# 2025 Big Ten women's basketball tournament

The 2025 Big Ten women's basketball tournament (branded as the 2025 TIAA Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament for sponsorship reasons) was a postseason women's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference of the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season which took place from March 5–9, 2025. The tournament was held at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. As the tournament winner, UCLA received the conference's automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.
This will be the first season in the current tournament format as the conference expanded to 18 teams, following the additions of Oregon, UCLA, USC, and Washington. The top 15 teams will participate with the bottom three teams not qualifying for the tournament.

## Seeds

The top 15 Big Ten schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records. The top nine teams receive a first round bye and the top four teams receive a double bye.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreak 1a | Tiebreak 1b | Tiebreak 2a, 2b | Tiebreak 2c | Tiebreak 2d |
| 1 | USC | 17–1 |
| 2 | UCLA | 16–2 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 13–5 | 1–1 vs. Maryland | — | 0–1 vs. UCLA/USC | 3–0 vs. ILL, MICH, MSU |
| 4 | Maryland | 13–5 | 1–1 vs. Ohio State | — | 0–1 vs. UCLA/USC | 2–1 vs. ILL, MICH, MSU |
| 5 | Michigan | 11–7 | 2–1 vs ILL, MSU | 1–1 vs. Michigan State | 0–1 vs. UCLA/USC | 0–2 vs. MD, OSU | 3–1 vs. IND, IOWA, NEB, ORE |
| 6 | Michigan State | 11–7 | 2–1 vs. ILL, MICH | 1–1 vs. Michigan | 0–1 vs. UCLA/USC | 0–2 vs. MD, OSU | 2–2 vs. IND, IOWA, NEB, ORE |
| 7 | Illinois | 11–7 | 0–2 vs. MICH, MSU |
| 8 | Oregon | 10–8 | 2–1 vs. IND, IOWA, NEB | 1–0 vs. Indiana |
| 9 | Indiana | 10–8 | 2–1 vs. IOWA, NEB, ORE | 0–1 vs. Oregon |
| 10 | Nebraska | 10–8 | 2–2 vs. IND, IOWA, ORE |
| 11 | Iowa | 10–8 | 1–3 vs. IND, NEB, ORE |
| 12 | Washington | 9–9 |
| 13 | Minnesota | 8–10 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 4–14 |
| 15 | Rutgers | 3–15 | 1–0 vs. Purdue |
| DNQ | Purdue | 3–15 | 0–1 vs. Rutgers |
| DNQ | Northwestern | 2–16 |
| DNQ | Penn State | 1–17 |
Tiebreakers:

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Score | Television | Attendance |
| First round – Wednesday, March 5 |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 13 Minnesota vs. No. 12 Washington | 65–79 | Peacock | |
| 1 | 2 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 15 Rutgers vs. No. 10 Nebraska | 60–84 | Peacock | |
| 1 | 3 | 8:30 p.m. | No. 14 Wisconsin vs. No. 11 Iowa | 54–81 | Peacock | |
| Second round – Thursday, March 6 |||||||
| 2 | 4 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 9 Indiana vs. No. 8 Oregon | 78–62 | BTN | 7,028 |
| 2 | 5 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 12 Washington vs. No. 5 Michigan | 58–66 | BTN | 7,028 |
| 3 | 6 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 10 Nebraska vs. No. 7 Illinois | 74–70 | BTN | 7,028 |
| 3 | 7 | 9:00 p.m. | No. 11 Iowa vs. No. 6 Michigan State | 74–61 | BTN | 7,028 |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 7 |||||||
| 4 | 8 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 9 Indiana vs. No. 1 USC | 79–84 | BTN | 7,352 |
| 4 | 9 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 5 Michigan vs. No. 4 Maryland | 98–71 | BTN | 7,352 |
| 5 | 10 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 10 Nebraska vs. No. 2 UCLA | 74–85 | BTN | 7,500 |
| 5 | 11 | 9:00 p.m. | No. 11 Iowa vs. No. 3 Ohio State | 59–60 | BTN | 7,500 |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 8 |||||||
| 6 | 12 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 1 USC vs. No. 5 Michigan | 82–70 | BTN | 7,805 |
| 6 | 13 | 5:30 p.m. | No. 2 UCLA vs. No. 3 Ohio State | 75–46 | BTN | 7,805 |
| Championship – Sunday, March 9 |||||||
| 7 | 14 | 4:30 p.m. | No. 1 USC vs. No. 2 UCLA | 67–72 | CBS | 8,358 |
*Game times in EST through the semifinals and EDT for the championship. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.

