2020 ACC women's basketball tournament

2020 ACC women's basketball tournament
2020 ACC women's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2019–20
Teams	15
Site	Greensboro Coliseum; Greensboro, NC
Champions	NC State (5th title)
Winning coach	Wes Moore (1st title)
MVP	Aislinn Konig (NC State)
Attendance	48,979
Television	ESPN2, ESPNU, ACC Network Extra, ACCRSN
	ACC women's basketball tournaments ← 2019 2021 →

The 2020 ACC women's basketball tournament, which concluded the 2019–20 season of the Atlantic Coast Conference, was held at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina, from March 4–8, 2020.^[1] NC State won the tournament and with it the ACC's automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament.

2019–20 ACC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Louisville	16	–	2	.889	28	–	4	.875
No. 8 NC State†	14	–	4	.778	28	–	4	.875
Duke	12	–	6	.667	18	–	12	.600
No. 18 Florida State	11	–	7	.611	24	–	8	.750
Virginia Tech	11	–	7	.611	21	–	9	.700
Boston College	11	–	7	.611	20	–	12	.625
Georgia Tech	10	–	8	.556	20	–	11	.645
Syracuse	9	–	9	.500	16	–	15	.516
Virginia	8	–	10	.444	13	–	17	.433
Notre Dame	8	–	10	.444	13	–	18	.419
Miami (FL)	7	–	11	.389	15	–	15	.500
North Carolina	7	–	11	.389	16	–	14	.533
Wake Forest	7	–	11	.389	16	–	16	.500
Clemson	3	–	15	.167	8	–	23	.258
Pittsburgh	1	–	17	.056	5	–	26	.161

† 2020 ACC tournament winner As of March 5, 2020 Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

Source:^[2]

Seed	School	Conference Record	Tiebreaker
1	Louisville^‡†	16–2
2	NC State^†	14–4
3	Duke^†	12–6
4	Florida State^†	11–7	1–0 vs. Lou
5	Virginia Tech^#	11–7	0–1 vs. Lou, 1–0 vs. BC
6	Boston College^#	11–7	0–2 vs. Lou, 0–1 vs. VT
7	Georgia Tech^#	10–8
8	Syracuse^#	9–9
9	Virginia^#	8–10	1–0 vs. Notre Dame
10	Notre Dame	8–10	0–1 vs. Virginia
11	Miami	7–11	2–1 vs. UNC & WF
12	North Carolina	7–11	1–1 vs. WF & Miami
13	Wake Forest	7–11	1–2 vs. UNC & Miami
14	Clemson	3–15
15	Pittsburgh	1–17
‡ – ACC regular season champions. † – Received a double-bye in the conference tournament. # – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament. Overall records include all games played in the ACC Tournament.

Schedule

Session	Game	Time	Matchup	Score	Television	Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 4
Opening day	1	1:00 pm	No. 12 North Carolina vs No. 13 Wake Forest	73–83	ACCRSN	2,795
	2	3:30 pm	No. 10 Notre Dame vs No. 15 Pittsburgh	65–67
	3	6:30 pm	No. 11 Miami vs No. 14 Clemson	56–71
Second round – Thursday, March 5
1	4	11:00 am	No. 5 Virginia Tech vs No. 13 Wake Forest	55–58	ACCRSN	6,357
1	5	2:00 pm	No. 8 Syracuse vs No. 9 Virginia	67–50		2,781
2	6	6:00 pm	No. 7 Georgia Tech vs No. 15 Pittsburgh	68–58		3,638
2	7	8:00 pm	No. 6 Boston College vs No. 14 Clemson	85–73		3,638
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 6
3	8	11:00 am	No. 4 Florida State vs No. 13 Wake Forest	76–47	ACCRSN	10,030
3	9	2:00 pm	No. 1 Louisville vs No. 8 Syracuse	71–46		3,811
4	10	6:00 pm	No. 2 NC State vs No. 7 Georgia Tech	57–48		5,492
4	11	8:00 pm	No. 3 Duke vs No. 6 Boston College	77–84		5,492
Semifinals – Saturday, March 7
5	12	12:00 pm	No. 1 Louisville vs No. 4 Florida State	60–62	ESPNU	6,751
5	13	2:30 pm	No. 2 NC State vs No. 6 Boston College	82–75	ESPNU	6,751
Championship – Sunday, March 8
6	14	12:00 pm	No. 2 NC State vs No. 4 Florida State	71–66	ESPN2	7,324
Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed.

