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<div class="sidearm-story-template-text"><aside class="sidearm-story-template-links"><h3 class="hide"></h3></aside>MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Second-seeded Iowa claimed its sixth Big Ten Conference Tournament title and third in as many years with a 94-89 overtime win over fifth-seeded Nebraska on Sunday afternoon before a sellout crowd at the Target Center in Minneapolis. With Sunday’s victory, the Hawkeyes (29-4) will receive the Big Ten’s automatic berth into the 2024 NCAA Championship. The full 68-team field for this year’s tournament will be announced March 17 at 8 p.m. ET live on ESPN. Iowa’s Cailtin Clark (34) and Hannah Stuelke (25) combined for 59 points to lead the Hawkeyes, with Clark scoring 30 of her 34 points over the final 24 minutes of action. Sydney Affolter chipped in 11 points and 11 rebounds while Clark added 12 assists, seven rebounds and three steals. Nebraska’s Alexis Markowski tied the school record with her 40th career double-double on 23 points and 13 rebounds. Natalie Potts tallied 21 points and nine boards while Jaz Shelley recorded 16 points and 12 assists to go with six rebounds, two steals and two blocks. Nebraska set a Big Ten Championship Game record with 14 made three-pointers and Shelley earned a single tournament record with 16 three-point field goals, breaking a mark held by Kelly Mazzante of Penn State for 22 years. Iowa became the fourth school in conference history to win three-straight Big Ten Tournament titles, joining Maryland (2015-17), Ohio State (2009-11) and Purdue (1998-2000). The Hawkeyes made 39 three-pointers during the tournament, the most in Big Ten history. Clark was selected by the media as the tournament’s Jim and Kitty Delany Most Outstanding Player for the third consecutive year, joining Ohio State’s Jantel Lavender (2009-11) as the only players to achieve the feat. Markowski, Shelley, Clark and Affolter were joined by Michigan’s Laila Phelia on the Big Ten’s All-Tournament Team. Sunday's broadcast on CBS delivered the most-watched women's college basketball conference tournament game ever on any network. The championship game averaged more than 3 million viewers and peaked at 4.450 million viewers in overtime. It was also the most-watched basketball game of the day on any network and most-watched women's college basketball game on CBS in 25 years (Tennessee vs. UConn on Jan. 10, 1999 - 3.879 million viewers).&nbsp;<div class="sidearm-story-template-boilerplate"><ads-component params="{ id: '383af708-b748-4a3a-a37d-15352cb27361' }"><div class="ad html-ad" data-bind="with: campaign"></div></ads-component></div></div>

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Iowa Wins 2024 TIAA Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament Title

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2024 TIAA Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Central.

<a href="/wbb/" target="_self">BIG TEN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL</a>&nbsp; |&nbsp; <a href="/wbb/standings/" target="_self">BIG TEN STANDINGS</a>&nbsp; |&nbsp; <a href="/wbb/schedule/" target="_self">BIG TEN SCHEDULE &amp; RESULTS</a><a href="/wbb/stats/" target="_self">2023-24 BIG TEN STATISTICS (XML)</a>&nbsp; |&nbsp; <a href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/bltd349a151fac4e752/2023-24_Women_s_Basketball_Overall_Stats.pdf" target="_blank">2023-24 BIG TEN STATISTICS (PDF)</a> |&nbsp; <a href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/blte09ca789ce3e7c96/2023-24_Women_s_Basketball_Media_Guide.pdf" target="_blank">2023-24 BIG TEN MEDIA GUIDE</a><a href="http://stats.ncaa.org/rankings?sport_code=WBB&division=1">NCAA STATISTICS</a>&nbsp; |&nbsp; <a href="https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings">NATIONAL TOP 25 POLLS (MARCH 4-5)</a><a href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/blt5b9cffd60c5ca996/2023-24_Women_s_Basketball_Weekly_Release_March_6.pdf" target="_blank">BIG TEN WEEKLY RELEASE - MARCH 6</a><ul><li>HISTORY. MADE. All-session tickets are sold out for the 2024 TIAA Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament, marking the first sellout in the history of the 31-year event. More than 109,000 fans are expected to attend over the five days of competition, scheduled for March 6-10 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn. The Target Center is home to the four-time WNBA champion Minnesota Lynx and the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves. The tournament returns to the Twin Cities for the second time after a record-setting event last year.