2015 Big Ten women's basketball tournament

August 2023 2015 Big Ten I Women's 300px 2015 Tournament logo 14 Sears Centre Hoffman Estates, IL Maryland Terrapins 1st Brenda Frese 1st Lexie Brown Maryland 21,706 Big Ten Network and ESPN The 2015 Big Ten women's basketball tournament was held from March 4–8, 2015 at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, IL. 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: SeedSchoolConfTiebreak 1Tiebreak 2#1Maryland18–0#2Iowa14-4#3Ohio State13-5#4Northwestern12-61-0 vs. Rutgers#5Rutgers12-60-1 vs. Northwestern#6Minnesota11-7#7Nebraska10-8#8Michigan8–10#9Michigan State7–11#10Illinois6–12#11Wisconsin5-13#12Indiana4-14#13Penn State3-151-0 vs. Purdue#14Purdue3-150-1 vs. Penn State Schedule SessionGameTime*Matchup#TelevisionScore First round - Wednesday, March 411 5:00 pm#13 Penn State vs. #12 Indiana63-68Indiana Advances Past Penn State, 68-63 http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/030415aaa.html Associated Press March 4, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150308144004/http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/030415aaa.html March 8, 2015 dead27:30 pm#14 Purdue vs. #11 Wisconsin 58-56Purdue Edges Wisconsin, 58-56 http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/030415aad.html Associated Press March 5, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150308132337/http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/030415aad.html March 8, 2015 dead Second round - Thursday, March 52311:30 am#9 Michigan State vs. #8 MichiganBTN69-49Michigan State Defeats Michigan, 69-49 http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/030515aaa.html Associated Press March 5, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150308144009/http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/030515aaa.html March 8, 2015 dead42:00 pm#12 Indiana vs. #5 RutgersBTN52-63Rutgers Advances Past Indiana, 63-52 http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/030515aad.html Associated Press March 5, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150308144015/http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/030515aad.html March 8, 2015 dead356:00 pm#10 Illinois vs. #7 NebraskaBTN71-86Nebraska Powers Past Illinois, 86-71 http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/030515aag.html Associated Press March 5, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150308144035/http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/030515aag.html March 8, 2015 dead68:30 pm#14 Purdue vs. #6 MinnesotaBTN78-82Minnesota Holds Off Purdue, 82-78 http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/030515aaj.html Associated Press March 5, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150308144059/http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/030515aaj.html March 8, 2015 dead Quarterfinals - Friday, March 64711:30 am#9 Michigan State vs. #1 MarylandBTN60-70Maryland Tops Michigan State, 70-60 http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/030615aad.html Associated Press March 6, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150308144333/http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/030615aad.html March 8, 2015 dead82:00 pm#5 Rutgers vs. #4 NorthwesternBTN57-62Northwestern Outlasts Rutgers, 62-57 http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/030615aag.html Associated Press March 6, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150313214114/http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/030615aag.html March 13, 2015 dead596:00 pm#7 Nebraska vs. #2 IowaBTN65-74Balance leads Iowa women past Nebraska, 74-65 http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/030615aaj.html Associated Press March 6, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150310102941/http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/030615aaj.html March 10, 2015 dead108:30 pm#6 Minnesota vs. #3 Ohio StateBTN71-83Ohio State Defeats Minnesota, 83-71 http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/030715aaa.html Associated Press March 6, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150311002803/http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/030715aaa.html March 11, 2015 dead Semifinals - Saturday, March 76116:00 pm#4 Northwestern vs. #1 MarylandBTN63-74Maryland downs Northwestern 74-63 in semifinals http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/030715aad.html Associated Press March 7, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150316055948/http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/030715aad.html March 16, 2015 dead128:30 pm#3 Ohio State vs. #2 IowaBTN91-85Ohio State women top Iowa, 91-85, in OT http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/030815aaa.html Associated Press March 7, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150310090231/http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/030815aaa.html March 10, 2015 dead OT Championship - Sunday, March 87136:00pm#3 Ohio State vs. #1 MarylandESPN74-77Maryland beats Ohio State, 77-74, in Big Ten final http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/030815aae.html Associated Press March 8, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150312100516/http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/030815aae.html March 12, 2015 dead *Game times in Central Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding. Bracket 2015 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/BRACKET.pdf Big Ten Conference October 24, 2014 October 25, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141025024606/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/BRACKET.pdf dead First roundWednesday, March 4 Second roundThursday, March 5BTN QuarterfinalsFriday, March 6BTN SemifinalsSaturday, March 7BTN ChampionshipSunday, March 8ESPN 12 Indiana 68 13 Penn State 63 11 Wisconsin 56 14 Purdue 58 8 Michigan 49 9 Michigan State 69 5 Rutgers 63 12 Indiana 52 7 Nebraska 86 10 Illinois 71 6 Minnesota 82 14 Purdue 78 1 Maryland 70 9 Michigan State 60 4 Northwestern 62 5 Rutgers 57 2 Iowa 74 7 Nebraska 65 3 Ohio State 83 6 Minnesota 71 1 Maryland 74 4 Northwestern 63 2 Iowa 85 3 Ohio State 91OT 1 Maryland 77 3 Ohio State 74 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 2015 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament References Category:Big Ten women's basketball tournament Tournament Big Ten women's basketball tournament Big Ten women's basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in Illinois