College 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.
Schedule
Game
Time[ 1]
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
3
7:00 pm
No. 10 Robert Morris at No. 7 Milwaukee
58-64
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
6
7:00 pm
No. 6 Purdue Fort Wayne at No. 3 IUPUI
73-69
7
8:00 pm
No. 9 Wright State at No. 1 Green Bay
57-85
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
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
Quarterfinals Thursday, March 2
Semifinals Monday, March 6
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
References