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MSU Women’s Basketball Faces Purdue in Big Ten Tournament Thursday
2/27/2022 10:44:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Spartans will be the No. 8 seed in the upcoming tournament.
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State women's basketball will be the No. 8 seed in the upcoming Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament, which will be held Wednesday-Saturday, March 2-6 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.
After a loss to Ohio State on Sunday, the Spartans (14-14, 8-9 Big Ten) earned the No. 8 seed and face No. 9-seeded Purdue (16-13, 7-11 Big Ten) on Thursday, March 3 at 11:30 a.m. on BTN. The Boilermakers captured the only regular season meeting, 69-59, in East Lansing on Jan. 9.
The winner of the game between MSU and Purdue will face top-seeded Ohio State on Friday, March 4 at 11:30 a.m.
This is only the second time that the Spartans have been the No. 8 seed. In the 2020 Big Ten Tournament, Michigan State also faced Purdue with the Boilermakers winning that matchup, 73-62.
All 13 games of this year's Big Ten Tournament will be televised live to a national audience. The first round through semifinal games from Wednesday through Saturday will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network, as well as on the FOX Sports app. The Big Ten Tournament championship game on March 6 will be televised live on ESPN2 and the ESPN app.
All-session and single-session tickets for the 2022 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament are on sale at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse box office and Ticketmaster.com. Single-session ticket prices vary from $8 to $16 depending on the session, while all-session tickets are available for $75. Other than suites and the fan blocks for that university's respective games (with tickets within fan blocks available through each school's ticket office), the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament features general admission seating, allowing fans to witness the action from the best available seats at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
Wednesday, March 2 (First Round)
Game 1 (#12 Penn State vs. #13 Rutgers) – 2 p.m. ET (BTN)
Game 2 (#11 Wisconsin vs. #14 Illinois) – 4:30 p.m. ET (BTN)
Thursday, March 3 (Second Round)
Game 3 (#8 Michigan State vs. #9 Purdue) – 11:30 a.m. ET (BTN)
Game 4 (#5 Indiana vs. Game 1 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 3 (BTN)
Game 5 (#7 Northwestern vs. #10 Minnesota) – 6:30 p.m. ET (BTN)
Game 6 (#6 Nebraska vs. Game 2 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 5 (BTN)
Friday, March 4 (Quarterfinals)
Game 7 (#1 Ohio State vs. Game 3 winner) – 11:30 a.m. ET (BTN)
Game 8 (#4 Maryland vs. Game 4 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 7 (BTN)
Game 9 (#2 Iowa vs. Game 5 winner) – 6:30 p.m. ET (BTN)
Game 10 (#3 Michigan vs. Game 6 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 9 (BTN)
Saturday, March 5 (Semifinals)
Game 11 (Game 7 vs. Game 8 winner) – 3:30 p.m. ET (BTN)
Game 12 (Game 9 vs. Game 10 winner) – 6 p.m. ET (BTN)
Sunday, March 6 (Championship)
Game 13 (Game 11 vs. Game 12 winner) – 4 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
After a loss to Ohio State on Sunday, the Spartans (14-14, 8-9 Big Ten) earned the No. 8 seed and face No. 9-seeded Purdue (16-13, 7-11 Big Ten) on Thursday, March 3 at 11:30 a.m. on BTN. The Boilermakers captured the only regular season meeting, 69-59, in East Lansing on Jan. 9.
The winner of the game between MSU and Purdue will face top-seeded Ohio State on Friday, March 4 at 11:30 a.m.
This is only the second time that the Spartans have been the No. 8 seed. In the 2020 Big Ten Tournament, Michigan State also faced Purdue with the Boilermakers winning that matchup, 73-62.
All 13 games of this year's Big Ten Tournament will be televised live to a national audience. The first round through semifinal games from Wednesday through Saturday will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network, as well as on the FOX Sports app. The Big Ten Tournament championship game on March 6 will be televised live on ESPN2 and the ESPN app.
All-session and single-session tickets for the 2022 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament are on sale at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse box office and Ticketmaster.com. Single-session ticket prices vary from $8 to $16 depending on the session, while all-session tickets are available for $75. Other than suites and the fan blocks for that university's respective games (with tickets within fan blocks available through each school's ticket office), the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament features general admission seating, allowing fans to witness the action from the best available seats at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
Wednesday, March 2 (First Round)
Game 1 (#12 Penn State vs. #13 Rutgers) – 2 p.m. ET (BTN)
Game 2 (#11 Wisconsin vs. #14 Illinois) – 4:30 p.m. ET (BTN)
Thursday, March 3 (Second Round)
Game 3 (#8 Michigan State vs. #9 Purdue) – 11:30 a.m. ET (BTN)
Game 4 (#5 Indiana vs. Game 1 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 3 (BTN)
Game 5 (#7 Northwestern vs. #10 Minnesota) – 6:30 p.m. ET (BTN)
Game 6 (#6 Nebraska vs. Game 2 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 5 (BTN)
Friday, March 4 (Quarterfinals)
Game 7 (#1 Ohio State vs. Game 3 winner) – 11:30 a.m. ET (BTN)
Game 8 (#4 Maryland vs. Game 4 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 7 (BTN)
Game 9 (#2 Iowa vs. Game 5 winner) – 6:30 p.m. ET (BTN)
Game 10 (#3 Michigan vs. Game 6 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 9 (BTN)
Saturday, March 5 (Semifinals)
Game 11 (Game 7 vs. Game 8 winner) – 3:30 p.m. ET (BTN)
Game 12 (Game 9 vs. Game 10 winner) – 6 p.m. ET (BTN)
Sunday, March 6 (Championship)
Game 13 (Game 11 vs. Game 12 winner) – 4 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
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