The 2013 Horizon League men's basketball tournament began on March 5, 2013, and ended with the championship game on Tuesday, March 12.
First round games were played on the home court of the higher-seeded team. The second round and semifinals were hosted by the No. 1 seed Valparaiso, while the highest remaining seed hosted the championship game. All Horizon League schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by their regular season record, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top two teams received a bye to the semifinals. With the departure of Butler to the Atlantic 10, there were only three first-round games.
Seeds Seed Team Record Tie-breaker 1 Valparaiso 13–3 N/A 2 Detroit 12–4 N/A 3 Wright State 10–6 2–0 head-to-head vs. Green Bay 4 Green Bay 10–6 0–2 head-to-head vs. WSU 5 UIC 7–9 2–0 head-to-head vs. YSU 6 Youngstown State 7–9 0–2 head-to-head vs. UIC 7 Loyola–Chicago 5–11 2–0 head-to-head vs. CSU 8 Cleveland State 5–11 0–2 head-to-head vs. Loyola–Chicago 9 Milwaukee 3–13 N/A
Schedule GameTime*Matchup#Television First Round – Tuesday, March 518:00 PM#9 Milwaukee at #4 Green Bay28:00 PM#8 Cleveland State at #5 UIC37:15 PM#7 Loyola–Chicago at #6 Youngstown St Second Round – Friday, March 846:00 PM#3 Wright State vs. #6 Youngstown St58:30 PM#4 Green Bay vs. #5 UIC Semifinals – Saturday, March 966:00 PM#3 Wright State vs. #2 DetroitESPNU (TV delayed to 10:30 PM)78:30 PM#4 Green Bay at #1 ValparaisoESPNU Championship Game – Tuesday, March 1289:00 PM#3 Wright State vs. #1 ValparaisoESPN *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 #1 Seed Valparaiso Championship game hosted by highest remaining seed
Honors
Tournament MVP Erik Buggs of Valparaiso was named the tournament MVP.
Horizon League All-Tournament Team Player School Position YearErik BuggsValparaisoGuardSeniorRyan BroekhoffValparaisoForwardSeniorReggie ArceneauxWright StateSophomoreMiles DixonWright StateJuniorKeifer SykesGreen BaySophomore
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