2013 Big Ten women's basketball tournament

2013 Big Ten women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2012–13
Teams12
SiteSears Centre Arena
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
ChampionsPurdue (9th title)
Winning coachSharon Versyp (4th title)
TelevisionBTN and ESPN2
← 2012
2014 →
2012–13 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Penn State 14 – 2   .875 26 – 6   .813
No. 24 Nebraska 12 – 4   .750 25 – 9   .735
Michigan State 10 – 6   .625 25 – 9   .735
No. 21 Purdue † 10 – 6   .625 25 – 9   .735
Michigan 9 – 7   .563 22 – 11   .667
Illinois 9 – 7   .563 19 – 14   .576
Iowa 8 – 8   .500 21 – 13   .618
Minnesota 7 – 9   .438 18 – 14   .563
Ohio State 7 – 9   .438 18 – 13   .581
Northwestern 5 – 11   .313 13 – 17   .433
Wisconsin 3 – 13   .188 12 – 19   .387
Indiana 2 – 14   .125 11 – 19   .367
† 2013 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]


The 2013 Big Ten women's basketball tournament was held March 7 through March 12 at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. The Big Ten Network carried all games except the championship game which was aired by ESPN2. Purdue won the tournament and received an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament.

Seeds

All 12 Big Ten schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by 2012–13 Big Ten Conference women's basketball season record. The top four teams received a first round bye.[2]

Seed School Conf Tiebreak 1 Tiebreak 2
#1 Penn State 14–2
#2 Nebraska 12–4
#3 Purdue 10–6 1–1 vs. Michigan State 1–0 vs. Nebraska
#4 Michigan State 10–6 1–1 vs. Purdue 0–1 vs. Nebraska
#5 Michigan 9–7 1–0 vs. Illinois
#6 Illinois 9–7 0–1 vs. Michigan
#7 Iowa 8–8
#8 Minnesota 7–9 2–0 vs. Ohio State
#9 Ohio State 7–9 0–2 vs. Minnesota
#10 Northwestern 5–11
#11 Wisconsin 3–13
#12 Indiana 2–14

Schedule

Session Game Time** Matchup# Television Score
First round - Thursday, March 7
1 1 12:30 pm #7 Iowa vs. #10 Northwestern BTN 60–55
2 2:30 pm #6 Illinois vs. #11 Wisconsin BTN 57–58
2 3 7:00 pm #8 Minnesota vs. #9 Ohio State BTN 47–58
4 9:30pm #5 Michigan vs. #12 Indiana BTN 67–40
Quarterfinals - Friday, March 8
3 5 12:30 pm #2 Nebraska vs. #7 Iowa BTN 76–61
6 2:30pm #3 Purdue vs. #11 Wisconsin BTN 74–62
4 7 7:00 pm #1 Penn State vs. #9 Ohio State BTN 76–66
8 9:30 pm #4 Michigan State vs. #5 Michigan BTN 62–46
Semifinals - Saturday, March 9
5 9 5:00 pm #2 Nebraska vs. #3 Purdue BTN 64–77
10 7:30pm #1 Penn State vs. #4 Michigan State BTN 46–54
Championship Game - Sunday, March 10
6 11 4:00pm #3 Purdue vs. #4 Michigan State ESPN2 62–47
*Game Times in ET. #Rankings denote tournament seeding. Source:[3]

Bracket

  • All times are Eastern.[4]
First round
Thursday, March 7 		Quarterfinals
Friday, March 8 		Semifinals
Saturday, March 9 		Championship game
Sunday, March 10
            
2 Nebraska 76
7 Iowa 61
7 Iowa 60
10 Northwestern 55
2 Nebraska 64
3 Purdue 77
3 Purdue 74
11 Wisconsin 62
6 Illinois 57
11 Wisconsin 58
3 Purdue 62
4 Michigan State 47
1 Penn State 76
9 Ohio State 66
8 Minnesota 47
9 Ohio State 58
1 Penn State 46
4 Michigan State 54
4 Michigan State 62
5 Michigan 46
5 Michigan 67
12 Indiana 40

References

  1. ^ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2012-13". ESPN. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  2. ^ "2013 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament". Big Ten Conference. June 6, 2018. Archived from the original on August 14, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  3. ^ "2013 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Schedule". June 6, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2020.[dead link‍]
  4. ^ "2013 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). June 6, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2020.[dead link‍]