2023 Horizon League women's basketball tournament

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2023 Horizon League women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2022–23
Teams11
SiteCampus sites
(First Round and Quarterfinals)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum
Indianapolis, Indiana
(Semifinals and Finals)
ChampionsCleveland State (3rd title)
MVPDestiny Leo (Cleveland State)
TelevisionESPN+, ESPNU
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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.

2022–23 Horizon League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Green Bay 18 2   .900 28 5   .848
Cleveland State 17 3   .850 30 4   .882
IUPUI 13 7   .650 17 13   .567
Youngstown State 13 7   .650 19 11   .633
Northern Kentucky 10 10   .500 17 14   .548
Purdue Fort Wayne 9 11   .450 14 19   .424
Oakland 8 12   .400 13 17   .433
Milwaukee 8 12   .400 11 19   .367
Wright State 6 14   .300 8 24   .250
Robert Morris 5 15   .250 11 19   .367
Detroit Mercy 3 17   .150 5 25   .167
2023 Horizon League Tournament winner
As of March 17, 2023


Seeds[edit]

All of the teams will participate in the tournament with the top-five teams receiving byes to the quarterfinals.

Seed School Conf Tiebreaker
1 Green Bay 18−2
2 Cleveland State 17−3
3 IUPUI 13−7 2-0 vs. Youngstown State
4 Youngstown State 13−7 0-2 vs. IUPUI
5 Northern Kentucky 10−10
6 Purdue Fort Wayne 9−11
7 Milwaukee 8−12 1-1 vs. Oakland; 1-1 vs. Green Bay
8 Oakland 8−12 1-1 vs. Milwaukee; 0-2 vs. Green Bay
9 Wright State 6−14
10 Robert Morris 5−15
11 Detroit Mercy 3−17

Schedule[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ "2022 Horizon League Men's & Women's Basketball Championships - Horizon League" (PDF). horizonleague.org.