BIG WEST BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT 34th Annual Big West Women’s Basketball Tournament
March 7-8, 2017 • Walter Pyramid, Long Beach State • Long Beach, Calif. March 9-11, 2017 • Honda Center • Anaheim, Calif. The Big West Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament takes place at Honda Center for the seventh straight year. Honda Center and the Big West have teamed up for “March Madness” and “The Road To The Final Four” on numerous occasions including men’s basketball regionals in 1998, 2001, 2003, 2011,2014 and 2016 as well as first and second round action in 2008. The first two rounds of the women’s tournament take place on the Long Beach State campus at Walter Pyramid. First round games on Tuesday, March 7 will only include teams seeded No. 5 to 8. Winners on Tuesday will advance to play seeds Nos. 3 and No. 4 on Wednesday. The tournament shifts to Honda Center for the semifinals on Friday, March 10 when the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds take on the two quarterfinal winners. FIrst round through semifinal games will all be broadcast on ESPN3. The championship game is slated for Saturday, March 11 on FOX #PrimeTicket.
Tuesday, March 7 Session #1
Friday, March 10 Session #4
No. 8 UC Irvine
Saturday, March 11 Session #6
Lowest Remaining Seed
Game 1
Game 9 12:00 pm PST ESPN3
6:00 pm PST ESPN3 Wednesday, March 8 Session #2
No. 5 UC Riverside
Lowest Remaining Seed
Game 3 6:00 pm PST ESPN3 No. 3 CSUN
No. 7 Cal Poly
Game 2
No. 1 UC Davis
Highest Remaining Seed
Game 4 4:00 pm PST Prime Ticket
*8:30 pm PST ESPN3
Game 13
No. 4 UC Santa Barbara
Highest Remaining Seed
Game 10
*8:30 pm PST ESPN3 No. 6 Hawai’i
*2:30 pm PST ESPN3 No. 2 Long Beach State
* Or 30 minutes after conclusion of previous game, whichever is later
2017 WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE WALTER PYRAMID • LONG BEACH STATE • LONG BEACH,CALIF. Tuesday, March 7 - First Round - ESPN3 Session #1 No. 8 UC Irvine vs. No. 5 UC Riverside No. 7 Cal Poly vs. No. 6 Hawai’i
6:00 pm PST *8:30 pm PST
Wednesday, March 8 - Quarterfinals - ESPN3 Session #2 Lowest Remaining Seed vs. No. 3 CSUN 6:00 pm PST Highest Remaining Seed vs. No. 4 UC Santa Barbara *8:30 pm PST
HONDA CENTER • ANAHEIM, CALIF.
Friday, March 10 - Semifinals - ESPN3 Session #4 Lowest Remaining Seed vs. No. 1 UC Davis 12:00 pm PST Highest Remaining Seed vs. No. 2 Long Beach State *2:30 pm PST Saturday, March 11 - Championship - #PrimeTicket Semifinal Winner No. 1 vs. Semifinal Winner No. 2 4:00 pm PST *Or 30 minutes after conclusion of previous game, whichever is later