# 2013 Big Ten women's basketball tournament

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.
| 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 |
| 1 | 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 |
| 2 | 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 |
| 3 | 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 |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | 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: ||||||

## Bracket

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