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
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

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
	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

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.

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#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

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

•  Basketball portal

• 2020 ACC men's basketball tournament

References

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.