INDIANAPOLIS (2/28/2016) -- The bracket for the Little Caesars Horizon League men's basketball championship is set after the conclusion of the Horizon League regular season on Sunday. For the fourth time in five seasons, Valparaiso (26-5, 16-2) will be the No. 1 seed at the event, which will be held for the first time at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit from March 5-8.

The championship features nine games with the first six games streaming on ESPN3. Monday's semifinal games will be televised on ESPNU, while Tuesday's championship game will be on either ESPN or ESPN2 with Mike Tirico and Dan Dakich on the call at 7 p.m. EST.

Motor City Madness begins on Saturday, March 5 with four first-round games. The first game on Saturday will tip at noon. The four winning teams from Saturday will advance to Sunday's second round with the first game of the doubleheader starting at 1 p.m.

The top two seeds in the tournament, Valparaiso and Oakland, begin play on Monday in the semifinals. The Crusaders will play in the first game of the evening starting at 7 p.m. 
 
The semifinal winners will play in the championship game on Tuesday evening.

The men's basketball tournament is returning to a single-site format for the first time since 2002.The 2016 and 2017 championships will be held at Joe Louis Arena, while the final three years will be played at the Detroit Events Center, which is currently under construction in downtown Detroit.

The Titans earned the No. 6 seed and will face No. 7 Youngstown State in the late game on Saturday, March 5, at 7:30 p.m. Detroit swept the Penguins this year winning 96-87 at home and 94-92 on the road. A win on Saturday and the path to the championship for the Titans would be a match-up against the victor of No. 3 Wright State and No. 10 UIC on Sunday and No. 2 Oakland in the semifinals on Monday. 

The first round will open on Saturday at noon with fourth-seed Green Bay (19-12, 11-7) facing No. 9 Cleveland State (9-22, 4-14). The next game of the day, with tip scheduled for 2:30 p.m., is fifth-seed Milwaukee (19-12, 10-8) against eighth-seed Northern Kentucky (9-20, 5-13). The other side of the bracket begins at 5 p.m. with No. 3 Wright State (19-12, 13-5) taking on No. 10 UIC (5-24, 3-15). The opening round closes with the final game of the day pitting sixth-seed Detroit (15-14, 9-9) against No. 7 Youngstown State (11-20, 6-12).

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2016 Little Caesars Men's Basketball Championship
Saturday, March 5 - First Round
12:00 p.m. - Game 1: (9) Cleveland State vs. (4) Green Bay
2:30 p.m. - Game 2: (8) Northern Kentucky vs. (5) Milwaukee
5:00 p.m. - Game 3: (10) UIC vs. (3) Wright State
7:30 p.m. - Game 4: (7) Youngstown State vs. (6) Detroit
 
Sunday, March 6 - Second Round
1:00 p.m. - Game 5: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner
3:30 p.m. - Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner
 
Monday, March 7 - Semifinals
7:00 p.m. - Game 7: (1) Valparaiso vs. Game 5 winner
9:30 p.m. - Game 8: (2) Oakland vs. Game 6 winner
 
Tuesday, March 8 - Championship
7:00 p.m. - Game 9: Championship Game
 About the Horizon League The Horizon League is an NCAA Division I athletics conference comprised of 10 member institutions located throughout the Midwest's major metropolitan cities. Headquartered in Indianapolis, the League and its members strive to be highly competitive athletically while committing to the total development of its student-athletes and creating a lasting impact on campus and in the community.