Michigan State University Athletics
MSU Women’s Basketball Earns the No. 4 Seed in Big Ten Tournament
3/3/2024 9:14:00 PM | Women's Basketball
This is the first time since the 2016 Big Ten Tourney that MSU has earned the double bye.
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State women's basketball will be the No. 4 seed in the upcoming 2024 TIAA Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament, which will be held Wednesday-Sunday, March 6-10 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Winners of their last five, the Spartans (22-7, 12-6 Big Ten) earned the No. 4 seed for the first time since the 2015-16 season. Michigan State will play in the quarterfinals on Friday, March 8 at 1 p.m. CT/ 2 p.m. ET on BTN. MSU will face either No. 5 seed Nebraska, No. 12 seed Purdue or No. 13 seed Northwestern.
Big Ten regular-season champions Ohio State earned the No. 1 seed, while Iowa and Indiana take the No. 2 and No. 3 seeds, respectively.
This is only the second time that the Spartans have been the No. 4 seed. Michigan State was also the No. 4 seed in the 2013 tournament in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. MSU reached the finals that season losing to Purdue in the championship game.
All-session tickets are sold out for the 2024 TIAA Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament, marking the first sellout in the history of the 31-year event.
All 13 games of this year's Big Ten Tournament will be broadcast live to a national audience, with the opening round being streamed for the first time ever on Peacock. The Big Ten Network (and the FOX Sports App) will broadcast the second round through semifinals games from Thursday to Saturday. The championship game on Sunday, March 10 will tip off at 11 a.m. CT/Noon ET on CBS, the first time the network will carry the title game.
Wednesday, March 6 - First Round
Game 1 | #12 Purdue vs. #13 Northwestern | 5:30 p.m. CT | Peacock
Game 2 | #11 Minnesota vs. #14 Rutgers | 25 minutes following Game 1 | Peacock
Thursday, March 7 - Second Round
Game 3 | #8 Maryland vs. #9 Illinois | 11:30 a.m. CT | BTN
Game 4 | #5 Nebraska vs. G1 Winner | 25 minutes following Game 3 | BTN
Game 5 | #7 Penn State vs. #10 Wisconsin | 5:30 p.m. CT | BTN
Game 6 | #6 Michigan vs. G2 Winner | 25 minutes following Game 5 | BTN
Friday, March 8 - Quarterfinals
Game 7 | #1 Ohio State vs. G3 Winner | 11:30 a.m. CT | BTN
Game 8 | #4 Michigan State vs. G4 Winner | 25 minutes following Game 7 | BTN
Game 9 | #2 Iowa vs. G5 Winner | 5:30 p.m. CT | BTN
Game 10 | #3 Indiana vs. G6 Winner | 25 minutes following Game 9 | BTN
Saturday, March 9 - Semifinals
Game 11 | G7 Winner vs. G8 Winner | 1 p.m. CT | BTN
Game 12 | G9 Winner vs. G10 Winner | 25 minutes following Game 11 | BTN
Sunday, March 10 - Championship
Game 13 | G11 Winner vs. G12 Winner | 11 a.m. CT | CBS
NOTES: All times are Central (local to site), approximate and subject to change…BTN games are also available on the FOX Sports app…CBS games are available on Paramount+, CBSSports.com and CBS Sports HQ…for more information, please visit the tournament central at bigten.org/WBBT.
Winners of their last five, the Spartans (22-7, 12-6 Big Ten) earned the No. 4 seed for the first time since the 2015-16 season. Michigan State will play in the quarterfinals on Friday, March 8 at 1 p.m. CT/ 2 p.m. ET on BTN. MSU will face either No. 5 seed Nebraska, No. 12 seed Purdue or No. 13 seed Northwestern.
Big Ten regular-season champions Ohio State earned the No. 1 seed, while Iowa and Indiana take the No. 2 and No. 3 seeds, respectively.
This is only the second time that the Spartans have been the No. 4 seed. Michigan State was also the No. 4 seed in the 2013 tournament in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. MSU reached the finals that season losing to Purdue in the championship game.
All-session tickets are sold out for the 2024 TIAA Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament, marking the first sellout in the history of the 31-year event.
All 13 games of this year's Big Ten Tournament will be broadcast live to a national audience, with the opening round being streamed for the first time ever on Peacock. The Big Ten Network (and the FOX Sports App) will broadcast the second round through semifinals games from Thursday to Saturday. The championship game on Sunday, March 10 will tip off at 11 a.m. CT/Noon ET on CBS, the first time the network will carry the title game.
Wednesday, March 6 - First Round
Game 1 | #12 Purdue vs. #13 Northwestern | 5:30 p.m. CT | Peacock
Game 2 | #11 Minnesota vs. #14 Rutgers | 25 minutes following Game 1 | Peacock
Thursday, March 7 - Second Round
Game 3 | #8 Maryland vs. #9 Illinois | 11:30 a.m. CT | BTN
Game 4 | #5 Nebraska vs. G1 Winner | 25 minutes following Game 3 | BTN
Game 5 | #7 Penn State vs. #10 Wisconsin | 5:30 p.m. CT | BTN
Game 6 | #6 Michigan vs. G2 Winner | 25 minutes following Game 5 | BTN
Friday, March 8 - Quarterfinals
Game 7 | #1 Ohio State vs. G3 Winner | 11:30 a.m. CT | BTN
Game 8 | #4 Michigan State vs. G4 Winner | 25 minutes following Game 7 | BTN
Game 9 | #2 Iowa vs. G5 Winner | 5:30 p.m. CT | BTN
Game 10 | #3 Indiana vs. G6 Winner | 25 minutes following Game 9 | BTN
Saturday, March 9 - Semifinals
Game 11 | G7 Winner vs. G8 Winner | 1 p.m. CT | BTN
Game 12 | G9 Winner vs. G10 Winner | 25 minutes following Game 11 | BTN
Sunday, March 10 - Championship
Game 13 | G11 Winner vs. G12 Winner | 11 a.m. CT | CBS
NOTES: All times are Central (local to site), approximate and subject to change…BTN games are also available on the FOX Sports app…CBS games are available on Paramount+, CBSSports.com and CBS Sports HQ…for more information, please visit the tournament central at bigten.org/WBBT.
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