Two quarterfinal games will be played Thursday Night in the Horizon League conference tournament that features teams from the state of Michigan.
Game Match Up
Teams and Records: Detroit Mercy 14-18 (9-11) at Youngstown State 23-8 (15-5)
Date: March 2nd
Time: 8 PM EST
Channel/Streaming: ESPN+
Detroit Mercy
Best Wins: At Purdue Fort Wayne (75-66), Charlotte (70-49), Ohio (88-74), at Tulsa (76-72), Robert Morris (87-75), Cleveland State (85-67), Purdue Fort Wayne (85-52), at Oakland (96-74), and Purdue Fort Wayne (81-68)
Notable Defeats: At Washington State (54-96), At Florida Atlantic (55-76), and at Boston College (66-70), at Charlotte (80-82), at Cincinnati (54-72), Youngstown State (79-84), at Robert Morris (77-85), at Youngstown State (63-73), at Milwaukee (89-94), Northern Kentucky (64-67), and Wright State (82-71)
KenPom Ranking: 201
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 194
Sagarin Ranking: 215
Net Ranking: 211
Quadrant 1 Wins: Zero
Quadrant 2 Victories: Zero
Quadrant 3 Wins: Three
Youngstown State
Best Wins: Cleveland State (85-71), Oakland (77-73), Detroit Mercy (73-63), at Purdue Fort Wayne (81-72), Robert Morris (78-56), Wright State (91-89), Milwaukee (87-58), at Wright State (88-77), and at Detroit Mercy (84-79)
Notable Defeats: At Notre Dame (81-88), at Navy (67-80), at Northern Kentucky (73-77), Ohio (79-81), at Cleveland State (78-81), and at Milwaukee (75-88)
KenPom Ranking: 118
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 107
Sagarin Ranking: 132
Net Ranking: 112
Quadrant 1 Wins: Zero
Quadrant 2 Victories: Zero
Quadrant 3 Wins: Three
Rivalry History and Game Prediction
Last 10 games of this rivalry: Youngstown State has won six out of the previous ten games against Detroit Mercy.
Current Win Streak: The Penguins have won the last three games between these two schools, having a three-game winning streak in this rivalry.
The last meeting between both schools: Youngstown State defeated Detroit Mercy at home by a final score of 73-63.
Prediction: Youngstown State 81 Detroit Mercy 73
Game Match Up
Teams and Records: Oakland 13-18 (11-9) at Northern Kentucky 19-12 (14-6)
Date: March 3rd
Time: 7 PM EST
Channel/Streaming: ESPN+
Northern Kentucky
Best Wins: Cincinnati (64-51), Youngstown State (77-73), Wright State (78-64), Detroit Mercy (78-76), Cleveland State (57-56), at Purdue Fort Wayne (63-50), at Oakland (78-69), and at Detroit Mercy (67-64)
Notable Defeats: Milwaukee (74-75), at Florida Atlantic (52-67), at Washington State (47-68), Toledo (69-82), Kent State (57-79), at Wright State (65-83), at Youngstown State (56-74), Oakland ( 63-64), and at Cleveland State (63-64)
KenPom Ranking: 177
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 158
Sagarin Ranking: 170
Net Ranking: 174
Quadrant 1 Wins: Zero
Quadrant 2 Victories: Zero
Quadrant 3 Wins: Four
Oakland
Best Wins: Milwaukee (83-61), at Northern Kentucky (64-63), at Wright State (75-73), Robert Morris (69-65), at Detroit Mercy (76-67), Cleveland State (92-89), and Wright State (75-68)
Notable Defeats: Youngstown State (69-85), at Michigan State (54-67), at Boise State (57-77), at Syracuse (66-95), Missouri State (64-76), San Jose State (67-80), at Toledo (90-112), Oklahoma State (62-91), at Youngstown State (69-85), at Robert Morris (63-68), at Milwaukee (77-80), Northern Kentucky (69-78), and Detroit Mercy (74-96)
KenPom Ranking: 275
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 258
Sagarin Ranking: 265
Net Ranking: 272
Quadrant 1 Wins: Zero
Quadrant 2 Victories: Zero
Quadrant 3 Wins: Three
Rivalry History and Game Prediction
Last 10 games of this rivalry: Northern Kentucky has won seven out of the previous ten games against Oakland.
Current Win Streak: The Norse have won the last game between these two schools, having a one-game winning streak in this rivalry.
The last meeting between both schools: Northern Kentucky defeated Oakland on the road by a final score of 78-69.
Prediction: Oakland 76, Northern Kentucky 74