# 2023 Horizon League women's basketball tournament

The 2023 Horizon League Women's Basketball Tournament was the final event of the 2022–23 women's basketball season for the Horizon League. It began on February 28, 2023, and ended on March 7; first-round and quarterfinal games were played at the home courts of the higher seeds, with all remaining games at Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis. As the tournament winner, Cleveland State received the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.

## Seeds

All of the teams will participate in the tournament with the top-five teams receiving byes to the quarterfinals.
| Seed | School | Conf | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Green Bay | 18−2 | |
| 2 | Cleveland State | 17−3 | |
| 3 | IUPUI | 13−7 | 2-0 vs. Youngstown State |
| 4 | Youngstown State | 13−7 | 0-2 vs. IUPUI |
| 5 | Northern Kentucky | 10−10 | |
| 6 | Purdue Fort Wayne | 9−11 | |
| 7 | Milwaukee | 8−12 | 1-1 vs. Oakland; 1-1 vs. Green Bay |
| 8 | Oakland | 8−12 | 1-1 vs. Milwaukee; 0-2 vs. Green Bay |
| 9 | Wright State | 6−14 | |
| 10 | Robert Morris | 5−15 | |
| 11 | Detroit Mercy | 3−17 | |

## Schedule

| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
| First Round – Tuesday, February 28 |||||
| 1 | 7:00 pm | No. 11 Detroit Mercy at No. 6 Purdue Fort Wayne | 61-65 | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 7:00 pm | No. 9 Wright State at No. 8 Oakland | 79-69 | ESPN+ |
| 3 | 7:00 pm | No. 10 Robert Morris at No. 7 Milwaukee | 58-64 | ESPN+ |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 2 |||||
| 4 | 5:30 pm | No. 7 Milwaukee at No. 2 Cleveland State | 52-65 | ESPN+ |
| 5 | 5:30 pm | No. 5 Northern Kentucky at No. 4 Youngstown State | 59-58 | ESPN+ |
| 6 | 7:00 pm | No. 6 Purdue Fort Wayne at No. 3 IUPUI | 73-69 | ESPN+ |
| 7 | 8:00 pm | No. 9 Wright State at No. 1 Green Bay | 57-85 | ESPN+ |
| Semifinals – Monday, March 6 at Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Indianapolis, IN |||||
| 8 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 Green Bay vs. No. 6 Purdue Fort Wayne | 69-65 | ESPN+ |
| 9 | 2:30 pm | No. 2 Cleveland State vs. No. 5 Northern Kentucky | 63–60 $^{OT}$ | ESPN+ |
| Championship – Tuesday, March 7 at Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Indianapolis, IN |||||
| 10 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 Green Bay vs. No. 2 Cleveland State | 61–73 | ESPNU |
| All game times are Eastern. Rankings denote tournament seed |||||

## Bracket

| First round Tuesday, February 28 | First round Tuesday, February 28 | First round Tuesday, February 28 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 2 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 2 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 2 | Semifinals Monday, March 6 | Semifinals Monday, March 6 | Semifinals Monday, March 6 | Championship Tuesday, March 7 | Championship Tuesday, March 7 | Championship Tuesday, March 7 |
| | | | 1 | Green Bay | 85 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Oakland | 69 | 9 | Wright State | 57 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Wright State | 79 | | | | 1 | Green Bay | 69 | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Purdue Fort Wayne | 65 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Youngstown State | 58 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Northern Kentucky | 59 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Green Bay | 61 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Cleveland State | 73 |
| | | | 2 | Cleveland State | 65 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Milwaukee | 63 | 7 | Milwaukee | 52 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Robert Morris | 58 | | | | 2 | Cleveland State | 63* | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Northern Kentucky | 60 | | | |
| | | | 3 | IUPUI | 59 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Purdue Fort Wayne | 65 | 6 | Purdue Fort Wayne | 73 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Detroit Mercy | 61 | | | | | | | | | |
* denotes overtime period