2024 Big Ten women's basketball tournament

The 2024 Big Ten women's basketball tournament (branded as the 2024 TIAA Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament for sponsorship reasons) was a postseason women's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference of the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season which took place from March 6–10, 2024. The tournament was held at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. As the tournament winner, Iowa received the conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. This was the first year in which the first round was broadcast by Peacock. This was the last year of the then-current tournament format, as the conference will expand to 18 teams the following year.

2024 Big Ten women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2023–24
Teams14
SiteTarget Center
Minneapolis, MN
ChampionsIowa (6th title)
Winning coachLisa Bluder (5th title)
MVPCaitlin Clark (Iowa)
Attendance129,512
TelevisionPeacock, BTN, CBS
← 2023
2025 →
2023–24 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Ohio State 16 2   .889 26 6   .813
No. 2 Iowa 15 3   .833 34 5   .872
No. 12 Indiana 15 3   .833 26 6   .813
Michigan State 12 6   .667 22 9   .710
Nebraska 11 7   .611 23 12   .657
Michigan 9 9   .500 20 14   .588
Penn State 9 9   .500 22 13   .629
Maryland 9 9   .500 19 14   .576
Illinois 8 10   .444 19 15   .559
Wisconsin 6 12   .333 15 17   .469
Minnesota 5 13   .278 20 16   .556
Purdue 5 13   .278 15 19   .441
Northwestern 4 14   .222 9 21   .300
Rutgers 2 16   .111 8 24   .250
2024 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Seeds

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All 14 Big Ten schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records. The top 10 teams received a first round bye and the top four teams received a double bye.

Seed School Conference Tiebreak 1 Tiebreak 2
1 Ohio State 16–2
2 Iowa 15–3 1–1 vs. Indiana 1–1 vs. Ohio State
3 Indiana 15–3 1–1 vs. Iowa 0–1 vs. Ohio State
4 Michigan State 12–6
5 Nebraska 11–7
6 Michigan 9–9 2–0 vs. Penn State and Maryland
7 Penn State 9–9 1–2 vs. Michigan and Maryland 1–0 vs. Nebraska (5 seed)
8 Maryland 9–9 1–2 vs. Penn State and Michigan 0–1 vs. Nebraska (5 seed)
9 Illinois 8–10
10 Wisconsin 6–12
11 Minnesota 5–13 1–0 vs. Purdue
12 Purdue 5–13 0–1 vs. Minnesota
13 Northwestern 4–14
14 Rutgers 2–16

Tiebreakers:[1]

Schedule

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Session Game Time* Matchup# Score Television Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 6
1 1 5:30 p.m. No. 12 Purdue vs. No. 13 Northwestern 78–72 Peacock 18,392
2 8:00 p.m. No. 11 Minnesota vs. No. 14 Rutgers 77–69
Second round – Thursday, March 7
2 3 11:30 a.m. No. 8 Maryland vs. No. 9 Illinois 75−65 BTN 18,392
4 2:00 p.m. No. 5 Nebraska vs. No. 12 Purdue 64−56
3 5 5:30 p.m. No. 7 Penn State vs. No. 10 Wisconsin 80−56 18,392
6 8:00 p.m. No. 6 Michigan vs. No. 11 Minnesota 76−57
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 8
4 7 11:30 a.m. No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 8 Maryland 61−82 BTN 18,481
8 2:00 p.m. No. 4 Michigan State vs. No. 5 Nebraska 61−73
5 9 5:30 p.m. No. 2 Iowa vs. No. 7 Penn State 95−62 18,575
10 8:00 p.m. No. 3 Indiana vs. No. 6 Michigan 56−69
Semifinals – Saturday, March 9
6 11 1:00 p.m. No. 8 Maryland vs. No. 5 Nebraska 68−78 BTN 18,746
12 3:30 p.m. No. 2 Iowa vs. No. 6 Michigan 95−68
Championship – Sunday, March 10
7 13 11:00 a.m. No. 5 Nebraska vs. No. 2 Iowa 89–94OT CBS 18,534
*Game times in Central Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.[2]

Bracket

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First round
Wednesday, March 6
Peacock
Second round
Thursday, March 7
BTN
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 8
BTN
Semifinals
Saturday, March 9
BTN
Championship
Sunday, March 10
CBS
1Ohio State61
8Maryland758Maryland82
9Illinois658Maryland68
5Nebraska78
4Michigan State61
5Nebraska645Nebraska73
12Purdue7812Purdue565Nebraska89
13Northwestern722Iowa94*
2Iowa95
7Penn State807Penn State62
10Wisconsin562Iowa95
6Michigan68
3Indiana56
6Michigan766Michigan69
11Minnesota7711Minnesota57
14Rutgers69

* denotes overtime period

Game summaries

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First round

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Peacock
March 6
No. 13 Northwestern 72, No. 12 Purdue 78
Scoring by half: 39–35, 33–43
Pts: Caileigh Walsh, 26
Rebs: Tied, 8
Asts: Caroline Lau, 5
Pts: Abbey Ellis, 25
Rebs: Jeanae Terry, 16
Asts: Jeanae Terry, 6
Target Center
Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 18,392
Peacock
March 6
No. 14 Rutgers 69, No. 11 Minnesota 77
Scoring by half: 35–39, 34–38
Pts: Destiny Adams, 31
Rebs: Destiny Adams, 24
Asts: Antonia Bates, 4
Pts: Amaya Battle, 32
Rebs: Niamya Holloway, 9
Asts: Amaya Battle, 7
Target Center
Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 18,392

