# 2013 Horizon League men's basketball tournament

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

| Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Television |
| First Round – Tuesday, March 5 ||||
| 1 | 8:00 PM | #9 Milwaukee at #4 Green Bay | |
| 2 | 8:00 PM | #8 Cleveland State at #5 UIC | |
| 3 | 7:15 PM | #7 Loyola–Chicago at #6 Youngstown St | |
| Second Round – Friday, March 8 ||||
| 4 | 6:00 PM | #3 Wright State vs. #6 Youngstown St | |
| 5 | 8:30 PM | #4 Green Bay vs. #5 UIC | |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 9 ||||
| 6 | 6:00 PM | #3 Wright State vs. #2 Detroit | ESPNU (TV delayed to 10:30 PM) |
| 7 | 8:30 PM | #4 Green Bay at #1 Valparaiso | ESPNU |
| Championship Game – Tuesday, March 12 ||||
| 8 | 9:00 PM | #3 Wright State vs. #1 Valparaiso | ESPN |
| *Game Times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. ||||

## Bracket

| First round Tuesday, March 5 | First round Tuesday, March 5 | First round Tuesday, March 5 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 8 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 8 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 8 | Semifinals Saturday, March 9 | Semifinals Saturday, March 9 | Semifinals Saturday, March 9 | Championship Game Tuesday, March 12 | Championship Game Tuesday, March 12 | Championship Game Tuesday, March 12 |
| 4 | Green Bay | 62 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Milwaukee | 46 | 4 | Green Bay | 64 | | | | | | |
| 5 | UIC | 82 | 5 | UIC | 63 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Cleveland State | 59 | | | | 1 | Valparaiso | 70 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Green Bay | 69 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Valparaiso | 62 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Wright State | 54 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Detroit | 54 | | | |
| 6 | Youngstown State | 62 | | | | 3 | Wright State | 56 | | | |
| 7 | Loyola Chicago | 60 | 6 | Youngstown State | 59 | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Wright State | 66 | | | | | | |
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 | Year |
| Erik Buggs | Valparaiso | Guard | Senior |
| Ryan Broekhoff | Valparaiso | Forward | Senior |
| Reggie Arceneaux | Wright State | | Sophomore |
| Miles Dixon | Wright State | | Junior |
| Keifer Sykes | Green Bay | | Sophomore |