## Bracket

| First round Wednesday, March 5 Peacock | First round Wednesday, March 5 Peacock | First round Wednesday, March 5 Peacock | Second round Thursday, March 6 BTN | Second round Thursday, March 6 BTN | Second round Thursday, March 6 BTN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 7 BTN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 7 BTN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 7 BTN | | | Semifinals Saturday, March 8 BTN | Semifinals Saturday, March 8 BTN | Semifinals Saturday, March 8 BTN | Championship Sunday, March 9 CBS | Championship Sunday, March 9 CBS | Championship Sunday, March 9 CBS |
| | | | | | | 1 | USC | 84 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Oregon | 62 | 9 | Indiana | 79 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Indiana | 78 | | | | | | 1 | USC | 82 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Michigan | 70 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Maryland | 71 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Michigan | 66 | 5 | Michigan | 98 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Washington | 79 | 12 | Washington | 58 | | | | | | | | 1 | USC | 67 |
| 13 | Minnesota | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | UCLA | 72 |
| | | | | | | 2 | UCLA | 85 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Illinois | 70 | 10 | Nebraska | 74 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Nebraska | 84 | 10 | Nebraska | 74 | | | | | | 2 | UCLA | 75 | | | |
| 15 | Rutgers | 60 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Ohio State | 46 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Ohio State | 60 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Michigan State | 61 | 11 | Iowa | 59 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Iowa | 81 | 11 | Iowa | 74 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 54 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* denotes overtime period

## Game summaries
### First round

* Peacock
* March 5 3:30 p.m.
* Recap
No. 13 Minnesota 65, No. 12 Washington 79 :
| Scoring by quarter: 12–16, 18–16, 18–22, 17–25 |||
| Pts: Grace Grocholski (21) Rebs: Grace Grocholski (7) Asts: Grace Grocholski (5) | Pts: Elle Ladine (21) Rebs: Elle Ladine (8) Asts: Hannah Stines (6) |
* Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Referees: Brenda Pantoja, Natasha Camy, Tim Daley
* Peacock
* March 5 6:00 p.m.
* Recap
No. 15 Rutgers 60, No. 10 Nebraska 84 :
| Scoring by quarter: 13–22, 11–17, 13–22, 23–23 |||
| Pts: Destiny Adams (25) Rebs: Destiny Adams (10) Asts: Tied (3) | Pts: Alexis Markowski (19) Rebs: Alexis Markowski (10) Asts: Alberte Rimdal (8) |
* Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Referees: Michol Murry, Nykesha Thompson, Mark Resch
* Peacock
* March 5 8:30 p.m.
* Recap
No. 14 Wisconsin 54, No. 11 Iowa 81 :
| Scoring by quarter: 9–25, 14–18, 16–22, 15–16 |||
| Pts: Serah Williams (22) Rebs: Serah Williams (5) Asts: Ronnie Porter (6) | Pts: Lucy Olsen (19) Rebs: Sydney Affolter (7) Asts: Kylie Feuerbach (6) |
* Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Referees: Maj Forsberg, Michael McConnell, Tiara Cruse

### Second round

* BTN
* March 6 12:00 p.m.
No. 9 Indiana 78, No. 8 Oregon 62 :
| Scoring by quarter: 23–11, 17–19, 16–18, 22–14 |||
| Pts: Yarden Garzon (18) Rebs: Sydney Parrish (6) Asts: Chloe Moore-McNeil (5) | Pts: Peyton Scott (16) Rebs: Peyton Scott (8) Asts: Deja Kelly (5) |
* Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
* BTN
* March 6 2:30 p.m.
No. 12 Washington 58, No. 5 Michigan 66 :
| Scoring by quarter: 13–14, 15–15, 13–23, 17–14 |||
| Pts: Dalayah Daniels (22) Rebs: Dalayah Daniels (10) Asts: Sayvia Sellers (7) | Pts: Olivia Olson (21) Rebs: Tied (6) Asts: Mila Holloway (8) |
* Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
* BTN
* March 6 6:30 p.m.
No. 10 Nebraska 74, No. 7 Illinois 70 :
| Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 15–13, 19–24, 25–14 |||
| Pts: Britt Prince (17) Rebs: Logan Nissley (7) Asts: Britt Prince (5) | Pts: Genesis Bryant (20) Rebs: Tied (6) Asts: Adalia McKenzie (10) |
* Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Referees: Kevin Pethtel, Cameron Inouye, Mark Resch
* BTN
* March 6 9:00 p.m.
No. 11 Iowa 74, No. 6 Michigan State 61 :
| Scoring by quarter: 12–16, 20–9, 22–23, 20–13 |||
| Pts: Lucy Olsen (21) Rebs: Hannah Stuelke (10) Asts: Lucy Olsen (9) | Pts: Julia Ayrault (17) Rebs: Grace VanSlooten (10) Asts: Jaddan Simmons (5) |
* Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 7,028 Referees: Brenda Pantoja, Natasha Camy, Angie Enlund