</li><li>Ohio State captured the Big Ten’s regular season title outright and finished with a 16-2 record in conference play to secure the No. 1 seed for the Big Ten Tournament. Ohio State extended its conference record with its 16th Big Ten women’s basketball crown, the first outright regular season title since the 2009-10 season.</li><li>The 2023-24 all-conference teams and individual awards were announced Tuesday on the Big Ten Network’s “B1G Today” show. For the third year in a row, Iowa senior guard Caitlin Clark was named Big Ten Player of the Year by the conference coaches and a select panel of Big Ten media members. She is the first back-to-back-to-back recipient of the honor since Ohio State’s Jantel Lavender was chosen in 2008 (coaches only), 2009 and 2010. Nebraska forward Natalie Potts was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year by the conference’s coaches, while Purdue forward Mary Ashley Stevenson garnered Big Ten Freshman of the Year from the media panel. Ohio State’s graduate student guard Celeste Taylor earned Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year laurels from the coaches, while Wisconsin’s sophomore forward Serah Williams received Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year recognition in the media vote. Ohio State’s Kevin McGuff was named Big Ten Coach of the Year and Michigan State sophomore guard Theryn Hallock was voted the Big Ten’s Sixth Player of the Year.</li><li>Iowa’s Cailtin Clark and Ohio State’s Jacy Sheldon were tabbed as two of five finalists for the 2024 Nancy Lieberman Award. Now in its 25th year, the award recognizes the top point guard in women’s NCAA Division I college basketball. To be considered for this prestigious award, candidates must exhibit the floor leadership, playmaking, and ball-handling skills of Class of 1996 Hall-of-Famer Nancy Lieberman.</li><li>The NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee revealed its latest top-16 seeds on Feb. 29, which included three Big Ten teams. Ohio State was tabbed as the No. 2 national seed, followed by No. 7 Iowa and No. 14 Indiana. The same trio was featured in the Committee’s first reveal on Feb. 15. The top-16 seeds announced in both of the Committee’s regular-season reveals have no bearing on the final 68-team field for the 2024 NCAA Tournament that will be announced on March 17 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN.</li><li>Caitlin Clark scored 35 points against Ohio State on Sunday to pass Pete Maravich and become the NCAA’s all-time leading scorer in college basketball history with 3,685 career points. Clark passed Maravich’s record (3,667 points) on a free throw with 0.3 seconds left in the second quarter. Clark holds the NCAA’s record for made three-pointers in a single season (162) and is the first Big Ten women’s basketball player to record over 500 three-pointers in a career (509).&nbsp;</li><li>Indiana completed a perfect 15-0 record at home this season for back-to-back undefeated regular seasons at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers have won 30-straight regular season games on their home court.</li><li>Wisconsin’s Serah Williams tallied her 15th consecutive double-double on 17 points and 15 rebounds versus Michigan State to tie Megan Gustafson’s Big Ten record for consecutive double-doubles set during the 2018-19 season.</li><li>Iowa set the Big Ten Conference record for made three-pointers in a single game with 22 threes against Minnesota on Feb. 28. It was also a new top mark for Minnesota’s Williams Arena and a Hawkeye program record.</li><li>Gabbie Marshall posted 16 points against Minnesota to become the 44th player in Iowa history to reach 1,000 career points.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>The Big Ten is tied for second among Division I conferences with a remarkable eight schools in the top 50 of the latest NET rankings (including four in the top 25) – No. 5 Iowa, No. 7 Ohio State, No. 12 Indiana, No. 21 Michigan State, No. 26 Penn State, No. 30 Nebraska, No. 35 Maryland and No. 48 Illinois. The NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET) is the primary sorting tool used by the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee for determining NCAA Tournament teams.