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2020 ACC men's basketball tournament

2020 ACC men's basketball tournament

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The 2020 ACC men's basketball tournament presented by New York Life was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Atlantic Coast Conference and was held at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina, from March 10–11, 2020.[1] It was the 67th annual edition of the tournament.

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This was the first edition of the tournament to not be available free-to-air at all, as the syndicated ACC package was shut down in favor of the launch of the cable-only ACCN, which exclusively carried the first round of the tournament, with the ESPN networks carrying the remainder of the tournament.

Due to ongoing concerns with the COVID-19 pandemic, officials announced that, initially, the tournament would only be played in front of essential tournament personnel, limited school administrators and student-athlete guests, broadcast television, and credentialed media members present, starting with the quarterfinals; however, shortly before the tipoff of the quarterfinal matchup between Florida State and Clemson, the ACC announced the tournament was canceled and Florida State, the regular season champions, would receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, though that decision became moot with the NCAA Tournament's cancellation later the same day.[2][3] Florida State was awarded the conference championship along with the trophy for the 2020 tournament.

Seeds

Fourteen of the 15 ACC teams would have participated in the tournament; the other team, Georgia Tech, was banned from postseason play, including the conference tournament, due to NCAA rules violations.[4] Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.[5] The top four seeds received double byes, while seeds 5 through 10 received single byes.[6] Ultimately, the tournament being canceled shortly before the quarterfinal games were to have begun resulted in the top four seeds not playing at all.

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Schedule

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Bracket

First round
Tuesday, March 10
ACCN
Second round
Wednesday, March 11
ESPN/ESPN2
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 12
ESPN
Semifinals
Friday, March 13
ESPN
Championship
Saturday, March 14
ESPN
1Florida State
8Clemson698Clemson
9Miami64Canceled due to
COVID-19 pandemic
4Duke
5NC State735NC State
12Wake Forest7213Pittsburgh58Canceled due to
13Pittsburgh81COVID-19 pandemic
2Virginia
7Notre Dame807Notre Dame
10Boston College58Canceled due to
COVID-19 pandemic
3Louisville
6Syracuse816Syracuse
11Virginia Tech5614North Carolina53
14North Carolina78

Game summaries

First round

ACCN
March 10
4:30 p.m.
No. 12 Wake Forest 72, No. 13 Pittsburgh 81
Scoring by half: 41–40, 31–41
Pts: Sarr (20)
Rebs: Sarr (13)
Asts: Neath (6)
Pts: Champagnie (31)
Rebs: Coulibaly (7)
Asts: Johnson (8)
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
Attendance: 13,310
Referees: Tony Henderson, Jerry Heater, Lee Cassell
ACCN
March 10
7:00 p.m.
No. 11 Virginia Tech 56, No. 14 North Carolina 78
Scoring by half: 26–32, 30–46
Pts: Cattoor (14)
Rebs: Ojiako (7)
Asts: Bede (5)
Pts: Brooks (20)
Rebs: Bacot (11)
Asts: Anthony/Black (4)
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
Attendance: 13,310
Referees: Mark Schnur, Raymond Styons, Burt Smith

Second round

ESPN
March 11
12:00 p.m.
No. 8 Clemson 69, No. 9 Miami 64
Scoring by half: 21–23, 48–41
Pts: Dawes (18)
Rebs: Simms (10)
Asts: Simms (4)
Pts: Lykes (21)
Rebs: Waardenburg (8)
Asts: Wong (3)
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
Referees: Ron Groover, Brian Dorsey, Mark Schnur
ESPN
March 11
2:00 p.m.
No. 5 NC State 73, No. 13 Pittsburgh 58
Scoring by half: 35–32, 38–26
Pts: Daniels (23)
Rebs: Bryce (10)
Asts: Johnson (11)
Pts: Johnson (15)
Rebs: Hamilton (9)
Asts: McGowens (3)
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
Referees: Roger Ayers, Jamie Luckie, Clarence Armstrong
ESPN2
March 11
7:00 p.m.
No. 7 Notre Dame 80, No. 10 Boston College 58
Scoring by half: 36–21, 44–37
Pts: Gibbs (16)
Rebs: Mooney (11)
Asts: Hubb (9)
Pts: Mitchell (20)
Rebs: Mitchell (13)
Asts: Heath (4)
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
Attendance: 20,809
Referees: Mike Eades, Tony Henderson, Jerry Heater
ESPN2
March 11
9:00 p.m.
No. 6 Syracuse 81, No. 14 North Carolina 53
Scoring by half: 43–22, 38–31
Pts: Hughes (27)
Rebs: Sidibe (13)
Asts: Girard III (8)
Pts: Brooks (18)
Rebs: Bacot (7)
Asts: Bacot/Anthony (3)
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
Attendance: 20,809
Referees: Ted Valentine, Bill Covington, AJ Desai

Quarterfinals

ESPN
March 12
12:30 p.m.
Not played
No. 1 Florida State vs. No. 8 Clemson
Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
ESPN
March 12
2:30 p.m.
Not played
No. 4 Duke vs. No. 5 NC State
Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
ESPN
March 12
7:00 p.m.
Not played
No. 2 Virginia vs. No. 7 Notre Dame
Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
ESPN
March 12
9:00 p.m.
Not played
No. 3 Louisville vs. No. 6 Syracuse
Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC

Semifinals

ESPN
March 13
7:00 p.m.
Not played
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
ESPN
March 13
9:00 p.m.
Not played
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC

Final

ESPN
March 14
8:30 p.m.
Not played
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC

Awards and honors

Tournament MVP: not awarded

All-Tournament Teams: not awarded

See also


References

  1. "2019–20 ACC Championship Dates and Sites Announced". Atlantic Coast Conference. May 30, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  2. "Statement from ACC on Men's Basketball Tournament". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  3. Geisinger, Brian (September 26, 2019). "Georgia Tech Basketball Banned from 2020 Postseason by NCAA". accsports.com. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  4. Friedlander, Brett (September 26, 2019). "Georgia Tech postseason ban forces change to ACC tourney format". North State Journal. Raleigh, NC. Retrieved February 5, 2020.

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