BTN Communications, March 4, 2025

The Big Ten Network's coverage of the 2025 TIAA Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament begins Thursday, featuring 10 games, on-site studio programming and a collection of experienced broadcasters in Indianapolis.

BTN's coverage of the 2025 TIAA Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament features five teams ranked in the top 25, including No. 2 USC, No. 4 UCLA, No. 13 Ohio State, No. 15 Maryland and No. 24 Michigan State.

BTN will broadcast 10 games across the second round, quarterfinals and semifinals of the tournament, March 6-8. During the tournament, Mike Hall and Sloane Martin will deliver play-by-play alongside analysts Krista Blunk and Christy Winters Scott, while Autumn Johnson and Elise Woodward will serve as sideline reporters.

Three-time Big Ten Coach of the Year Lisa Bluder joins BTN as an analyst throughout the tournament. The 2019 Naismith Coach of the Year retired as the all-time winningest coach in Big Ten history and led the Hawkeyes to consecutive National Championship Game appearances in 2023 and 2024. Bluder guided Iowa to five Big Ten Tournament titles and coached three Big Ten Players of the Year during her time with the Hawkeyes.

Alongside Bluder, Ashley Adamson, Shimmy Miller, Johnson and Woodward will lead studio coverage throughout the entire tournament, March 5-9. The group will provide analysis across several shows, including B1G Live: Women's Basketball Pregame, B1G Live: Game Break and The B1G Show. A full schedule of BTN's tournament programming can be found at btn.com/shows.

BTN's game coverage begins with the second round on Thursday at noon ET when Indiana takes on Oregon, followed by game five tipping off at approximately 2:30 p.m. ET. Thursday's night session begins at 6:30 p.m. ET as Illinois takes on the winner of Wednesday's game between Nebraska and Rutgers, with the final game of the day tipping off at approximately 9 p.m. ET.

Friday's quarterfinals follow the same schedule as Thursday, with games at noon ET, 2:30 p.m. ET, 6:30 p.m. ET and 9 p.m. ET, while Saturday's semifinal games tip-off at 3 p.m. ET and 5:30 p.m. ET.

All games and studio programming on the Big Ten Network can be streamed via the web, smartphones, tablets and connected devices through the FOX Sports App. Throughout the tournament, additional coverage can be found via the Big Ten Women's Basketball accounts on X, Instagram, Bluesky and YouTube.