Bracket

Source:^[3]


First round Wednesday, March 4			Second round Thursday, March 5			Quarterfinals Friday, March 6			Semifinals Saturday, March 7			Championship Sunday, March 8



						1	Louisville	71

			8	Syracuse	67	8	Syracuse	46

			9	Virginia	50				1	Louisville	60

									4	Florida State	62

						4	Florida State	76

			5	Virginia Tech	55	13	Wake Forest	47

12	North Carolina	73	13	Wake Forest	58							4	Florida State	66

13	Wake Forest	83										2	NC State	71

						2	NC State	57

			7	Georgia Tech	68	7	Georgia Tech	48

10	Notre Dame	65	15	Pittsburgh	58				2	NC State	82

15	Pittsburgh	67							6	Boston College	75

						3	Duke	77

			6	Boston College	85	6	Boston College	84

11	Miami	56	14	Clemson	73

14	Clemson	71

Game summaries

First round

RSN

March 4
1:00 p.m.

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#12 North Carolina 73, #13 Wake Forest 83
Scoring by quarter: 17–20, 18–17, 21–24, 17–22
Pts: Bennett (26) Rebs: Bailey (6) Asts: Bennett (7)		Pts: Raca (27) Rebs: Raca (13) Asts: Sharp/Scruggs (3)

Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
Attendance: 2,795
Referees: Talisa Green
Jeff Smith
Karen Preato

RSN

March 4
3:30 p.m.

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#10 Notre Dame 65, #15 Pittsburgh 67
Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 17–22, 14–17, 18–16
Pts: Gilbert (20) Rebs: Vaughn (11) Asts: Sniezek/Brunelle (3)		Pts: Harris (20) Rebs: Harris (10) Asts: Harris/Prapa (3)

Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
Attendance: 2,795
Referees: Tiara Cruse
Pualani Spurlock
Eric Brewton

RSN

March 4
6:30 p.m.

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#11 Miami (FL) 56, #14 Clemson 71
Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 18–12, 11–18, 12–16
Pts: Thornton (27) Rebs: Thornton (7) Asts: Spray (4)		Pts: Mompremier (23) Rebs: Banks/Harden (8) Asts: Gray (6)

Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
Attendance: 2,795
Referees: Ed Sidlaksy
Bruce Morris
Maj Forsberg

Second round

RSN

March 5
11:00 a.m.

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#5 Virginia Tech 55, #13 Wake Forest 58
Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 9–12, 15–16, 14–16
Pts: Rivers (15) Rebs: Rivers (10) Asts: Cole (3)		Pts: Raca (16) Rebs: Sharp (9) Asts: Conti (4)

Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
Attendance: 6,357
Referees: Tiara Cruse
Ed Sidlasky
Maj Forsberg

RSN

March 5
2:00 p.m.

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#8 Syracuse 67, #9 Virginia 50
Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 18–15, 15–14, 14–3
Pts: Finklea-Guity (15) Rebs: Engstler (7) Asts: Lewis (6)		Pts: Willoughby (13) Rebs: Willoughby (12) Asts: Toussaint (3)

Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
Attendance: 2,781
Referees: Billy Smith
Carla Fountain
Joseph Vaszily

RSN

March 5
6:00 p.m.

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#7 Georgia Tech 68, #15 Pittsburgh 58
Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 14–10, 17–19, 20–13
Pts: Pan (26) Rebs: Cubaj (9) Asts: Fletcher (5)		Pts: Harris (21) Rebs: Brown (7) Asts: Harris (3)

Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
Attendance: 3,638
Referees: Talisa Green
Thomas Danaher
Bryan Brunette

RSN

March 5
8:00 p.m.

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#6 Boston College 85, #14 Clemson 73
Scoring by quarter: 15–12, 29–22, 17–23, 24–16
Pts: Garraud (21) Rebs: Garraud (6) Asts: Garraud (5)		Pts: Meertens (20) Rebs: Meertens (5) Asts: Thomas/Meertens (3)

Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
Attendance: 3,638
Referees: Fatou Cissoko-Stephens
Mark Resch
Eric Brewton

Quarterfinals

RSN

March 6
11:00 a.m.

