# 2016 Horizon League men's basketball tournament

The 2016 Horizon League men's basketball tournament (also known as Motor City Madness) was the conference tournament for the 2015–16 season of the Horizon League. It was played from March 5 through March 8, 2016 at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. The winner of the tournament received the Horizon League's automatic berth into the 2016 NCAA men's basketball tournament. This was the first Horizon League Tournament since 2002 to be played at a predetermined neutral site.

## Seeds

All 10 teams in the conference participated in the tournament. The top two teams received double byes to the semifinals.
For the final time, Northern Kentucky was ineligible for NCAA-operated postseason play during its transition from Division II to Division I. If Northern Kentucky had won the tournament, the loser of the championship game would have received the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Valparaiso | 16–2 | |
| 2 | Oakland | 13–5 | 2–0 vs. Wright State |
| 3 | Wright State | 13–5 | 0–2 vs. Oakland |
| 4 | Green Bay | 11–7 | |
| 5 | Milwaukee | 10–8 | |
| 6 | Detroit | 9–9 | |
| 7 | Youngstown State | 6–12 | |
| 8 | Northern Kentucky* | 5–13 | |
| 9 | Cleveland State | 4–14 | |
| 10 | UIC | 3–15 | |
| *ineligible for NCAA postseason during transition to Division I. ||||

## Schedule

| Game | Time | Matchup | Final score | Television |
| First round – Saturday, March 5 |||||
| 1 | Noon | No. 4 Green Bay vs. No. 9 Cleveland State | 65–53 | ESPN3 |
| 2 | 2:30 pm | No. 5 Milwaukee vs. No. 8 Northern Kentucky | 86–69 | ESPN3 |
| 3 | 5:00 pm | No. 3 Wright State vs. No. 10 UIC | 74–43 | ESPN3 |
| 4 | 7:30 pm | No. 6 Detroit vs. No. 7 Youngstown State | 92–79 | ESPN3 |
| Second Round – Sunday, March 6 |||||
| 5 | 1:00 pm | No. 4 Green Bay vs. No. 5 Milwaukee | 70–61 | ESPN3 |
| 6 | 3:30 pm | No. 3 Wright State vs. No. 6 Detroit | 82–72 | ESPN3 |
| Semifinals – Monday, March 7 |||||
| 7 | 7:00 pm | No. 1 Valparaiso vs. No. 4 Green Bay | 92–99$^{OT}$ | ESPNU |
| 8 | 9:30 pm | No. 2 Oakland vs. No. 3 Wright State | 55–59 | ESPNU |
| Championship – Tuesday, March 8 |||||
| 9 | 7:00 pm | No. 3 Wright State vs. No. 4 Green Bay | 69–78 | ESPN |
| All game times in Eastern Time Zone. |||||

## Bracket

| First round Saturday, March 5 | First round Saturday, March 5 | First round Saturday, March 5 | Second round Sunday, March 6 | Second round Sunday, March 6 | Second round Sunday, March 6 | Semifinals Monday, March 7 | Semifinals Monday, March 7 | Semifinals Monday, March 7 | Championship Tuesday, March 8 | Championship Tuesday, March 8 | Championship Tuesday, March 8 |
| | | | | | | 1 | Valparaiso | 92 | | | |
| 4 | Green Bay | 65 | | | | 4 | Green Bay | 99* | | | |
| 9 | Cleveland State | 53 | 4 | Green Bay | 70 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Milwaukee | 86 | 5 | Milwaukee | 61 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Northern Kentucky | 69 | | | | | | | 4 | Green Bay | 78 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Wright State | 69 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Oakland | 55 | | | |
| 3 | Wright State | 74 | | | | 3 | Wright State | 59 | | | |
| 10 | UIC | 43 | 3 | Wright State | 82 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Detroit | 92 | 6 | Detroit | 72 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Youngstown State | 79 | | | | | | | | | |
* - denotes overtime period