Loyola Advances To Face UWM Women; UIC, Detroit, Loyola All Advance To Milwaukee On Men's Side

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Tourney fields shrink as action moves to Wisconsin

Feb. 28, 2006

MILWAUKEE - The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee women's basketball team now knows it will face Loyola in a Horizon League Tournament quarterfinal game Thursday night at the Klotsche Center.

Meanwhile, on the men's side, Loyola, Detroit and UIC all won first-round home games to advance to this weekend's action at the U.S. Cellular Arena.

The Ramblers, seeded eighth in the women's field, beat Cleveland State, 85-82, in overtime today in Chicago. UWM will now host Loyola in a 7 p.m. contest Thursday. If the Panthers win and Youngstown State falls to UW-Green Bay in another quarterfinal, Milwaukee will then host the semifinals and finals of the league tournament.

In men's action, all three higher-seeded home teams won their first-round games. Fourth-seeded Loyola downed ninth-seeded Youngstown State, 76-61; fifth-seeded Detroit rolled past eighth-seeded Cleveland State, 92-58; and sixth-seeded UIC beat seventh-seeded Wright State, 77-64.

This means UIC will take on third-seeded UW-Green Bay Friday at 4:30 p.m. in Milwaukee, with the winner facing Butler at 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Loyola and Detroit will then square off at 7 p.m. Friday at the U.S. Cellular Arena in Milwaukee, with the winner advancing to a Saturday semifinal against UWM.

Tickets for all tournament games are on sale now through all Milwaukee-area Ticket Master locations, by phone at 414-276-4545 or online at ticketmaster.com. Plus, UWM students can pick up their tournament tickets at a variety of locations around campus.

Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament Schedule

TUESDAY'S GAMES (games hosted by higher seeds)
(#6) UIC 77, (#7) Wright State 64
(#5) Detroit 92, (#8) Cleveland State 58
(#4) Loyola 76, (#9) Youngstown State 61
FRIDAY'S SCHEDULE
(at Milwaukee -- U.S. Cellular Arena)
UIC vs. (#3) UW-Green Bay, 4:30 p.m. CT
Detroit vs. Loyola, 7 p.m. CT
SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE
(at Milwaukee -- U.S. Cellular Arena)
UIC or UW-Green Bay vs. (#2) Butler, 3:30 p.m. CT
Detroit or Loyola vs. (#1) Milwaukee, 6 p.m. CT
TUESDAY'S SCHEDULE
(at Milwaukee if Panthers advance)
Championship, 8 p.m. CT

Horizon League Women's Basketball Tournament Schedule

TUESDAY'S GAME (game hosted by higher seed)
(#8) Loyola 85, (#9) Cleveland State 82
WEDNESDAY'S GAME (game hosted by higher seed)
(#5) Detroit at (#4) Butler 6 p.m. CT
THURSDAY'S GAMES (games hosted by higher seeds)
(#8) Loyola at (#1) Milwaukee 7 p.m. CT
(#6) Wright State at (#3) UIC 7 p.m. CT
(#7) Youngstown State at (#2) UW-Green Bay 7 p.m. CT
SUNDAY'S GAMES/SEMIFINALS (site TBD)
Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner, 12 or 2:30 p.m. CT
Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 12 or 2:30 p.m. CT
MONDAY'S GAME/CHAMPIONSHIP (site TBD)
Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner 3 p.m. CT/ESPNU