2020 ACC women's basketball tournament

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.

2020 ACC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2019–20
Teams15
SiteGreensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
ChampionsNC State (5th title)
Winning coachWes Moore (1st title)
MVPAislinn Konig (NC State)
Attendance48,979
TelevisionESPN2, ESPNU, ACC Network Extra, ACCRSN
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2019–20 ACC women's basketball standings
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

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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

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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
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
7 8:00 pm No. 6 Boston College vs No. 14 Clemson 85–73
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 6
3 8 11:00 am No. 4 Florida State vs No. 13 Wake Forest 76–47 ACCRSN 10,030
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
11 8:00 pm No. 3 Duke vs No. 6 Boston College 77–84
Semifinals – Saturday, March 7
5 12 12:00 pm No. 1 Louisville vs No. 4 Florida State 60–62 ESPNU 6,751
13 2:30 pm No. 2 NC State vs No. 6 Boston College 82–75
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

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Source:[3]

First round
Wednesday, March 4
Second round
Thursday, March 5
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 6
Semifinals
Saturday, March 7
Championship
Sunday, March 8
1Louisville71
8Syracuse678Syracuse46
9Virginia501Louisville60
4Florida State62
4Florida State76
5Virginia Tech5513Wake Forest47
12North Carolina7313Wake Forest584Florida State66
13Wake Forest832NC State71
2NC State57
7Georgia Tech687Georgia Tech48
10Notre Dame6515Pittsburgh582NC State82
15Pittsburgh676Boston College75
3Duke77
6Boston College856Boston College84
11Miami5614Clemson73
14Clemson71

Game summaries

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First round

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March 4
1:00 p.m.
#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.
#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.
#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

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RSN
March 5
11:00 a.m.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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

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RSN
March 6
11:00 a.m.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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

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March 7
12:00 p.m.
#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.
#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

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March 8
12:00 p.m.
#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

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2020 ACC Women's Basketball All-Tournament Teams[4]
First Team Second Team

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

See also

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References

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  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.