### Quarterfinals

* BTN
* March 7 12:00 p.m.
* Recap
No. 9 Indiana 79, No. 1 USC 84 :
| Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 16–15, 23–21, 22–25 |||
| Pts: Yarden Garzon (23) Rebs: Yarden Garzon (8) Asts: Chloe Moore-McNeil (7) | Pts: JuJu Watkins (31) Rebs: Tied (10) Asts: Talia von Oelhoffen (5) |
* Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Referees: Michol Murray, Roy Gulbeyan, Angie Enlund
* BTN
* March 7 2:30 p.m.
No. 5 Michigan 98, No. 4 Maryland 71 :
| Scoring by quarter: 27–6, 14–31, 28–12, 29–22 |||
| Pts: Jordan Hobbs (23) Rebs: Iuliia Grabovskaia (5) Asts: Mila Holloway (8) | Pts: Sarah Te-Biasu (25) Rebs: Mir McLean (6) Asts: Sarah Te-Biasu (3) |
* Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 7,352 Referees: Kevin Pethtel, Nykesha Thompson, Frank Steratore
* BTN
* March 7 6:30 p.m.
No. 10 Nebraska 74, No. 2 UCLA 85 :
| Scoring by quarter: 17–27, 22–14, 16–21, 19–23 |||
| Pts: Britt Prince (24) Rebs: Amiah Hargrove (5) Asts: Tied (6) | Pts: Lauren Betts (28) Rebs: Lauren Betts (13) Asts: Kiki Rice |
* Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Referees: Felicia Grinter, Chuck Gonzalez, Tim Daley
* BTN
* March 7 9:00 p.m.
No. 11 Iowa 59, No. 3 Ohio State 60 :
| Scoring by quarter: 9–14, 19–15, 18–19, 13–12 |||
| Pts: Tied (14) Rebs: Hannah Stuelke (12) Asts: Lucy Olsen (7) | Pts: Cotie McMahon (18) Rebs: Ajae Petty (12) Asts: Jaloni Cambridge (5) |
* Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 7,500 Referees: Gina Cross, Maggie Tieman, Cameron Inouye

### Semifinals

* BTN
* March 8 3:00 p.m.
No. 5 Michigan 70, No. 1 USC 82 :
| Scoring by quarter: 15–12, 16–17, 21–24, 18–29 |||
| Pts: Syla Swords (26) Rebs: Olivia Olson (9) Asts: Olivia Olson (4) | Pts: Kiki Iriafen (25) Rebs: Tied (11) Asts: Talia von Oelhoffen (5) |
* Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
* BTN
* March 8 5:30 p.m.
No. 3 Ohio State 46, No. 2 UCLA 75 :
| Scoring by quarter: 8–22, 13–22, 9–23, 16–8 |||
| Pts: Jaloni Cambridge (10) Rebs: Tied (4) Asts: Kennedy Cambridge (3) | Pts: Londynn Jones (22) Rebs: Angela Dugalić (9) Asts: Tied (6) |
* Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 7,805 Referees: Michol Murray, Maggie Tieman, Roy Gulbeyan

### Championship

* CBS
* March 9 4:30 p.m.
No. 2 UCLA 72, No. 1 USC 67 :
| Scoring by quarter: 19–24, 16–21, 17–9, 20–13 |||
| Pts: Lauren Betts (17) Rebs: Janiah Barker (6) Asts: Kiki Rice (8) | Pts: JuJu Watkins (29) Rebs: Kennedy Smith (8) Asts: Kennedy Smith (5) |
* Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 8,358 Referees: Brenda Pantoja, Maj Forsberg, Julie Krommenhoek

## All-Tournament team

* Lauren Betts, UCLA – Most Outstanding Player
* Kiki Iriafen, USC
* Lucy Olsen, Iowa
* Syla Swords, Michigan
* JuJu Watkins, USC