Milwaukee, WI – As the leading scorers of both teams watched the entire game from their teams’ respective benches, the Northern Kentucky Norse traveled to Milwaukee on Thursday night and defeated the Panthers 65-55 to improve their Horizon League record to 12-5. Coupled with Wright State’s loss to Green Bay, the Norse ended the evening […]
Davis Leads Detroit to Win Over Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI – With only the top eight teams in the ten-school Horizon League advancing to the post-season tournament, both seventh place Detroit Mercy and ninth place Milwaukee had a lot to play for when the two schools hooked up in Milwaukee on Thursday night. Led by high-scoring freshman guard Antoine Davis, Detroit Mercy outlasted […]
Oakland Earns No. 1 Seed At Horizon League Tournament
Milwaukee, WI – Oakland departed its campus just north of Detroit last week for a regular season-ending two-game trip to Wisconsin knowing it would need some luck to return home as champions of the Horizon League. Trailing Valparaiso by a game, the Golden Grizzlies pretty much knew they would have to sweep Green Bay and […]
Milwaukee No Match For Valparaiso
Milwaukee – WI – The Valparaiso Crusaders boast the Horizon League’s highest scoring player in Alec Peters, but it’s been the Valparaiso defense that has been mostly responsible for the Crusaders entering their Thursday night game against the Milwaukee Panthers with a league-best 8-1 record. Entering the game allowing just 63 points per game, best […]
Milwaukee Takes Down Youngstown in OT
Milwaukee, WI – It took until game number 21, but Wisconsin-Milwaukee finally has a winning streak of its own. Led by career scoring highs from senior Cody Wichmann (23) and junior Brett Prahl (18), the Panthers sent their Horizon League match-up against Youngstown State on Sunday afternoon to overtime, then outscored the Penguins 19-10 in the extra stanza […]
Valparaiso Clinches Horizon League Title
Valparaiso, IN – On a day when Valparaiso honored its seniors before its final home game of the season, junior Alec Peters recorded another double-double, his 11th of the season, to lead the Crusaders to a 90-74 victory over Detroit. The win improved the Crusaders’ record to 24-5 overall, 14-2 in conference and clinched the […]
Milwaukee Edges Detroit Behind Johnson
Milwaukee, WI – Milwaukee point guard Jordan Johnson may have been the smallest player on the court on Saturday afternoon when the Detroit Titans visited the Milwaukee Panthers for an Horizon League match-up, but he had the biggest impact on the game as Johnson led the Panthers to a highly contested 83-80 victory. Blessed with a […]
UIC Falls in Conference Home Opener
Chicago, IL –In a last second thriller, the Green Bay Phoenix were able to hold off the UIC Flames 81-80, Thursday night at the UIC Pavilion. With one second left, junior guard Turner Botz (8 points) knocked down two free throws that sealed the two point victory for the Phoenix. Green Bay was led throughout […]
Valparaiso Hands Oregon State Their First Loss
Corvallis, OR – Oregon State was given their first true test of the season tonight as a solid Valparaiso team came to town. The Crusaders (6-1) came off a tough six-point loss to a ranked Oregon team in a game that was tied late. They also sport a strong road win (58-55) against a solid […]
