Horizon League Finals Recap Recap by Nick Dettmann (2) Illinois-Chicago 65, (1) Wisconsin-Milwaukee 62 The University of Illinois-Chicago Flames did what not many teams, if any, can do – win a championship game on someone else’s floor. That’s exactly what they did. They defeated the top-seeded University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers […]
Author: Nick Dettmann
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Friday, March 12th St. Joe’s pummeled for first loss: From perfect to pummeled. Saint Joseph’s first game as the nation’s No. 1 team also was its first loss of the season, a shocking 87-67 collapse against unranked Xavier in the Atlantic-10 quarterfinals Thursday. The Hawks came […]
Horizon League Finals Preview
Horizon League Finals Preview Preview by Nick Dettmann No. 2 Illinois-Chicago vs. No. 1 UW-Milwaukee For the second year in a row, the Panthers of UWM will play for the chance to go dancin’ in the NCAA Tournament. For the second year in a row, the league championship game will […]
Horizon League Semifinals Recap
Horizon League Semifinals Recap Recap by Nick Dettmann No. 1 UW-Milwaukee 58, No. 4 Detroit 50 The league’s top offense collided with the league’s top defense in the semifinals at the Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. One of them had to give. It was the offense of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, […]
Horizon Semifinals Preview
Horizon League Semifinals Preview Preview by Nick Dettmann No. 4 Detroit vs. No. 1 UW-Milwaukee After another week off, the Panthers will finally get their dose of the league tournament on Saturday. UWM received a bye all the way into the semis, just like they did last year. Rust may […]
Horizon Second Round Recap
Horizon League Second Round Recap Recap by Nick Dettmann No. 4 Detroit 60, No. 8 Loyola-Chicago 55 The Titans won their 10th straight game and go into the semifinals with a full head of steam after defeating the Ramblers 60-55 at the Hinkle Fieldhouse. Jimmy Twyman led all scorers with […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Friday, March 5th Stanford escapes…again: Matt Lottich’s desperation 3-pointer gave top-ranked and undefeated Stanford another buzzer-beating victory, 63-61 over Washington State on Thursday night. The Cardinals (26-0, 17-0 Pac-10) rallied in the final 20 seconds, with Lottich’s long 3-pointer coming off a wild scramble in front […]
Horizon Second Round Preview
Horizon League Second Round Preview Preview by Nick Dettmann No. 8 Loyola vs. No. 4 Detroit The Ramblers advanced to the second round courtesy of their upset win over Wright State in Dayton, Ohio on Tuesday night. The Ramblers had previously lost six of their last seven games at Wright […]
Horizon League Notebook
Horizon League Notebook by Nick Dettmann March Madness has arrived and that means that the regular season has concluded. The games really count now. The 2003-’04 season in the Horizon League had a few teams met expectations, some that did not and others that exceeded expectations. Among those that met […]
Horizon League First Round Recap
Horizon League First Round Recap Recap by Nick Dettmann No. 4 Detroit 62, No. 9 Cleveland State 36 Senior guard Jimmy Twyman scored 13 points to lead three Titans in double figures in Detroit’s 62-36 blowout win over Cleveland State from Calihan Hall. Elijah Warren and Ryvon Covile scored 11 […]
