CLEVELAND, Ohio - Cleveland State University has embraced the unlikely journey of its men's basketball team to tonight's Horizon League Championship game in Detroit by offering about 250 fans free rides and tickets.

Five charter buses will arrive at Wolstein Center at 2:30 p.m. and leave at 3 p.m. for Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. All seats are on a first-come basis. Fans are encouraged to wear green and white.

The eighth-seeded Vikings advanced to their first league title game since 2009 and will play second-seeded Wright State University in the championship game.

A win would be the first time a team seeded lower than sixth would win the Horizon League title, CSU said. The winner receives an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

CSU, with a 12-22 record, will attempt to become just the third team with 20 losses to advance to the NCAA tournament and would join Coppin State (16-20 in 2008) and Liberty (15-20 in 2013).

If you can't make the trip by bus, the 7 p.m. game will be broadcast on ESPN.