Second round

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BTN
March 7
No. 9 Illinois 65, No. 8 Maryland 75
Scoring by half: 37–35, 28–40
Pts: Makira Cook, 17
Rebs: Kendall Bostic, 11
Asts: Makira Cook, 8
Pts: Bri McDaniel, 20
Rebs: Bri McDaniel, 10
Asts: Shyanne Sellers, 8
Target Center
Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 18,392
BTN
March 7
No. 12 Purdue 56, No. 5 Nebraska 64
Scoring by half: 25–25, 31–39
Pts: Sophie Swanson, 25
Rebs: Jeanae Terry, 11
Asts: Tied, 4
Pts: Jaz Shelley, 19
Rebs: Tied, 7
Asts: Jaz Shelley, 7
Target Center
Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 18,392
BTN
March 7
No. 10 Wisconsin 56, No. 7 Penn State 80
Scoring by half: 29–45, 27–35
Pts: Ronnie Porter, 15
Rebs: Serah Williams, 10
Asts: Tied, 3
Pts: Kylie Lavelle, 14
Rebs: Ashley Owusu, 6
Asts: Makenna Marisa, 5
Target Center
Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 18,392
BTN
March 7
No. 11 Minnesota 57, No. 6 Michigan 76
Scoring by half: 24–37, 33–39
Pts: Amaya Battle, 22
Rebs: Mallory Heyer, 17
Asts: Tied, 3
Pts: Laila Phelia, 23
Rebs: Elissa Brett, 6
Asts: Jordan Hobbs, 7
Target Center
Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 18,392

Quarterfinals

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BTN
March 8
No. 8 Maryland 82, No. 1 Ohio State 61
Scoring by half: 38–30, 44–31
Pts: Shyanne Sellers, 25
Rebs: Faith Masonius, 11
Asts: Shyanne Sellers, 7
Pts: Rebeka Mikulasikova, 16
Rebs: Cotie McMahon, 9
Asts: Celeste Taylor, 6
Target Center
Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 18,481
BTN
March 8
No. 5 Nebraska 73, No. 4 Michigan State 61
Scoring by half: 36–29, 37–32
Pts: Alexis Markowski, 22
Rebs: Alexis Markowski, 12
Asts: Jaz Shelley, 5
Pts: Julia Ayrault, 25
Rebs: Julia Ayrault, 5
Asts: DeeDee Hagemann, 6
Target Center
Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 18,481
BTN
March 8
No. 7 Penn State 62, No. 2 Iowa 95
Scoring by half: 26–46, 36–49
Pts: Leilani Kapinus, 19
Rebs: Ashley Owusu, 6
Asts: Tied, 3
Pts: Caitlin Clark, 24
Rebs: Caitlin Clark, 10
Asts: Caitlin Clark, 7
Target Center
Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 18,481
BTN
March 8
No. 6 Michigan 69, No. 3 Indiana 56
Scoring by half: 21–35, 48–21
Pts: Sara Scalia, 14
Rebs: Sydney Parrish, 9
Asts: Chloe Moore-McNeil, 5
Pts: Laila Phelia, 30
Rebs: Chyra Evans, 7
Asts: Jordan Hobbs, 5
Target Center
Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 18,575

Semifinals

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BTN
March 9
No. 8 Maryland 68, No. 5 Nebraska 78
Scoring by half: 40–47, 28–31
Pts: Shyanne Sellers, 15
Rebs: Faith Masonius, 9
Asts: Shyanne Sellers, 7
Pts: Jaz Shelley, 30
Rebs: Alexis Markowski, 13
Asts: Jaz Shelley, 9
Target Center
Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 18,746
BTN
March 9
No. 2 Iowa 95, No. 6 Michigan 68
Scoring by half: 51–42, 44–26
Pts: Caitlin Clark, 28
Rebs: Sydney Affolter, 7
Asts: Caitlin Clark, 15
Pts: Laila Phelia, 21
Rebs: Elise Stuck, 5
Asts: Laila Phelia, 7
Target Center
Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 18,746

Championship

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CBS
March 10
12:00
No. 5 Nebraska 89, No. 2 Iowa 94 (OT)
Scoring by half: 46–35, 31–42 Overtime: 12–17
Pts: Alexis Markowski, 23
Rebs: Alexis Markowski, 13
Asts: Jaz Shelley, 13
Pts: Caitlin Clark, 34
Rebs: Sydney Affolter, 11
Asts: Caitln Clark, 12
Target Center
Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 18,534
Referees: Felicia Gritner,Gina Cross,Michael McConnell

All-Tournament team

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References

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  1. ^ "Women's Basketball Tournament Tiebreaking Procedures". Big Ten Conference. 2024-03-03. Archived from the original on November 5, 2019. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  2. ^ "2024 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Tips-off March 6 - 10". Minnesota Sports and Events. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  3. ^ "2024 WBB All-Tournament Team" (PDF). BigTen.org. March 10, 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 10, 2024. Retrieved March 10, 2024.