Men's Basketball - Cleveland State @ Youngstown State Highlights

Butler used an 18-2 run over the last 7:30 of the first half to break open a close game and Loyola could not find a way back in a 72-53 setback to the Bulldogs in the Horizon League opener for both teams this evening at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Loyola drops back to .500 for the year (6-6, 0-1 Horizon) while Butler improves to 8-4, 1-0.

Milwaukee shot 61.3 percent in the second half and held off a late rally by the Youngstown State women’s basketball team to win 68-59 on Saturday at Beeghly Center.

Shooting close to 60 percent and outscoring Loyola 39-19 in the decisive second half, the Detroit Titans moved to 10-5 on the year and 3-1 in the Horizon League with a 59-42 victory over the Ramblers on Saturday afternoon.

Green Bay’s Kayla Tetschlag and Julie Wojta combined for 48 points to lead No. 20/22 Green Bay to a 78-60 victory over Cleveland State in the Horizon League opener for both teams on Saturday afternoon in the Wolstein Center.

Betsy Adams (Monticello, Ind./Twin Lakes H.S.) scored 16 points, had seven rebounds, and added three steals, but it was not enough as UIC earned a 60-51 victory over Valparaiso on Saturday afternoon in the Horizon League opener for both schools at the Athletics-Recreation Center.

Shelvin Mack posted a career-high scoring total and Gordon Hayward added his sixth double-double of the season to help power Butler past visiting Milwaukee, 80-67, in a Horizon League game at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Saturday, Jan. 2. The win lifted the Bulldogs to 10-4 on the season and kept Butler unbeaten in three league outings.

Brandon McPherson stole an inbounds pass at midcourt and converted a layup with 0.9 seconds remaining to give Valparaiso a 55-54 victory over the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Thursday night at the Athletics-Recreation Center.

Shelvin Mack scored 14 points Thursday night as Butler handed Wisconsin-Green Bay its first Horizon League defeat 72-49.