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 →

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

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.

Seeds[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

First round[edit]

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[edit]

RSN

March 5
11:00 a.m.

Report

#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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

^ "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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Seeds[edit]

Schedule[edit]

Bracket[edit]

Game summaries[edit]

First round[edit]

Second round[edit]

Quarterfinals[edit]

Semifinals[edit]

Final[edit]

All-Tournament Teams[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]