Along with all the firepower, they’re one of four teams to beat Wright State. D’Moi Hodge dropped 40 against Purdue Fort Wayne back in December, and Al Eichelberger had loads of preseason talk but hasn’t been the same since an early season injury. Torrey Patton has led the way for CSU, scoring double digits in nine of the last 10 games. The Vikings finished in first place of the Horizon League. In the second game of this year, Cleveland State allowed Ohio to go on a 40-0 run, the longest in NCAA history.
Heading into last year, almost the entire roster transferred, but they still finished a solid 7-11 in conference play. The Vikings have been hit with a ton of adversity. The Dark HorsesĬleveland State (16-7, 16-4): OK, the 1 seed can’t really be a dark horse. Also, all but two of Wright State’s league wins were by double digits and nine were by 20-plus. A common trend in all their conference losses, though, is that the leading scorer gets 16 or fewer points. Tanner Holden is a potential first-team All-Horizon player, averaging 15.7 points per game. Love averaged a double-double with 16.7 points and 10.2 rebounds.īut even when defenses focus on the paint, their three-point shooting is deadly, ranking 36th in the country. Basile is a top-75 offensive player in the country, averaging 13.9 points per game and shooting 62.3% from the field. They’ve each been the team’s scoring leader in the past 10 games. When one isn’t on their A-game, the other is getting a double-double and going off. It will be hard to find a better front-court in college basketball than Grant Basile and Loudon Love.
And they still get to host their one home game. Wright State (18-5, 16-4): The Raiders seem to always be in this position under Scott Nagy On the bright side, the 1 seed seems to be cursed in this league, and the Raiders are not that. Game 10: Second Highest-Remaining Seed vs. Semifinals (Mon., March 8), ESPNU & ESPN2 Game 8: Second Highest-Remaining Seed vs. All rounds are reseeded and game times are Eastern. The semifinals and finals will take place in Indianapolis. Note: The first round and quarterfinals will take place on campus sites.
The 1 seed has only won it once in the last seven years. This, attached with red-hot play from teams that have All-League talent in Detroit Mercy, Oakland, and Northern Kentucky, makes this tournament wide open. The Vikings, who are in the midst of a wild turnaround, will receive the 1 seed and Wright State the 2, due to the bizarre league tiebreakers. For the third season in a row, the Raiders are the Horizon League champion, although they’ll have to share that title with Cleveland State.
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