</li><li>The Big Ten has three teams ranked, including two in the top five, in the Associated Press (AP) Top 25 poll and Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA)/USA Today poll. The voting for this week was identical in both polls with Iowa up to No. 3, Ohio State at No. 4 and Indiana checking at No. 12. Michigan State is also receiving votes.</li><li>In the latest Massey Ratings, the Big Ten owns the country’s top offensive power rating, while coming in third in the nation in both strength of schedule for games played and strength of schedule for future games.</li><li>Offensive production continues to be the story for the Big Ten Conference as 10 different schools (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio State and Penn State) have scored 100 points in at least one game this season. Five Big Ten teams are averaging more than 80 points per game to ensure multiple national top 16 scoring offenses reside in the Big Ten, led by Iowa (1st – 92.7), Michigan State (6th – 84.5), Penn State (7th – 84.4), Ohio State (15th – 80.4) and Indiana (16th – 80.4).</li><li>The Big Ten currently leads all Division I conferences in scoring (75.0 ppg), three-point percentage (.349), free throw percentage (.743), field goal percentage (.450) and assists (16.3 apg).</li><li>With a 1.63 assist/turnover ratio, Michigan State sits at No. 2 in the NCAA’s national statistical rankings. Iowa (6th – 1.56) and Indiana (12th – 1.39) are also included in the top 15. Individually, DeeDee Hagemann (MSU) comes in seventh at 2.90.</li><li>The Big Ten features some of the best shooting teams in the country with five programs among the top 15, including four in the top 10, in field goal percentage. Indiana has the best mark nationally at 51.6 percent, followed by Iowa (2nd – .505), Penn State (6th – .495), Michigan State (9th – .485) and Ohio State (15th – .471). Indiana, Penn State, Iowa and Michigan State are also efficient from beyond the arc. The Hoosiers lead the nation with a 40.5 three-point percentage while the Lady Lions check in fifth at 38.6 percent. The Hawkeyes rank eighth with a 38.2 clip and the Spartans are converting at a 37.3 rate for 13th.</li><li>Big Ten teams have been passing the rock quite well this season as six programs rank in the top 25 in the country in assists, led by Iowa (1st – 21.5), Michigan State (10th – 19.1), Indiana (16th – 18.5), Ohio State (19th – 17.8), Penn State (20th – 17.7) and Northwestern (24th – 17.4). A quarter of Big Ten players rank among the top 25 nationally in assists – Iowa’s Caitlin Clark (1st – 8.7 apg), Purdue’s Jeanae Terry (10th – 6.2 apg), Minnesota’s Amaya Battle (22nd – 5.5 apg) and Northwestern’s Caroline Lau (24th – 5.4 apg).</li><li>Individually, Caitlin Clark (IOWA) leads the country in points (968), points per game (32.3) and assists (260). Serah Williams (WIS) is averaging 2.85 blocks (5th) and 11.3 rebounds (7th) rebounds per game. Mackenzie Holmes (IND) is shooting 67 percent from the floor to rank first in field goal percentage, followed by Hannah Stuelke (IOWA) at 64.4 percent for fourth and Kendall Bostic (ILL) with a 61.4 clip to stand ninth.</li><li>The Big Ten has consistently ranked among the top three conferences in women’s basketball attendance for the past three decades and that trend has continued into the 2023-24 season. Currently, 11 Big Ten schools rank among the top 50 in the nation in average attendance, including six in the top 20, with both figures leading all Division I conferences. Iowa is second nationally in attendance (14,998 fans per game), followed by Indiana (5th – 10,038), Ohio State (9th – 7,559), Maryland (10th – 7,545), Nebraska (15th – 6,088) and Purdue (17th – 6,001).</li><li>The Big Ten closed its non-conference slate with a combined 114-41 (.735) record. Big Ten teams dominated on their home courts with an 82-11 (.882) record. Among the 114 victories, five were over AP Top 25 opponents.</li><li>The 2023-24 schedule marks the most coverage on nationally distributed platforms in Big Ten women’s basketball history. Six Big Ten regular-season games will be televised on a broadcast platform, the most in conference history. NBC televised its first-ever Big Ten women’s basketball game on Jan. 21 when Ohio State upset Iowa and Peacock carried its first Big Ten women’s basketball broadcast on Jan. 2, a thriller between Michigan State and Iowa. The Ohio State-Iowa matchup on NBC and Peacock was the most-watched regular season women’s college basketball game on any network since 2010. Viewership peaked at 3.9 million viewers and the broadcast averaged 1.93 million viewers.