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#4 Florida State 76, #13 Wake Forest 47
Scoring by quarter: 22–10, 20–15, 20–15, 14–7
Pts: Weber/Woolfolk (15) Rebs: Jones (7) Asts: Ekhomu (6)		Pts: Raca (18) Rebs: Sharp (5) Asts: 3 tied (1)

Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
Attendance: 10,030
Referees: Tom Danaher
Joseph Vaszily
Pualani Spurlock

RSN

March 6
2:00 p.m.

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#1 Louisville 71, #8 Syracuse 46
Scoring by quarter: 14–8, 20–5, 22–20, 15–13
Pts: Evans (23) Rebs: Jones (10) Asts: Jones (4)		Pts: Lewis (18) Rebs: Strautmane (7) Asts: Colome (2)

Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
Attendance: 3,811
Referees: Dee Kanter
Maj Forsberg
Tiara Cruse

RSN

March 6
6:00 p.m.

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#2 NC State 57, #7 Georgia Tech 48
Scoring by quarter: 7–16, 16–7, 17–14, 17–11
Pts: Cunane/Konig (16) Rebs: Jones (10) Asts: Crutchfield (4)		Pts: Fletcher/Pan (15) Rebs: Fletcher (9) Asts: Fletcher (3)

Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
Attendance: 5,492
Referees: Carla Fountain
Karen Preato
Mark Resch

RSN

March 6
8:00 p.m.

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#3 Duke 77, #6 Boston College 84
Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 23–22, 17–22, 19–23
Pts: Gorecki (25) Rebs: Gorecki (10) Asts: Gorecki/Lambert/Boykin (5)		Pts: Soule (26) Rebs: Guy (10) Asts: Dickens (5)

Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
Attendance: 5,492
Referees: Talisa Green
Luis Gonzales
Bryan Brunette

Semifinals

ESPNU

March 7
12:00 p.m.

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#1 Louisville 60, #4 Florida State 62
Scoring by quarter: 10–18, 20–12, 13–18, 17–14
Pts: Evans (16) Rebs: Jones (10) Asts: Evans (6)		Pts: Woolfolk (16) Rebs: Gillespie (16) Asts: Ekhomu (5)

Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
Attendance: 6,751
Referees: Billy Smith
Bruce Morris
Denise Brooks

ESPNU

March 7
2:30 p.m.

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#2 NC State 82, #6 Boston College 75
Scoring by quarter: 23–24, 25–6, 15–17, 17–30
Pts: Konig (16) Rebs: Boyd (8) Asts: Crutchfield (5)		Pts: Ortlepp (14) Rebs: Guy (8) Asts: Dickens (5)

Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
Attendance: 6,751
Referees: Dee Kantner
Maj Forsberg
Pualani Spurlock

Final

ESPN2

March 8
12:00 p.m.

Report

#2 NC State 71, #4 Florida State 66
Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 15–11, 18–15, 24–21
Pts: Konig/Cunnane (18) Rebs: Brown-Turner (10) Asts: Crutchfield/Jones (4)		Pts: Gillespie (25) Rebs: Gillespie (9) Asts: Ekhomu (5)

Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
Attendance: 7,324
Referees: Joseph Vaszily
Eric Brewton
Karen Preato

All-Tournament Teams

First Team	Second Team
2020 ACC Women's Basketball All-Tournament Teams^[4]
Aislinn Konig – NC State - MVP Kiah Gillespie – Florida State Nausia Woolfolk – Florida State Dana Evans – Louisville Ivana Raca – Wake Forest	Soule – Boston College Nicki Ekhomu – Florida State Francesca Pan – Georgia Tech Jazmine Jones – Louisville Elissa Cunane – NC State

References

^ "2019-20 ACC Women's Basketball Schedule Announced". ACC. September 24, 2019. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
^ "Bracket Announced for 2020 ACC women's basketball tournament". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. March 1, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
^ "2020 ACC women's basketball tournament" (PDF). theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. March 1, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
^ "No. 10 NC State Women Win 2020 ACC Tournament Title". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. March 8, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.

[1] "2019-20 ACC Women's Basketball Schedule Announced". ACC. September 24, 2019. Retrieved October 6, 2019.

[2] "Bracket Announced for 2020 ACC women's basketball tournament". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. March 1, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2020.

[3] "2020 ACC women's basketball tournament" (PDF). theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. March 1, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2020.

[4] "No. 10 NC State Women Win 2020 ACC Tournament Title". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. March 8, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.

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2020 ACC women's basketball tournament

Contents

Seeds

Schedule

Bracket

Game summaries

First round

Second round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

All-Tournament Teams

See also

References