2015 Big Ten women's basketball tournament

The 2015 Big Ten women's basketball tournament was held from March 4–8, 2015 at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, IL.

2015 Big Ten women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2014–15
Teams14
SiteSears Centre
Hoffman Estates, IL
ChampionsMaryland Terrapins (1st title)
Winning coachBrenda Frese (1st title)
MVPLexie Brown (Maryland)
Attendance21,706
TelevisionBig Ten Network and ESPN
2014–15 Big Ten women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Maryland†18–0 1.00034–3  .919
No. 18 Iowa14–4 .77826–8  .765
No. 23 Ohio State13–5 .72224–11  .686
No. 22 Northwestern12–6 .66723–9  .719
Rutgers12–6 .66723–10  .697
Minnesota11–7 .61123–10  .697
Nebraska10–8 .55621–11  .656
Michigan8–10 .44420–15  .571
Michigan State7–11 .38916–15  .516
Illinois6–12 .33315–16  .484
Wisconsin5–13 .2789–20  .310
Indiana4–14 .22215–16  .484
Purdue3–15 .16711–20  .355
Penn State3–15 .1676–24  .200
† 2015 Big Ten tournament winner
As of April 5, 2015
Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

All 14 Big Ten schools participate in the tournament. Teams were seeded by 2014–15 Big Ten Conference season record. The top 10 teams received a first-round bye and the top 4 teams received a double bye.

Seeding for the tournament was determined at the close of the regular conference season:

Seed School Conf Tiebreak 1 Tiebreak 2
#1 Maryland 18–0
#2 Iowa 14-4
#3 Ohio State 13-5
#4 Northwestern 12-6 1-0 vs. Rutgers
#5 Rutgers 12-6 0-1 vs. Northwestern
#6 Minnesota 11-7
#7 Nebraska 10-8
#8 Michigan 8–10
#9 Michigan State 7–11
#10 Illinois 6–12
#11 Wisconsin 5-13
#12 Indiana 4-14
#13 Penn State 3-15 1-0 vs. Purdue
#14 Purdue 3-15 0-1 vs. Penn State

Schedule
Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Score
First round - Wednesday, March 4
1 1 5:00 pm #13 Penn State vs. #12 Indiana 63-68[1]
2 7:30 pm #14 Purdue vs. #11 Wisconsin 58-56[2]
Second round - Thursday, March 5
2 3 11:30 am #9 Michigan State vs. #8 Michigan BTN 69-49[3]
4 2:00 pm #12 Indiana vs. #5 Rutgers BTN 52-63[4]
3 5 6:00 pm #10 Illinois vs. #7 Nebraska BTN 71-86[5]
6 8:30 pm #14 Purdue vs. #6 Minnesota BTN 78-82[6]
Quarterfinals - Friday, March 6
4 7 11:30 am #9 Michigan State vs. #1 Maryland BTN 60-70[7]
8 2:00 pm #5 Rutgers vs. #4 Northwestern BTN 57-62[8]
5 9 6:00 pm #7 Nebraska vs. #2 Iowa BTN 65-74[9]
10 8:30 pm #6 Minnesota vs. #3 Ohio State BTN 71-83[10]
Semifinals - Saturday, March 7
6 11 6:00 pm #4 Northwestern vs. #1 Maryland BTN 63-74[11]
12 8:30 pm #3 Ohio State vs. #2 Iowa BTN 91-85[12] OT
Championship - Sunday, March 8
7 13 6:00pm #3 Ohio State vs. #1 Maryland ESPN 74-77[13]

*Game times in Central Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

[14]

First round
Wednesday, March 4		Second round
Thursday, March 5
BTN		Quarterfinals
Friday, March 6
BTN		Semifinals
Saturday, March 7
BTN		Championship
Sunday, March 8
ESPN
1Maryland70
8Michigan499Michigan State60
9Michigan State691Maryland74
4Northwestern63
4Northwestern62
5Rutgers635Rutgers57
12Indiana6812Indiana521Maryland77
13Penn State633Ohio State74
2Iowa74
7Nebraska867Nebraska65
10Illinois712Iowa85
3Ohio State91OT
3Ohio State83
6Minnesota826Minnesota71
11Wisconsin5614Purdue78
14Purdue58

All-Tournament Team
  • Lexie Brown, Guard, Maryland (Most Outstanding Player)
  • Bethany Doolittle, Center, Iowa
  • Alexa Hart, Forward, Ohio State
  • Kelsey Mitchell, Guard, Ohio State
  • Amanda Zahui B., Center, Minnesota

See also

References
  1. "Indiana Advances Past Penn State, 68-63". Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 8, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  2. "Purdue Edges Wisconsin, 58-56". Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 8, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  3. "Michigan State Defeats Michigan, 69-49". Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 8, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  4. "Rutgers Advances Past Indiana, 63-52". Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 8, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  5. "Nebraska Powers Past Illinois, 86-71". Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 8, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  6. "Minnesota Holds Off Purdue, 82-78". Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 8, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  7. "Maryland Tops Michigan State, 70-60". Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 8, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  8. "Northwestern Outlasts Rutgers, 62-57". Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 13, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  9. "Balance leads Iowa women past Nebraska, 74-65". Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 10, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  10. "Ohio State Defeats Minnesota, 83-71". Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 11, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  11. "Maryland downs Northwestern 74-63 in semifinals". Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 16, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  12. "Ohio State women top Iowa, 91-85, in OT". Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 10, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  13. "Maryland beats Ohio State, 77-74, in Big Ten final". Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 12, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  14. "2015 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). bigten.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
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