2012 ACC men's basketball tournament

The 2012 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament, part of the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place from March 8–11 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta. The Florida State Seminoles gave the state of Florida its first-ever ACC tournament win, capturing their first ACC championship in their 21st season in the league.

2012 ACC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2011–12
Teams	12
Site	Philips Arena Atlanta, Georgia
Champions	Florida State (1st title)
Winning coach	Leonard Hamilton (1st title)
MVP	Michael Snaer (Florida State)
Television	ESPN/ACC Network
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Seeding

2011–12 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 6 North Carolina	14	–	2		.875			32	–	6		.842
No. 14 Duke	13	–	3		.813			27	–	7		.794
No. 15 Florida State†	12	–	4		.750			25	–	10		.714
Virginia	9	–	7		.563			22	–	10		.688
No. 20 NC State	9	–	7		.563			24	–	13		.649
Miami (FL)	9	–	7		.563			20	–	13		.606
Clemson	8	–	8		.500			16	–	15		.516
Maryland	6	–	10		.375			17	–	15		.531
Virginia Tech	4	–	12		.250			16	–	17		.485
Wake Forest	4	–	12		.250			13	–	18		.419
Georgia Tech	4	–	12		.250			11	–	20		.355
Boston College	4	–	12		.250			9	–	22		.290
† 2012 ACC tournament winner As of April 3, 2012 Rankings from Coaches Poll

Teams are seeded based on the final regular season standings, with ties broken under an ACC policy.^[1]

2012 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed	School	Conf.	Over.	Tiebreaker
1^†‡	North Carolina	14–2	27–4
2^†	Duke	13–3	26–5
3^†	Florida State	12–4	21–9
4^†	Virginia	9–7	22–8	2–0 vs NC State and Miami
5	NC State	9–7	20–11	2–1 vs Virginia and Miami
6	Miami	9–7	18–11	0–3 vs Virginia and NC State
7	Clemson	8–8	16–14
8	Maryland	6–10	16–14
9	Wake Forest	4–12	13–17	4–1 vs VT, GT, and BC
10	Virginia Tech	4–12	15–16	2–2 vs WF, GT, and BC
11	Georgia Tech	4–12	12–18	2–3 vs WF, VT, and BC
12	Boston College	4–12	9–21	2–4 vs WF, VT, and GT
‡ – ACC regular season champions. † – Received a bye in the conference tournament. Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

Session	Game	Time*	Matchup^#	Television	Attendance
First round – Thursday, March 8
1	1	Noon	#8 Maryland vs. No. 9 Wake Forest	ESPNU/ACC Network	19,520
	2	2:00 pm	#5 NC State vs. No. 12 Boston College	ESPNU/ACC Network	19,520
2	3	7:00 pm	#7 Clemson vs. #10 Virginia Tech	ESPNU/ACC Network	19,520
	4	9:00 pm	#6 Miami vs. No. 11 Georgia Tech	ESPNU/ACC Network	19,520
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 9
3	5	Noon	#1 North Carolina vs. No. 8 Maryland	ESPN2/ACC Network	19,520
	6	2:00 pm	#4 Virginia vs. #5 NC State	ESPN2/ACC Network	19,520
4	7	7:00 pm	#2 Duke vs. No. 10 Virginia Tech	ESPN2/ACC Network	19,520
	8	9:00 pm	#3 Florida State vs. No. 6 Miami	ESPN2/ACC Network	19,520
Semifinals – Saturday, March 10
5	9	1:00 pm	#1 North Carolina vs. No. 5 NC State	ESPN/ACC Network	19,520
	10	3:00 pm	#2 Duke vs. #3 Florida State	ESPN/ACC Network	19,520
Championship Game – Sunday, March 11
6	11	1:00 pm	#1 North Carolina vs. #3 Florida State	ESPN/ACC Network	19,520
*Game Times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

	First round Thursday, March 8, 2012 ESPNU/ACC Network					Quarterfinals Friday, March 9, 2012 ESPN2/ACC Network					Semifinals Saturday, March 10, 2012 ESPN/ACC Network					Championship Game Sunday, March 11, 2012 ESPN/ACC Network
						1	#4 North Carolina	85
						8	Maryland	69
	8	Maryland	82
	9	Wake Forest	60
											1	#4 North Carolina	69
											5	NC State	67
						4	Virginia	64
						5	NC State	67
	5	NC State	78
	12	Boston College	57
																1	#4 North Carolina	82
																3	#17 Florida State	85
						2	#6 Duke	60
						10	Virginia Tech	56
	7	Clemson	63
	10	Virginia Tech	68
											2	#6 Duke	59
											3	#17 Florida State	62
						3	#17 Florida State	82
						6	Miami	71
	6	Miami	54
	11	Georgia Tech	36

AP Rankings at time of tournament

Game summaries

ESPNU ACC Network

Mar 8 12:00 pm

Recap

Maryland Terrapins 82, Wake Forest Demon Deacons 60
Scoring by half: 36–31, 46–29
Pts: Terrell Stoglin 25 Rebs: Terrell Stoglin 7 Asts: 2 tied with 4		Pts: Travis McKie 22 Rebs: Travis McKie 8 Asts: Nikita Mescheriakov 4

Philips Arena Atlanta, GA Attendance: 19,520 Referees: Jamie Luckie, Mike Eades, Bernard Clinton^[2]

