2010 Horizon League men's basketball tournament

none July 2023 March 2026 2010 Horizon League I Men's Horizon League 2010 Mens Basketball tournament logo.jpg 150px 10 Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. Butler 6th Brad Stevens 2nd Matt Howard Butler 6,065 Matt Howard Butler Shelvin Mack Butler 14 ESPN, ESPNU, ESPN360 and Horizon League Network The 2010 Horizon League men's basketball tournament was played Tuesday, March 2 through Tuesday, March 9. The Horizon League Network broadcast the opening rounds, which were played at the home courts of the higher seeds. The Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Championship games were broadcast by ESPNU and ESPN/ESPN360.com respectively, and took place at the arena of the #1 overall seed, Butler University. The winner received an automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA tournament. Seeds All Horizon League schools played in the tournament. Teams were seeded by 2009–10 Horizon League Conference season record, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top 2 teams, Butler and Wright State, received a bye to the Semifinals. Schedule GameTime*Matchup#Television First Round – Tuesday, March 218pm#10 Youngstown State at #3 Green BayHLN2 8pm#7 Detroit at #6 ValparaisoHLN38pm#9 UIC at #4 MilwaukeeHLN47pm#8 Loyola at #5 Cleveland StateHLN Quarterfinals – Friday, March 5 – Hinkle Fieldhouse56pm#4 Milwaukee vs #5 Cleveland StateHLN68pm#3 Green Bay vs #7 DetroitHLN Semifinals – Saturday, March 6 – Hinkle Fieldhouse75:15pm#4 Milwaukee at #1 ButlerESPNU88pm#7 Detroit vs #2 Wright StateESPNU Championship Game – Tuesday, March 9 – Hinkle Fieldhouse99pm#2 Wright State at #1 ButlerESPN/ESPN360.com *Game Times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. Bracket First roundTuesday, March 2 QuarterfinalsFriday, March 5 SemifinalsSaturday, March 6 FinalTuesday, March 9 high 4 Milwaukee 73 9 2009 UIC Flames UIC 67 5 Cleveland State 80 8 2009 Loyola Ramblers Loyola Chicago 66 3 Green Bay 81 10 2009 Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State 67 6 Valparaiso 82 7 2009 Detroit Titans Detroit 89 4 Milwaukee 82 5 Cleveland State 75 3 Green Bay 53 7 Detroit 62 1 #12 Butler 68 4 Milwaukee 59 2 Wright State 69 7 Detroit 50 1 #12 Butler 70 2 Wright State 45 First round games at campus sites of lower-numbered seeds Second round, semifinals, and championship were hosted by the #1 Overall Seed, Butler. All times ET. Honors Matt Howard of Butler was named the tournament MVP.https://archive.today/20120904145207/http://www.horizonleague.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030910aac.html Butler defeats Wright State for Horizon League Title Horizon League All-Tournament TeamBulldogs Capture Horizon League Tournament Crown https://web.archive.org/web/20110724154605/http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2009-10/releases/030910aab 2011-07-24 , retrieved 2010-03-10 Player School Position Year Matt Howard Butler Forward Junior Shelvin Mack Butler Guard Sophomore Gordon Hayward Butler Guard/Forward Sophomore Ronald Nored Butler Guard Sophomore N’Gai Evans Wright State Guard Junior References Tournament Category:Horizon League men's basketball tournament Horizon Horizon League men's basketball tournament Horizon League men's basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in Indiana