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- ↑ "Big Ten 2011-2012 Championship/Tournament Schedule". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ↑ "2012 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Tiebreaking Procedures". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on 4 March 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ↑ "2012 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Schedule". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.