Michigan State University Athletics
MSU Women’s Basketball Set to Face Nebraska in Big Ten Tournament Thursday
2/26/2023 9:07:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Spartans will be the No. 9 seed in the upcoming tournament.
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State women's basketball will be the No. 9 seed in the upcoming Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament, which will be held Wednesday-Saturday, March 1-5 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Winners of their last two, the Spartans (15-13, 7-10 Big Ten) earned the No. 9 seed and face No. 8-seeded Nebraska (16-13, 8-10 Big Ten) on Thursday, March 2 at 12:30 p.m.(ET) on BTN. The Cornhuskers won the only regular-season meeting, 71-67, in Lincoln on Feb. 2.
The winner of the game between MSU and Nebraska will face top-seeded Indiana on Friday, March 3 at 12:30 p.m. ET.
This is only the fifth time that the Spartans have been the No. 9 seed. Overall, Michigan State is 2-4 in the tournament as the No. 9 seed.
All-session and single-session tickets for the 2023 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament are on sale at the Target Center box office and online at AXS.com. In addition, several special ticket offers and activities are lined up for this year's Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament. For more information on this year's tournament ancillary events and promotions, visit the Big Ten Tournament Central page at bigten.org/WBBT.
All 13 games of this year's Big Ten Tournament will be televised live to a national audience, with the first round through semifinal games from Wednesday through Saturday broadcast on the Big Ten Network, as well as on the FOX Sports app. The Big Ten Tournament championship game on March 5 will tip off at 4 p.m. (CT) and will be televised live on ESPN, as well as the ESPN app.
Wednesday, March 1 (First Round)
Game 1 (#12 Minnesota vs. #13 Penn State) – 2 p.m. ET (BTN)
Game 2 (#11 Rutgers vs. #14 Northwestern) – 25 minutes following Game 1 (BTN)
Thursday, March 2 (Second Round)
Game 3 (#8 Nebraska vs. #9 Michigan State) – 12:30 p.m. ET (BTN)
Game 4 (#5 Michigan vs. Game 1 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 3 (BTN)
Game 5 (#7 Purdue vs. #10 Wisconsin) – 6:30 p.m. ET (BTN)
Game 6 (#6 Illinois vs. Game 2 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 5 (BTN)
Friday, March 3 (Quarterfinals)
Game 7 (#1 Indiana vs. Game 3 winner) – 12:30 p.m. ET (BTN)
Game 8 (#4 Ohio State 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 Maryland vs. Game 6 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 9 (BTN)
Saturday, March 4 (Semifinals)
Game 11 (Game 7 vs. Game 8 winner) – 2:30 p.m. ET (BTN)
Game 12 (Game 9 vs. Game 10 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 11 (BTN)
Sunday, March 5 (Championship)
Game 13 (Game 11 vs. Game 12 winner) – 5 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Winners of their last two, the Spartans (15-13, 7-10 Big Ten) earned the No. 9 seed and face No. 8-seeded Nebraska (16-13, 8-10 Big Ten) on Thursday, March 2 at 12:30 p.m.(ET) on BTN. The Cornhuskers won the only regular-season meeting, 71-67, in Lincoln on Feb. 2.
The winner of the game between MSU and Nebraska will face top-seeded Indiana on Friday, March 3 at 12:30 p.m. ET.
This is only the fifth time that the Spartans have been the No. 9 seed. Overall, Michigan State is 2-4 in the tournament as the No. 9 seed.
All-session and single-session tickets for the 2023 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament are on sale at the Target Center box office and online at AXS.com. In addition, several special ticket offers and activities are lined up for this year's Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament. For more information on this year's tournament ancillary events and promotions, visit the Big Ten Tournament Central page at bigten.org/WBBT.
All 13 games of this year's Big Ten Tournament will be televised live to a national audience, with the first round through semifinal games from Wednesday through Saturday broadcast on the Big Ten Network, as well as on the FOX Sports app. The Big Ten Tournament championship game on March 5 will tip off at 4 p.m. (CT) and will be televised live on ESPN, as well as the ESPN app.
Wednesday, March 1 (First Round)
Game 1 (#12 Minnesota vs. #13 Penn State) – 2 p.m. ET (BTN)
Game 2 (#11 Rutgers vs. #14 Northwestern) – 25 minutes following Game 1 (BTN)
Thursday, March 2 (Second Round)
Game 3 (#8 Nebraska vs. #9 Michigan State) – 12:30 p.m. ET (BTN)
Game 4 (#5 Michigan vs. Game 1 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 3 (BTN)
Game 5 (#7 Purdue vs. #10 Wisconsin) – 6:30 p.m. ET (BTN)
Game 6 (#6 Illinois vs. Game 2 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 5 (BTN)
Friday, March 3 (Quarterfinals)
Game 7 (#1 Indiana vs. Game 3 winner) – 12:30 p.m. ET (BTN)
Game 8 (#4 Ohio State 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 Maryland vs. Game 6 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 9 (BTN)
Saturday, March 4 (Semifinals)
Game 11 (Game 7 vs. Game 8 winner) – 2:30 p.m. ET (BTN)
Game 12 (Game 9 vs. Game 10 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 11 (BTN)
Sunday, March 5 (Championship)
Game 13 (Game 11 vs. Game 12 winner) – 5 p.m. ET (ESPN)
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