INDIANAPOLIS –No. 13/17 Green Bay already clinched a share of its 13th consecutive Horizon League title, but the Phoenix look to take sole possession of first place tonight as they host Valparaiso. Three other games will take place on Thursday and all contests are slated for 8pm ET.
The Crusaders (7-20, 4-11) look to snap Green Bay’s 16-game winning streak, which includes a 77-59 win over the Panthers last week.
The Phoenix (25-1, 14-0) has not lost to a Horizon League opponent this year and only has one loss on the season, which has earned Green Bay its highest ranking in program history at No. 13 in this week's ESPN/USA TODAY Coaches Poll released Feb. 22.
Valparaiso split a pair of home games last week, defeating Loyola (72-68), but falling to UIC (69-64) and currently sits ninth in the standings.
Milwaukee (9-16, 6-8), which remains sixth in the conference, will look to break a three-game losing streak as it hosts Butler tonight.
The Bulldogs enter the week at 17-10 overall and second in the Horizon League at 11-4 after sweeping UIC (78-57) and Loyola (69-53) at home last week. Butler defeated the Panthers (72-64) in their first meeting on Jan. 29.
Butler will then travel to Green Bay, while Milwaukee hosts Valpo on Saturday. Tipoff for both games is 3pm ET.
Detroit (11-14, 5-9) will look for revenge in Chicago this weekend after falling to both UIC (66-58) and Loyola (88-77) earlier in the season. The Titans are coming off a 1-1 trip to Ohio picking up a win in Youngstown (52-43), but falling in Cleveland (74-71).
UIC is 12-13 overall and fifth in the standings with a 7-7 mark. The Flames split a pair of road games last week in Indiana, falling to Butler but picking up a win at Valpo.
Wright State is coming off of a 1-1 weekend as well, losing to Cleveland State on Thursday (74-66) before posting a 70-67 victory over the Penguins on Saturday.
The Ramblers, which sit seventh in the standings at 5-9 (11-14 overall) will look to end a three-game slide after losing to Valpo and Butler last week.
The Raiders picked up a win in Dayton earlier this year, but Loyola is 10-6 against Wright State at home.
Loyola will then host Detroit on Saturday at 2pm ET, while Wright State travels to UIC at 4pm.
Also at 4pm on Saturday, fourth-seeded Cleveland State (16-10, 9-6) will host its travel partner Youngstown State (4-22, 2-13) in its only contest of the week.