2013 Horizon League men's basketball tournament

2013 Horizon League men's basketball tournament
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Classification	Division I
Season	2012–13
Teams	9
First round site	Campus sites
Semifinals site	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
Finals site	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
Champions	Valparaiso (1st title)
Winning coach	Bryce Drew (1st title)
MVP	Erik Buggs (Valparaiso)
Horizon League men's basketball tournaments

2012–13 Horizon League men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Valparaiso †	13	–	3		.813			26	–	8		.765
Detroit	12	–	4		.750			20	–	13		.606
Wright State	10	–	6		.625			23	–	13		.639
Green Bay	10	–	6		.625			18	–	16		.529
UIC	7	–	9		.438			18	–	16		.529
Youngstown State	7	–	9		.438			18	–	16		.529
Loyola Chicago	5	–	11		.313			15	–	16		.484
Cleveland State	5	–	11		.313			14	–	18		.438
Milwaukee	3	–	13		.188			8	–	24		.250
† 2013 Horizon League Tournament winner As of March 27, 2013 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Horizon League men's basketball tournament began on March 5, 2013, and ended with the championship game on Tuesday, March 12.

First round games were played on the home court of the higher-seeded team. The second round and semifinals were hosted by the No. 1 seed Valparaiso, while the highest remaining seed hosted the championship game. All Horizon League schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by their regular season record, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top two teams received a bye to the semifinals. With the departure of Butler to the Atlantic 10, there were only three first-round games.

Seeds

Seed	Team	Record	Tie-breaker
1	Valparaiso	13–3	N/A
2	Detroit	12–4	N/A
3	Wright State	10–6	2–0 head-to-head vs. Green Bay
4	Green Bay	10–6	0–2 head-to-head vs. WSU
5	UIC	7–9	2–0 head-to-head vs. YSU
6	Youngstown State	7–9	0–2 head-to-head vs. UIC
7	Loyola–Chicago	5–11	2–0 head-to-head vs. CSU
8	Cleveland State	5–11	0–2 head-to-head vs. Loyola–Chicago
9	Milwaukee	3–13	N/A

Schedule

Game	Time*	Matchup#	Television
First Round – Tuesday, March 5
1	8:00 PM	#9 Milwaukee at #4 Green Bay
2	8:00 PM	#8 Cleveland State at #5 UIC
3	7:15 PM	#7 Loyola–Chicago at #6 Youngstown St
Second Round – Friday, March 8
4	6:00 PM	#3 Wright State vs. #6 Youngstown St
5	8:30 PM	#4 Green Bay vs. #5 UIC
Semifinals – Saturday, March 9
6	6:00 PM	#3 Wright State vs. #2 Detroit	ESPNU (TV delayed to 10:30 PM)
7	8:30 PM	#4 Green Bay at #1 Valparaiso	ESPNU
Championship Game – Tuesday, March 12
8	9:00 PM	#3 Wright State vs. #1 Valparaiso	ESPN
*Game Times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

	First round Tuesday, March 5					Quarterfinals Friday, March 8					Semifinals Saturday, March 9					Championship Game Tuesday, March 12
	4	Green Bay	62
	9	Milwaukee	46			4	Green Bay	64
	5	UIC	82			5	UIC	63
	8	Cleveland State	59								1	Valparaiso	70
											4	Green Bay	69
																1	Valparaiso	62
																3	Wright State	54
											2	Detroit	54
	6	Youngstown State	62								3	Wright State	56
	7	Loyola Chicago	60			6	Youngstown State	59
						3	Wright State	66

First round games at campus sites of lower-numbered seeds
Second round and semifinals hosted by #1 Seed Valparaiso
Championship game hosted by highest remaining seed

Honors

Tournament MVP

Erik Buggs of Valparaiso was named the tournament MVP.

Horizon League All-Tournament Team

Player	School	Position	Year
Erik Buggs	Valparaiso	Guard	Senior
Ryan Broekhoff	Valparaiso	Forward	Senior
Reggie Arceneaux	Wright State		Sophomore
Miles Dixon	Wright State		Junior
Keifer Sykes	Green Bay		Sophomore