</li><li>Iowa has participated in the most-watched women’s basketball games of all time on six different networks this season – ABC, Big Ten Network, FOX, FS1, NBC and Peacock.</li><li>The second Ohio State-Iowa matchup on March 3 scored 3.39 millions viewers, to become the most watched regular season college women’s basketball game on any network since 1999 and the most watched women’s basketball game in FOX sports history.</li><li>The Illinois-Iowa game on Feb. 25 registered 816,000 viewers, good for the most-watched women’s basketball game in FS1 history.</li><li>Nebraska’s win over Iowa on Feb. 11 averaged 1,772,000 viewers, making it the second-most watched women’s college basketball game ever on FOX.</li><li>The Penn State-Iowa matchup on Feb. 8 pulled 657,000 viewers, good for both the most watched women’s college basketball game on the Big Ten Network and the most watched live women’s sporting event ever on BTN.</li><li>The primetime battle on Feb. 3 between Iowa and Maryland averaged 1,578,000 viewers, the third-most watched women’s college basketball game in FOX’s history.&nbsp;</li><li>The Jan. 27 outing between Nebraska and Iowa drew 421,000 viewers, making it the second-most watched women’s basketball broadcast in Big Ten Network history.</li><li>No. 16/13 Ohio State claimed a landmark non-conference 78-58 win at No. 20/22 Tennessee. It was just the second time in Tennessee’s history that the Lady Vols have lost in Thompson-Boling Arena by at least 20 points. Ohio State is only the second Big Ten Conference program to defeat Tennessee in Knoxville, joining Indiana. It was the first time in conference history that the Big Ten has posted multiple wins over Tennessee in back-to-back years – Ohio State and Indiana both claimed victories over the Lady Vols during the 2022-23 season – and has won five of its last six matchups with Tennessee.</li><li>No. 21/19 Indiana secured an impressive non-conference 71-57 victory over No. 19/21 Tennessee on Nov. 23. It was the second time in as many years that the Hoosiers have bested the Lady Vols and the largest margin of victory (14) in the four-game all-time series. Last year’s Hoosier win was the first time a Big Ten Conference school defeated Tennessee in Thompson-Boling Arena. The matchup scored 1,118,000 viewers to rank as FOX’s most-watched women’s college basketball game ever and the most watched regular season women’s college basketball game on any network since last season’s 1,466,000 viewers for LSU vs. South Carolina on ESPN.</li></ul>

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2024 TIAA Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Tips Off Wednesday

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced the full bracket for the 2024 TIAA Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament, which will take place March 6-10 at the Target Center in Minneapolis.All-session tickets are sold out for the 2024 TIAA Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament, marking the first sellout in the history of the 31-year event. More than 109,000 fans are expected to attend over the five days of competition. For more information on events surrounding the tournament, visit the Big Ten Tournament Central (<a href="/wbb/article/blt2ecddb208e1d4cd5/">bigten.org/WBBT</a>) and follow Big Ten Women’s Basketball on X (formerly Twitter) (<a href="http://www.twitter.com/B1GWBBall">@B1GWBBall</a>) throughout the 2023-24 season.All 13 games of this year’s Big Ten Tournament will be broadcast live to a national audience, with the opening round being streamed for the first time ever on Peacock. The Big Ten Network (and the FOX Sports App) will broadcast the second round through semifinal games from Thursday to Saturday. The championship game on Sunday, March 10 will tip off at 11 a.m. CT/Noon ET on CBS, the first time the network will carry the title game.Ohio State (25-4, 16-2 Big Ten) is the No. 1 seed for this year’s tournament after clinching its conference-best 16th regular season crown, its first outright title since the 2009-10 season. The Buckeyes have been ranked No. 2 in both national polls for the past three weeks and earned the No. 2 national seed in the final NCAA Committee top-16 reveal on Thursday. Ohio State has won five Big Ten Tournament championships and was the runner-up at last year’s tournament.Ohio State will open Big Ten Tournament play on Friday with a quarterfinal outing at 11:30 a.m. CT live on the Big Ten Network against the winner of the second-round game between No. 8 seed Maryland and No. 9 seed