The Detroit Titans play Valparaiso on Tuesday night in the championship game of the Horizon League basketball tournament. The winner receives a bid to the NCAA tournament.It won't be easy for coach Ray McCallum's club. Valpo (22-10) was the regular-season champion in the Horizon and, as the higher-seeded team for the final, will play on its home court against the Titans (21-13).
Meanwhile, Oakland fell late Sunday night to Southern Utah in the Summit League tournament at Sioux Falls, S.D. The 84-82 defeat ended the Golden Grizzlies' dream of reaching the NCAA tournament. Oakland's record fell to 17-15.

Oakland begins play in the Summit League basketball tournament against Southern Utah on Sunday night. The Golden Grizzlies are the third seed and Southern Utah the sixth seed for the tournament that culmiinates with its championship game March 6.
All games are at the Sioux Falls Arena in South Dakota.
Oakland went 11-7 in league games, while Southern Utah was 8-10. The Grizzlies swept the teams' two regular-season games.
Corey Petros, formerly of Eisenhower High School, played in all 31 regular-season games for Oakland. He led the team in rebounding withh 7.2 per game and scored 8.7 points per game.
The winner of the Summit League tournament receives a bid to the NCAA tournament.