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2016 Horizon League men's basketball tournament

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The 2016 Horizon League men's basketball tournament (also known as Motor City Madness)[1] was the conference tournament for the 2015–16 season of the Horizon League. It was played from March 5 through March 8, 2016 at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. The winner of the tournament received the Horizon League's automatic berth into the 2016 NCAA men's basketball tournament. This was the first Horizon League Tournament since 2002 to be played at a predetermined neutral site.[2]

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2016 Horizon League men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2015–16
Teams10
SiteJoe Louis Arena
Detroit, Michigan
ChampionsGreen Bay (2nd title)
Winning coachLinc Darner (1st title)
MVPJordan Fouse (Green Bay)
TelevisionESPN3, ESPNU, ESPN
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2015–16 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Valparaiso16–2 .88930–7  .811
Oakland13–5 .72223–12  .657
Wright State13–5 .72222–13  .629
Green Bay †11–7 .61123–13  .639
Milwaukee10–8 .55620–13  .606
Detroit9–9 .50016–15  .516
Youngstown State6–12 .33311–21  .344
Northern Kentucky*5–13 .2789–21  .300
Cleveland State4–14 .2229–23  .281
UIC3–15 .1675–25  .167
† 2016 Horizon League Tournament winner
* Ineligible for NCAA postseason during transition to Division I.
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Seeds

All 10 teams in the conference participated in the tournament. The top two teams received double byes to the semifinals.

For the final time, Northern Kentucky was ineligible for NCAA-operated postseason play during its transition from Division II to Division I. If Northern Kentucky had won the tournament, the loser of the championship game would have received the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

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Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Valparaiso 16–2
2 Oakland 13–5 2–0 vs. Wright State
3 Wright State 13–5 0–2 vs. Oakland
4 Green Bay 11–7
5 Milwaukee 10–8
6 Detroit 9–9
7 Youngstown State 6–12
8 Northern Kentucky* 5–13
9 Cleveland State 4–14
10 UIC 3–15
*ineligible for NCAA postseason during transition to Division I.
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Schedule

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Game Time Matchup Final score Television
First round – Saturday, March 5
1 Noon No. 4 Green Bay vs. No. 9 Cleveland State 65–53 ESPN3
2 2:30 pm No. 5 Milwaukee vs. No. 8 Northern Kentucky 86–69 ESPN3
3 5:00 pm No. 3 Wright State vs. No. 10 UIC 74–43 ESPN3
4 7:30 pm No. 6 Detroit vs. No. 7 Youngstown State 92–79 ESPN3
Second Round – Sunday, March 6
5 1:00 pm No. 4 Green Bay vs. No. 5 Milwaukee 70–61 ESPN3
6 3:30 pm No. 3 Wright State vs. No. 6 Detroit 82–72 ESPN3
Semifinals – Monday, March 7
7 7:00 pm No. 1 Valparaiso vs. No. 4 Green Bay 92–99OT ESPNU
8 9:30 pm No. 2 Oakland vs. No. 3 Wright State 55–59 ESPNU
Championship – Tuesday, March 8
9 7:00 pm No. 3 Wright State vs. No. 4 Green Bay 69–78 ESPN[3]
All game times in Eastern Time Zone.
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Bracket

First round
Saturday, March 5
Second round
Sunday, March 6
Semifinals
Monday, March 7
Championship
Tuesday, March 8
1 Valparaiso 92
4 Green Bay 65 4 Green Bay 99*
9 Cleveland State 53 4 Green Bay 70
5 Milwaukee 86 5 Milwaukee 61
8 Northern Kentucky 69 4 Green Bay 78
3 Wright State 69
2 Oakland 55
3 Wright State 74 3 Wright State 59
10 UIC 43 3 Wright State 82
6 Detroit 92 6 Detroit 72
7 Youngstown State 79

* - denotes overtime period

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