Girls basketball state tournament: Times, teams, TV and more of what you need to know

The brackets will be revealed Saturday, and quarterfinals will begin Wednesday.

The Minnesota Star Tribune
March 8, 2025 at 6:06AM
Minnetonka's players celebrate their Class 4A state championship after a victory over Hopkins last season. (Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The best of Minnesota’s high school girls basketball teams will begin competing Wednesday for state championships in four classes, with games spread over two sites, Maturi Pavilion and Williams Arena.

Here’s what you need to know:

Seeding

The tournaments will be seeded Saturday morning, and the results will be revealed via NSPN.TV stream beginning at noon and available here. Links to the brackets are below:

Schedule

The Class 4A, 3A and 2A quarterfinals are Wednesday, the 1A quarterfinals Thursday. The Class 4A and 3A semifinals are Thursday, the Class 2A and 1A semifinals Friday. All championship games are Saturday at Williams Arena. Find out more about the schedule here.

How to watch

Ch. 45 will broadcast all semifinals and championship games. Quarterfinals will be streamed by NSPN.tv. Find those details here.

Tickets

Single-game tickets cost $11.50 to $17.50 and must be purchased online here, where you’ll also find details on how to buy a pass good for four quarterfinals.

Spectator guide

The MSHSL provides tips for those attending here, including a link to the commemorative program, available online and not at Xcel Energy Center.

Quarterfinal schedule

Class 4A

Wednesday

At Williams Arena

10 a.m.: White Bear Lake (20-9) vs. Maple Grove (26-2)

Noon: Brainerd (25-4) vs. Lakeville North (18-11)

2 p.m.: Anoka (20-8) vs. Eastview (25-3)

4 p.m.: Chaska (18-11) vs. Hopkins (24-5)

Class 3A

Wednesday

At Maturi Pavilion

10 a.m.: Stewartville (21-8) vs. Benilde-St. Margaret’s (23-6)

Noon: Alexandria (24-4) vs. DeLaSalle (24-5)

2 p.m.: Cretin-Derham Hall (20-9) vs. Monticello (29-0)

4 p.m.: Rock Ridge (24-5) vs. Marshall (27-1)

Class 2A

Wednesday

At Williams Arena

6 p.m.: New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva (23-5) vs. Providence Academy (29-0)

8 p.m.: Minnewaska Area (27-3) vs. Sauk Centre (27-2)

At Maturi Pavilion

6 p.m.: Barnesville (22-6) vs. Crosby-Ironton (30-0)

8 p.m.: Caledonia (27-3) vs. Minnehaha Academy (20-9)

Class 1A

Thursday

At Maturi Pavilion

11 a.m.: Walker-Hackensack-Akeley (25-4) vs. Goodhue (24-5)

1 p.m.: Cromwell-Wright (25-4) vs. West Central Area (23-6)

3 p.m.: MACCRAY (23-5) vs. Mayer Lutheran (26-3)

5 p.m.: Sacred Heart (24-6) vs. Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s (29-2)

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