Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament Brackets

2002-2003 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament Information

Tournament Dates:Mar 4 - 11, 2003
Champions:#2 Milwaukee
Runner-Up:#1 Butler
MVP/MOP:Clay Tucker (Milwaukee, Sr.)
All-Tournament Team:Clay Tucker (Milwaukee, Sr.), Joel Cornette (Butler, Sr.), Willie Green (Detroit-Mercy, Sr.), Ronnie Jones (Milwaukee, Sr.), Dylan Page (Milwaukee, Jr.)
Championship Venue:UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena (Milwaukee, WI)
Attendance:N/A
Officials:Phil Bova, Tom Clark, JD Collins, Eugene Crawford, Mike Foote, Dan Fouser, Donnie Gray, Rick Hartzell, Mike Roberts, Sid Rodeheffer, Mike Sanzere, Lamont Simpson, Lamar Simpson

2002-2003 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket

First Round
4 Loyola (IL) 69
9 Cleveland State 57
 
 
 
 
5 Detroit-Mercy 78
8 Wright State 61
 
 
 
 
 
6 Green Bay 61
7 Youngstown State 65
 
Quarterfinals
 
4 Loyola (IL) 84
5 Detroit-Mercy 98
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3 Illinois-Chicago 79
7 Youngstown State 59
Semifinals
 
 
1 Butler 58
5 Detroit-Mercy 55
 
 
2 Milwaukee 75
3 Illinois-Chicago 73
Championship Game
 
 
 
1 Butler 52
2 Milwaukee 69

2002-2003 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament Participants

Seed School Ovr. Wins Ovr. Losses Ovr. Win % Conf. Wins Conf. Losses Conf. Win %
1 Butler 25  86.21% 14  87.50%
2 Milwaukee 23  76.67% 13  81.25%
3 Illinois-Chicago 21  72.41% 12  75.00%
4 Loyola (IL) 15  16  48.39% 56.25%
5 Detroit-Mercy 18  12  60.00% 56.25%
6 Green Bay 10  20  33.33% 12  25.00%
7 Youngstown State 20  31.03% 12  25.00%
8 Wright State 10  18  35.71% 12  25.00%
9 Cleveland State 22  26.67% 13  18.75%

*Wins, Losses and Win % based on team records entering the tournament.

2002-2003 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament Schedule

Date Away Team Home Team Result Venue Home Leaders Away Leaders
Mar 4, 2003 #9 Cleveland State (L) #4 Loyola (IL) (W) 57-69 Joseph J. Gentile Arena PTS: 23. David Bailey
REB: 8. Demetrius Williams
AST: 7. David Bailey
PTS: 16. Tahric Gosley
REB: 10. Tahric Gosley
AST: 8. Percell Coles
Mar 4, 2003 #8 Wright State (L) #5 Detroit-Mercy (W) 61-78 Calihan Hall PTS: 28. Terrell Riggs
REB: 8. Terrell Riggs
AST: 4. Terrell Riggs
PTS: 25. Vernard Hollins
REB: 6. Vernard Hollins
AST: 2. Vernard Hollins
Mar 4, 2003 #7 Youngstown State (W) #6 Green Bay (L) 65-61 Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena PTS: 19. Greg Babcock
REB: 14. Mike King
AST: 2. Matt Rohde
PTS: 22. Marlon Williamson
REB: 8. TeJay Anderson
AST: 5. Marlon Williamson
Mar 7, 2003 #5 Detroit-Mercy (W) #4 Loyola (IL) (L) 98-84 UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena PTS: 28. David Bailey
REB: 8. Paul McMillan
AST: 3. David Bailey
PTS: 36. Willie Green
REB: 14. Willie Green
AST: 5. Willie Green
Mar 7, 2003 #7 Youngstown State (L) #3 Illinois-Chicago (W) 59-79 UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena PTS: 14. Cedrick Banks
REB: 9. Kyle Kickert
AST: 7. Martell Bailey
PTS: 20. Doug Underwood
REB: 7. Adam Baumann
AST: 4. Andrew Jahnke
Mar 8, 2003 #5 Detroit-Mercy (L) #1 Butler (W) 55-58 UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena PTS: 19. Joel Cornette
REB: 11. Mike Monserez
AST: 3. Joel Cornette
PTS: 21. Willie Green
REB: 6. Terrell Riggs
AST: 4. Elijah Warren
Mar 8, 2003 #3 Illinois-Chicago (L) #2 Milwaukee (W) 73-75 UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena PTS: 24. Clay Tucker
REB: 9. Dylan Page
AST: 5. Clay Tucker
PTS: 16. Aaron Carr
REB: 10. Aaron Carr
AST: 5. Martell Bailey
Mar 11, 2003 #2 Milwaukee (W) #1 Butler (L) 69-52 UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena PTS: 14. Darnell Archey
REB: 8. Joel Cornette
AST: 3. Joel Cornette
PTS: 23. Clay Tucker
REB: 8. Clay Tucker
AST: 4. Clay Tucker