Indianapolis is the traditional home of the Big Ten women's basketball tournament, hosting the event 25 times between Hinkle Fieldhouse, the RCA Dome and Gainbridge Fieldhouse since the tournament launched in 1995. The tournament has been held in the Chicago area twice, in Grand Rapids once, and in Minneapolis twice, each of the last two years.

The Ohio State women’s basketball team will need to win three games to claim its first Big Ten tournament title since 2018. The Buckeyes concluded the season with an overtime loss to Maryland on a last-second shot to finish conference play with a 13-5 record in Big Ten play.

The No. 23-ranked Spartans went on 14-2 run to start the fourth quarter to get as close as seven but went the final 4:49 without making a field goal while dropping their road fina