3-seed Detroit Mercy takes on 1-seed Wright State in the Horizon championship game with an automatic bid into the 2026 NCAA Tournament up for grabs. Follow the score.
Detroit Mercy coach Mark Montgomery on Titans’ late-season surge
Detroit Mercy basketball coach Mark Montgomery said his team will be well-prepared to play Robert Morris in the Horizon League tournament semifinals.
The Horizon League Tournament final is here, with Detroit Mercy one win away from an NCAA Tournament berth.
The No. 3-seed Titans will be facing the 1-seed Wright State on Tuesday, March 10, in the 2026 Horizon League Tournament final at Corteva Coliseum in Indianapolis. The game start time is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET, with the TV channel on ESPN.
The winner will earn the conference’s automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Tournament, with the Titans looking to make their first tournament bid since 2012. That was also the year the Titans last won the conference tournament, which led to a 65-50 loss as the No. 15 seed in the NCAA Tournament to No. 2 seed Kansas.
Watch Horizon League final on Fubo
The Titans made it to this year’s final thanks to a 70-64 victory over No. 2 seed Robert Morris, which had beaten UDM in both of their regular-season meetings prior to the semifinal matchup in Indianapolis. Senior point guard Orlando Lovejoy led UDM with 21 points and has been the spark plug to the team’s late-season success.
The win puts the Titans at 17-14 overall this season, which clinches the program’s first winning campaign in a full season since 2014-15. It also represents a sharp turnaround from the 2023-24 season, when the Titans put up a program-worst 1-31 overall record.
At 21-11, the Raiders finished first in the conference and are looking to reach the NCAAs for the first time since 2022. Four Raiders players average double figures in scoring, including freshman guard Michael Cooper, who leads the team with 13.3 points per game.
We’ll have all the live updates from the Horizon League final right here.
Detroit Mercy vs Wright State live updates in Horizon League final
1H, 15:51: Wright State 8, Detroit Mercy 3.
A bad omen?
UDM won the opening tip, but point guard Orlando Lovejoy was assessed with a backcourt violation immediately after. Wright State followed with a couple of baskets in the paint, taking an early 4-0 lead.
A 3-pointer by UDM guard TJ Nadeau cut the Raiders lead to 1, but back-to-back buckets allowed the Raiders to extend their lead.
We’re about to get started with the biggest game of the season so far for the Titans.
Wright State has released its starting five ahead of the Horizon League final.
No surprises with the Titans’ starting five.
The Titans are aiming for their fourth Horizon League title tonight, having won in 1994, 1999 and 2012.
The Titans withstood a strong Robert Morris team to advance to the Horizon League tournament final. Here is how they celebrated that accomplishment after the game.
UDM’s social media page posted a video of the basketball team leaving its hotel for the Corteva Coliseum, with players greeted by cheerleaders, fans and the team mascot.
Detroit Mercy basketball time vs Wright State in Horizon League final
- Date: Tuesday, March 10.
- Time: 7 p.m. ET.
- Location: Corteva Coliseum, Indianapolis.
UDM is looking for its fourth conference tournament win and first since 2012.
Detroit Mercy basketball channel vs Wright State in Horizon League final
- Tipoff: 7 p.m. ET.
- Channel: ESPN.
- Streaming: Fubo.
Tuesday’s Horizon League final featuring UDM and Wright State will be televised on ESPN and can be streamed on Fubo, which carries ESPN channels.
Watch Detroit Mercy-Wright State on Fubo
Horizon League tournament results
- Play-in: No. 11 Cleveland State 101, No. 10 IU Indianapolis 93.
- First round: No. 5 Green Bay 64, No. 6 Purdue.
- First round: No. 1 Wright State 90, No. 10 Cleveland State 61.
- First round: No. 2 Robert Morris 68, Youngstown State 53.
- First round: No. 3 Detroit Mercy 84, No. 8 Milwaukee 63.
- First round: No. 7 Northern Kentucky 85, No. 4 Oakland 84.
- Second round: No. 7 Northern Kentucky 96, No. 5 Green Bay 76.
- Semifinal: No. 1 Wright State 103, No. 7 Northern Kentucky 90.
- Semifinal: No. 3 Detroit Mercy 70, No. 2 Robert Morris 64.
- Tuesday, March 10, Final: No. 1 Wright State vs No. 3 Detroit Mercy, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN).
Detroit Mercy NCAA tournament history
UDM hasn’t made the NCAA tournament since the 2011-12 season and has only made the tournament six times in program history.
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