# 2012 Horizon League men's basketball tournament

The 2012 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament began on February 28 and ended on March 6. The Horizon League Network broadcast the first and second rounds. The semifinals were televised by ESPNU, with the championship game on ESPN. The Detroit Titans won the tournament and an automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament.
Each first-round game was played on the home court of the higher-seeded team. The second round and semifinals were held at the Athletics-Recreation Center in Valparaiso, Indiana, home to the #1 overall seed Valparaiso. Since Valparaiso advanced to the championship game, the Crusaders also hosted the final.

## Seeds

All Horizon League schools play in the tournament. Teams are seeded by 2011–12 Horizon League season record, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top 2 teams receive a bye to the semifinals.

## Schedule

| Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Television |
| First Round – Tuesday, February 28 ||||
| 1 | 7:00 PM | #10 Loyola at #3 Detroit | HLN |
| 2 | 7:05 PM | #7 Green Bay at #6 Youngstown State | HLN |
| 3 | 8:00 PM | #9 UIC at #4 Milwaukee | HLN |
| 4 | 7:00 PM | #8 Wright State at #5 Butler | HLN |
| Second Round – Friday, March 2 ||||
| 5 | 6:00 PM | #3 Detroit vs. #6 Youngstown State | HLN |
| 6 | 8:30 PM | #4 Milwaukee vs. #5 Butler | HLN |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 3 ||||
| 7 | 6:00 PM | #3 Detroit vs #2 Cleveland State | ESPNU |
| 8 | 8:30 PM | #5 Butler at #1 Valparaiso | ESPNU |
| Championship Game – Tuesday, March 6 ||||
| 9 | 9:00 PM | Detroit vs Valparaiso | ESPN/ESPN3 |
| *Game Times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. ||||

## Bracket

| First round Tuesday, February 28, 2012 HLN | First round Tuesday, February 28, 2012 HLN | First round Tuesday, February 28, 2012 HLN | Second round Friday, March 2, 2012 HLN | Second round Friday, March 2, 2012 HLN | Second round Friday, March 2, 2012 HLN | Semifinals Saturday, March 3, 2012 ESPNU | Semifinals Saturday, March 3, 2012 ESPNU | Semifinals Saturday, March 3, 2012 ESPNU | Championship Game Tuesday, March 6, 2012 ESPN | Championship Game Tuesday, March 6, 2012 ESPN | Championship Game Tuesday, March 6, 2012 ESPN |
| | | | | | | 1 | Valparaiso | 65 | | | |
| 4 | Milwaukee | 68 | | | | 5 | Butler | 46 | | | |
| 9 | UIC | 55 | 4 | Milwaukee | 49 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Butler | 70 | 5 | Butler | 71 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Wright State | 52 | | | | | | | 1 | Valparaiso | 50 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Detroit | 70 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Cleveland State | 58 | | | |
| 3 | Detroit | 80 | | | | 3 | Detroit | 63 | | | |
| 10 | Loyola Chicago | 71 | 3 | Detroit | 93 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Youngstown State | 77 | 6 | Youngstown State | 76 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Green Bay | 60 | | | | | | | | | |
First round games at campus sites of lower-numbered seeds
Second round and semifinals hosted by Valparaiso
Championship game hosted by highest remaining seed

## Honors
### Tournament MVP

Ray McCallum, Jr. of Detroit was named the tournament MVP.

### Horizon League All-Tournament Team

| Player | School | Position | Year |
| Ray McCallum, Jr. | Detroit | Guard | Sophomore |
| Jason Calliste | Detroit | Guard | JR |
| LaMarcus Lowe | Detroit | Forward/Center | SR |
| Ryan Broekhoff | Valparaiso | Guard/Forward | JR |
| Kevin Van Wijk | Valparaiso | Forward | JR |