INDIANAPOLIS (2/3/2021) -- The Cleveland State-Detroit Mercy men's basketball game scheduled for Friday, Feb. 12 has been selected to be televised on ESPNU, the League office was informed by ESPN this week. Game time is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET.
 
This marks the third ESPN linear game for the Vikings this season and it will be the second inside the Wolstein Center. CSU is 12-5 overall this season and 12-2 in Horizon League play and remains on top of the Horizon League standings. Cleveland State continues to be one of the best defensive teams in the League as they are tops in steals (8.6) and second in scoring defense (66.1) and defensive field-goal percentage (39.9). Offensively, the Vikings are led by Torrey Patton scoring 13.7 points per game during Horizon League play and D'Moi Hodge with 11.1 points.
 
Detroit Mercy is one of the hottest teams in the Horizon League right now as the Titans are 5-1 since the calendar turned over to 2021. Antoine Davis leads the Titans as he is second during HL play in scoring at 22.3 points per game, hitting just under four 3-pointers per contest, and is top-5 in assists with 4.9. As a team, Detroit Mercy is tops in the Horizon League averaging over 10 triples per game and top-3 in scoring offense, field-goal percentage and 3-point field goal percentage. This marks the first regular season ESPN linear game for the Titans since the 2017-18 season. 
 
This is the final regular season game that will be televised on ESPN's linear networks and is a part of the League's "Anything Can Happen on Friday" campaign that fans can follow along on social media by using #FRIDAYisHLMBB. The Horizon League will return to ESPN's linear networks during the 2021 Horizon League Basketball Championships, March 8-9. 
 
Continuing a relationship that began during the 2014-15 season, ESPN+ and ESPN3 will be the home for the League's live streaming game content. The Horizon League has scheduled to stream every conference basketball game for an industry-best 14 consecutive seasons, beginning its streak in 2007 with the groundbreaking Horizon League Network.