–13 1–1 vs. Youngstown State; 1–1 vs. No. 1 Oakland
9 Youngstown State 5–13 1–1 vs. Cleveland State; 0–2 vs. No. 1 Oakland
10 Milwaukee 4–14

Schedule
Game Time[2] Matchup Score Television[3][4]
First round – Friday, March 3
1 5:30 pm No. 7 Detroit vs. No. 10 Milwaukee 85–60 ESPN3
2 8:00 pm No. 8 Cleveland State vs. No. 9 Youngstown State 84–69 ESPN3
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 4
3 5:30 pm No. 1 Oakland vs. No. 9 Youngstown State 81–80 ESPN3
4 8:00 pm No. 2 Valparaiso vs. No. 10 Milwaukee 43–41 ESPN3
Quarterfinals – Sunday, March 5
5 5:00 pm No. 3 Green Bay vs. No. 6 UIC 79–70 ESPN3
6 7:30 pm No. 4 Northern Kentucky vs. No. 5 Wright State 82–77 ESPN3
Semifinals – Monday, March 6
7 7:00 pm No. 4 Northern Kentucky vs. No. 9 Youngstown State 84–74 ESPNU
8 9:30 pm No. 6 UIC vs. No. 10 Milwaukee 74–68 ESPNU
Finals – Tuesday, March 7
9 7:00 pm No. 4 Northern Kentucky vs. No. 10 Milwaukee 59–53 ESPN
All game times in Eastern Time Zone. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket
First round
Friday, March 3		 Quarterfinals
Saturday/Sunday, March 4/5		 Semifinals
Monday, March 6		 Finals
Tuesday, March 7
     
        1 Oakland 80  
8 Cleveland State 69     9 Youngstown State 81  
9 Youngstown State 84       9 Youngstown State 74  
          4 Northern Kentucky 84  
        4 Northern Kentucky 82  
        5 Wright State 77  
          4 Northern Kentucky 59
          10 Milwaukee 53
        2 Valparaiso 41  
7 Detroit 60     10 Milwaukee 43  
10 Milwaukee 85       10 Milwaukee 74  
          6 UIC 68  
        3 Green Bay 70      
        6 UIC 79      
     

References
  1. "Horizon League revises 2017 league tournament".
  2. "Horizon League Men's Basketball Championship Bracket" (PDF).
  3. Sarzyniak, Matt. "Week 17 schedule for 201617". mattsarzsports.com.
  4. Sarzyniak, Matt. "Week 18 schedule for 201617". mattsarzsports.com.
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