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.
| 2010 Horizon League men's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2009–10 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Site | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Champions | Butler (6th title) |
| Winning coach | Brad Stevens (2nd title) |
| MVP | Matt Howard (Butler) |
| Attendance | 6,065 |
| Top scorers | Matt Howard (Butler) Shelvin Mack (Butler) (14 points) |
| Television | ESPN, ESPNU, ESPN360 and Horizon League Network |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Butler † | 18 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 33 | – | 5 | .868 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wright State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Green Bay | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Chicago | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2010 Horizon League Tournament winner As of March 18, 2010 Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Round – Tuesday, March 2 | |||
1 | 8pm | #10 Youngstown State at #3 Green Bay | HLN |
2 | 8pm | #7 Detroit at #6 Valparaiso | HLN |
3 | 8pm | #9 UIC at #4 Milwaukee | HLN |
4 | 7pm | #8 Loyola at #5 Cleveland State | HLN |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 5 – Hinkle Fieldhouse | |||
5 | 6pm | #4 Milwaukee vs #5 Cleveland State | HLN |
6 | 8pm | #3 Green Bay vs #7 Detroit | HLN |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 6 – Hinkle Fieldhouse | |||
7 | 5:15pm | #4 Milwaukee at #1 Butler | ESPNU |
8 | 8pm | #7 Detroit vs #2 Wright State | ESPNU |
| Championship Game – Tuesday, March 9 – Hinkle Fieldhouse | |||
9 | 9pm | #2 Wright State at #1 Butler | ESPN/ESPN360.com |
| *Game Times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||
Bracket
| First round Tuesday, March 2 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 5 | Semifinals Saturday, March 6 | Final Tuesday, March 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | #12 Butler | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Milwaukee | 73 | 4 | Milwaukee | 59 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | UIC | 67 | 4 | Milwaukee | 82 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Cleveland State | 80 | 5 | Cleveland State | 75 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Loyola Chicago | 66 | 1 | #12 Butler | 70 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Wright State | 45 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Wright State | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Green Bay | 81 | 7 | Detroit | 50 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Youngstown State | 67 | 3 | Green Bay | 53 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Valparaiso | 82 | 7 | Detroit | 62 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Detroit | 89 | |||||||||||||||||
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.[1]
Horizon League All-Tournament Team[2]
| 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 |