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STAMFORD, Conn. – March. 3, 2025 – Peacock and NBCSN are home to live coverage of top women’s basketball conference tournaments this week, beginning tomorrow, Wednesday, March 4 at 3:30 p.m. ET with a first-round tripleheader in the 2026 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament. On Friday, March 6, a 2026 BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Tournament tripleheader tips off at 11 a.m. ET on Peacock and NBCSN.
BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Tournament
The BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Tournament tips off with a first-round tripleheader Friday, March. 6 at 11 a.m. ET live on Peacock and NBCSN with Georgetown vs. Butler, followed by Providence vs. DePaul at 1:30 p.m. ET, and St. John’s vs. Xavier at 4 p.m. ET.
On Saturday, March 7, four quarterfinal games will air on Peacock and NBCSN (Noon ET, 2:30 p.m. ET, 7 p.m. ET, 9:30 p.m. ET), including Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd, the respective No. 2 and No. 3 scorers in the conference this season, and the defending national champion UConn Huskies (31-0) matching up against the winner of Georgetown vs. Butler. Leading off the Saturday night session (7 p.m. ET), Big East scoring leader Jasmine Bascoe (18.7 ppg) and the 23-6 Villanova Wildcats face the winner of Providence vs. DePaul.
Sunday, March 8 features two semifinal matchups on Peacock and NBCSN (2:30 p.m. ET, 5 p.m. ET) and the championship game will be Monday, March 9 at 7 p.m. ET live on Peacock and NBCSN Extra.
The BIG EAST Women’s Tournament will be held at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut and called by two announce teams: John Fanta (play by play), Kim Adams (analyst), and reporter Caroline Pineda; and Adam Giardino (play by play), Meg Culmo (analyst) and reporter Meghan Caffery.
BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Tournament First schedule on Peacock and NBCSN (all times ET):
| Date | Time | Game | Commentators |
First Round | |||
| Fri., March 6 | 11 a.m. | (8) Georgetown vs. (9) Butler | John Fanta, Kim Adams, Caroline Pineda |
| Fri., March 6 | 1:30 p.m. | (7) Providence vs. (10) DePaul | John Fanta, Kim Adams, Caroline Pineda |
| Fri., March 6 | 4 p.m. | (6) St. John’s vs. (11) Xavier | Adam Giardino, Meg Culmo, Meghan Caffery |
Quarterfinals | |||
| Sat., March 7 | Noon | TBD vs. (1) UConn | John Fanta, Kim Adams, Caroline Pineda |
| Sat., March 7 | 2:30 p.m. | (4) Marquette vs. (5) Creighton | John Fanta, Kim Adams, Caroline Pineda |
| Sat., March 7 | 7 p.m. | TBD vs. (2) Villanova | Adam Giardino, Meg Culmo, Meghan Caffery |
| Sat., March 7 | 9:30 p.m. | TBD vs. (3) Seton Hall | Adam Giardino, Meg Culmo, Meghan Caffery |
Semifinals | |||
| Sun., March 8 | 2:30 p.m. | TBD vs. TBD | John Fanta, Kim Adams, Caroline Pineda |
| Sun., March 8 | 5 p.m. | TBD vs. TBD | John Fanta, Kim Adams, Caroline Pineda |
Final | |||
| Mon., March 9 | 7 p.m. | TBD vs. TBD* | John Fanta, Kim Adams, Caroline Pineda |
*Peacock & NBCSN Extra
Studio Coverage
NBC Sports’ studio coverage surrounding the BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Tournament on Friday features host Carolyn Manno, former Maryland and Texas A&M forward Aja Ellison, and former Marist standout Julianne Viani. Saturday’s coverage will be hosted by Lindsay Czarniak and Jac Collinsworth alongside former University of Massachusetts Amherst and Tennessee-Chattanooga head coach Matt McCall and former Fordham guard Edona Thaqi. Manno, Ellison, and Viani will also present studio coverage on Saturday. Manno is joined by Thaqi and Ellison on Sunday and on Monday Manno and Thaqi are accompanied in studio by McKeown.
Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament
Tomorrow’s Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament coverage from Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind., gets underway live at 3:30 p.m. ET on Peacock and NBCSN with Nebraska taking on Indiana and Shay Ciezki, the nation’s seventh leading scorer (23.2 ppg). In the second game (25 minutes after the opener), Berry Wallace and Illinois face Wisconsin. In Wednesday’s finale, Oregon meets Purdue.
Sloane Martin (play by play), Meghan McKeown (analyst), and Nicole Auerbach (reporter) will call all three games of the tripleheader live on Peacock and NBCSN.
Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament First Round schedule on Peacock and NBCSN (all times ET):
| Date | Time | Round | Game |
| Wed., March 4 | 3:30 p.m. | First Round | (12) Nebraska vs. (13) Indiana |
| Wed., March 4 | 25 min. after Game 1 | First Round | (10) Illinois vs. (15) Wisconsin |
| Wed., March 4 | 25 min. after Game 2 | First Round | (11) Oregon vs. (14) Purdue |
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