2016 Horizon League men's basketball tournament

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]

2016 Horizon League men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2015–16
Teams	10
Site	Joe Louis Arena Detroit, Michigan
Champions	Green Bay (2nd title)
Winning coach	Linc Darner (1st title)
MVP	Jordan Fouse (Green Bay)
Television	ESPN3, ESPNU, ESPN
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2015–16 Horizon League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Valparaiso	16	–	2		.889			30	–	7		.811
Oakland	13	–	5		.722			23	–	12		.657
Wright State	13	–	5		.722			22	–	13		.629
Green Bay †	11	–	7		.611			23	–	13		.639
Milwaukee	10	–	8		.556			20	–	13		.606
Detroit	9	–	9		.500			16	–	15		.516
Youngstown State	6	–	12		.333			11	–	21		.344
Northern Kentucky*	5	–	13		.278			9	–	21		.300
Cleveland State	4	–	14		.222			9	–	23		.281
UIC	3	–	15		.167			5	–	25		.167
* Ineligible for NCAA postseason during transition to Division I.
† 2016 Horizon League Tournament winner

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.

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.

Schedule

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.

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

References

1. "2018 Men's Basketball - Horizon League Men's Basketball Championship Bracket" (PDF). Horizon League. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
2. "Men's Basketball Tournament Logo, Bracket Unveiled | Horizon League". Horizon League. Archived from the original on November 7, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
3. "Week 18 schedule for 201516". MattArzSports.com. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2022.