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Everybody focuses on the major conferences, but there’s always a team from a lesser-known league that makes some noise in the NCAA Tournament.
This year’s contestants from the Horizon League were considered to be top-seeded Oakland or Valparaiso. But to the shock of many, both went down in upset fashion in Saturday’s quarterfinals. And it was No. 4 seed Northern Kentucky, in its first year of postseason eligibility, that punched its ticket to the Big Dance on Tuesday with a win over 10-seed Milwaukee.
Here’s a look at the bracket and its final results.
Schedule/TV/Live Stream (All times Eastern)
Friday, March 3 (First Round)
5:30 p.m. - No. 7 Detroit Mercy: 60 No. 10 Milwaukee: 85
8 p.m. - No. 8 Cleveland State: 69 No. 9 Youngstown State: 84
Saturday, March 4 (Quarterfinals)
5:30 p.m. - No. 1 Oakland: 80 No. 9 Youngstown State: 81
8 p.m. - No. 2 Valparaiso: 41 No. 10 Milwaukee 43
Sunday, March 5 (Quarterfinals)
5 p.m. - No. 3 Green Bay: 70 No. 6 UIC: 79
7:30 p.m. - No. 4 Northern Kentucky: 82 No. 5 Wright State: 77
Monday, March 6 (Semifinals)
7 p.m. - No. 4 Northern Kentucky 84 No. 9 Youngstown State 74
9:30 p.m. - No. 10 Milwaukee 74, No. 6 UIC 68
Tuesday, March 7 (Final)
7 p.m. - Northern Kentucky 59, Milwaukee 53
