Well the Horizon League Championship came down to the team that was the most consistently best all season in Oakland and the hottest team in Milwaukee, who had won 6 straight & 8 of 9. It was no surprise the game was basically within 3 points either way much of the game with Oakland pulling away to win by 7 basically in the final minute as it was a 2 point game with under 2 mins to play.
Oakland deserved this as I said was the most consistent team all year. How long has it been since someone won both the regular season & tourney? Oakland always play a tough non conference schedule and are always tough in the regular season, but disappear in the tournament. Hard to believe this is their first NCAA tournament since 2010 before they were in the Horizon.
They are 23-11 but counting league play and the tourney they went 18-5 against Horizon League teams. Their non-conference losses were to Ohio State by 6, Illinois by 11, Drake by 8, Toledo by 1, Michigan St & Dayton. And they beat Xavier