The 2012 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament began on February 28 and ended on March 6. The Horizon League Network broadcast the first and second rounds. The semifinals were televised by ESPNU, with the championship game on ESPN. The Detroit Titans won the tournament and an automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament.
Each first-round game was played on the home court of the higher-seeded team. The second round and semifinals were held at the Athletics-Recreation Center in Valparaiso, Indiana, home to the #1 overall seed Valparaiso. Since Valparaiso advanced to the championship game, the Crusaders also hosted the final.
Seeds All Horizon League schools play in the tournament. Teams are seeded by 2011–12 Horizon League season record, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top 2 teams receive a bye to the semifinals.
Schedule GameTime*Matchup#Television First Round – Tuesday, February 2817:00 PM#10 Loyola at #3 DetroitHLN27:05 PM#7 Green Bay at #6 Youngstown StateHLN38:00 PM#9 UIC at #4 MilwaukeeHLN47:00 PM#8 Wright State at #5 ButlerHLN Second Round – Friday, March 256:00 PM#3 Detroit vs. #6 Youngstown StateHLN68:30 PM#4 Milwaukee vs. #5 ButlerHLN Semifinals – Saturday, March 376:00 PM#3 Detroit vs #2 Cleveland State ESPNU88:30 PM#5 Butler at #1 ValparaisoESPNU Championship Game – Tuesday, March 699:00 PMDetroit vs ValparaisoESPN/ESPN3 *Game Times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.
Bracket
First round games at campus sites of lower-numbered seeds Second round and semifinals hosted by Valparaiso Championship game hosted by highest remaining seed
Honors
Tournament MVP Ray McCallum, Jr. of Detroit was named the tournament MVP.
Horizon League All-Tournament Team Player School Position Year Ray McCallum, Jr. Detroit Guard Sophomore Jason Calliste Detroit Guard JR LaMarcus Lowe Detroit Forward/Center SR Ryan Broekhoff Valparaiso Guard/Forward JR Kevin Van Wijk Valparaiso Forward JR
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