Illinois.Defending Big Ten Tournament champion Iowa (26-4, 15-3 Big Ten) earned the No. 2 seed in dramatic fashion on Sunday by defeating Ohio State, 93-83, in front of a sellout crowd at Carver-Hawkeye Arena and a national television audience on FOX. The victory broke the tie between the Hawkeyes and Indiana for second place in the Big Ten standings, with Iowa earning the edge based on a better winning percentage against the highest team in the standings (Ohio State – Iowa was 1-1 against the Buckeyes, Indiana was 0-1).Iowa has won five Big Ten Tournament titles, including the last two in 2022 and 2023. The Hawkeyes are ranked No. 6 in both major national polls, while garnering the No. 7 national seed in the NCAA Committee’s reveal. Iowa will open its postseason slate at 5:30 p.m. CT Friday with a quarterfinal game on the Big Ten Network against the winner of the second-round matchup between No. 7 seed Penn State and 10th-seeded Wisconsin.Indiana (24-4, 15-3 Big Ten) claimed the No. 3 seed for the tournament after tying for second place in the Big Ten standings. The Hoosiers have spent the last month at No. 14 in the Associated Press (AP) poll, rose back to No. 12 in the latest Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA)/USA Today poll and were tabbed as the No. 14 national seed in the NCAA Committee’s reveal. Indiana has one Big Ten Tournament title from 2002 and begins its quest for another on Friday night against No. 6 seed Michigan, No. 11 seed Minnesota or No. 14 seed Rutgers in the last quarterfinal on the Big Ten Network, 25 minutes following the completion of Iowa’s quarterfinal.Rounding out the top four seeds is Michigan State (22-7, 12-6 Big Ten) with the last of the tournament’s double-byes into the quarterfinal round. The Spartans, who have been receiving votes in the AP poll for nine weeks this season, are seeking their second tournament crown after winning their first title in 2005. Michigan State will open play on Friday afternoon against No. 5 seed Nebraska, No. 12 seed Purdue or No. 13 seed Northwestern in the quarterfinals, playing on the Big Ten Network 25 minutes after Ohio State’s game has ended.The 2024 TIAA Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament schedule is as follows:Wednesday, March 6 - First RoundGame 1 | #12 Purdue vs. #13 Northwestern | 5:30 p.m. CT | PeacockGame 2 | #11 Minnesota vs. #14 Rutgers | 25 minutes following Game 1 | PeacockThursday, March 7 - Second RoundGame 3 | #8 Maryland vs. #9 Illinois | 11:30 a.m. CT | BTNGame 4 | #5 Nebraska vs. G1 Winner | 25 minutes following Game 3 | BTNGame 5 | #7 Penn State vs. #10 Wisconsin | 5:30 p.m. CT | BTNGame 6 | #6 Michigan vs. G2 Winner | 25 minutes following Game 5 | BTNFriday, March 8 - QuarterfinalsGame 7 | #1 Ohio State vs. G3 Winner | 11:30 a.m. CT | BTNGame 8 | #4 Michigan State vs. G4 Winner | 25 minutes following Game 7 | BTNGame 9 | #2 Iowa vs. G5 Winner | 5:30 p.m. CT | BTNGame 10 | #3 Indiana vs. G6 Winner | 25 minutes following Game 9 | BTNSaturday, March 9 - SemifinalsGame 11 | G7 Winner vs. G8 Winner | 1 p.m. CT | BTNGame 12 | G9 Winner vs. G10 Winner | 25 minutes following Game 11 | BTNSunday, March 10 - ChampionshipGame 13 | G11 Winner vs. G12 Winner | 11 a.m. CT | CBSNOTES: All times are Central (local to site), approximate and subject to change…BTN games are also available on the FOX Sports app…CBS games are available on Paramount+, CBSSports.com and CBS Sports HQ…for more information, please visit the tournament central at <a href="/wbb/article/blt2ecddb208e1d4cd5/">bigten.org/WBBT</a>.Big Ten Conference (<a href="/">bigten.org</a>) is an association of world-class universities whose member institutions share a common mission of research, graduate, professional and undergraduate teaching, and public service. Founded in 1896, Big Ten Conference has sustained a comprehensive set of shared practices and policies that enforce the priority of academics in the lives of students competing in intercollegiate athletics and emphasize the values of integrity, fairness, and competitiveness. The broad-based programs of the 14 Big Ten Conference institutions will provide over $200 million in direct financial support to more than 9,800 students for more than 11,000 participation opportunities on 350 teams in 42 different sports. Big Ten Conference sponsors 28 official conference sports, 14 for men and 14 for women, including the addition of men’s ice hockey and men’s and women’s lacrosse since 2013.

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