ESPNU ACC Network

Mar 8 2:30 pm

Recap

North Carolina State Wolfpack 78, Boston College Eagles 57
Scoring by half: 37–24, 41–33
Pts: Scott Wood 22 Rebs: Richard Howell 12 Asts: Richard Howell 4		Pts: Ryan Anderson 22 Rebs: Ryan Anderson 12 Asts: Lonnie Jackson 5

Philips Arena Atlanta, GA Attendance: 19,520 Referees: Les Jones, Brian Dorsey, Sean Hull^[3]

ESPNU ACC Network

Mar 8 7:00 pm

Recap

Clemson Tigers 63, Virginia Tech Hokies 68
Scoring by half: 35–30, 28–38
Pts: Devin Coleman 15 Rebs: Devin Booker 8 Asts: Tanner Smith 6		Pts: Erick Green 24 Rebs: Dorian Finney-Smith 8 Asts: 2 tied with 4

Philips Arena Atlanta, GA Attendance: 19,520 Referees: Roger Ayers, Bryan Kersey, Sean Corbin^[4]

ESPNU ACC Network

Mar 8 9:30 pm

Recap

Miami Hurricanes 54, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 36
Scoring by half: 19–20, 35–16
Pts: Shane Larkin 12 Rebs: Reggie Johnson 9 Asts: Shane Larkin 3		Pts: Mfon Udofia 13 Rebs: Daniel Miller 10 Asts: Daniel Miller 2

Philips Arena Atlanta, GA Attendance: 19,520 Referees: Ray Natili, Brad Nestor, Raymie Styons^[5]

ESPN2 ACC Network

Mar 9 12:00 pm

Recap

#4 North Carolina Tar Heels 85, Maryland Terrapins 69
Scoring by half: 36–26, 49–43
Pts: 2 tied with 15 Rebs: James Michael McAdoo 8 Asts: Kendall Marshall 12		Pts: Terrell Stoglin 30 Rebs: Sean Mosley 6 Asts: Mychal Parker 3

Philips Arena Atlanta, GA Attendance: 19,520 Referees: Roger Ayers, Ray Natili, Sean Hull^[6]

ESPN2 ACC Network

Mar 9 2:30 pm

Recap

Virginia Cavaliers 64, North Carolina State Wolfpack 67
Scoring by half: 33–36, 31–31
Pts: Mike Scott 23 Rebs: Akil Mitchell 12 Asts: Jontel Evans 4		Pts: C. J. Leslie 19 Rebs: C. J. Leslie 14 Asts: Lorenzo Brown 8

Philips Arena Atlanta, GA Attendance: 19,520 Referees: Bryan Kersey, Tim Nestor, Brian Dorsey^[7]

ESPN2 ACC Network

Mar 9 7:00 pm

Recap

#6 Duke Blue Devils 60, Virginia Tech Hokies 56
Scoring by half: 31–26, 29–30
Pts: Austin Rivers 17 Rebs: Mason Plumlee 10 Asts: Seth Curry 5		Pts: Erick Green 16 Rebs: Dorian Finney-Smith 12 Asts: 3 tied with 2

Philips Arena Atlanta, GA Attendance: 19,520 Referees: Jamie Luckie, Bernard Clinton, Mike Eades^[8]

ESPN2 ACC Network

Mar 9 9:30 pm

Recap

#17 Florida State Seminoles 82, Miami Hurricanes 71
Scoring by half: 36–27, 46–44
Pts: Michael Snaer 20 Rebs: Bernard James 7 Asts: Luke Loucks 5		Pts: Malcolm Grant 19 Rebs: Reggie Johnson 10 Asts: Shane Larkin 5

Philips Arena Atlanta, GA Attendance: 19,520 Referees: Les Jones, Sean Corbin, Tim Kelly^[9]

ESPN ACC Network

Mar 10 1:00 pm

Recap

#4 North Carolina Tar Heels 69, North Carolina State Wolfpack 67
Scoring by half: 31–34, 38–33
Pts: Tyler Zeller 23 Rebs: Tyler Zeller 9 Asts: Kendall Marshall 10		Pts: C. J. Leslie 22 Rebs: Richard Howell 12 Asts: Lorenzo Brown 6

Philips Arena Atlanta, GA Attendance: 19,520 Referees: Ray Natili, Tim Nestor, Brian Dorsey^[10]

ESPN ACC Network

Mar 10 3:30 pm

Recap

#6 Duke Blue Devils 59, #17 Florida State Seminoles 62
Scoring by half: 31–33, 28–29
Pts: Austin Rivers 17 Rebs: Miles Plumlee 11 Asts: Seth Curry 2		Pts: Michael Snaer 16 Rebs: Bernard James 7 Asts: Michael Snaer 6

Philips Arena Atlanta, GA Attendance: 19,520 Referees: Mike Eades, Jamie Luckie, Sean Corbin^[11]

ESPN ACC Network

Mar 11 1:00 pm

#4 North Carolina Tar Heels 82, #17 Florida State Seminoles 85
Scoring by half: 40–49, 42–36
Pts: Harrison Barnes 21 Rebs: Tyler Zeller 12 Asts: Kendall Marshall 9		Pts: Michael Snaer 18 Rebs: 2 tied with 6 Asts: Luke Loucks 13 FSU 1st ever ACC Bball Championship

Philips Arena Atlanta, GA Attendance: 19,520 Referees: Les Jones, Roger Ayers, Bryan Kersey^[12]

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