# 2022 ACC women's basketball tournament

The 2022 ACC women's basketball tournament concluded the 2021–22 season of the Atlantic Coast Conference, and was held at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina from March 2–6, 2022. This is the 22nd time in 23 years that the tournament has been held in Greensboro. The NC State Wolfpack claimed the title of ACC Champion and an automatic berth into the NCAA tournament for the third year in a row.

## Seeds

All 15 ACC teams are scheduled to participate in the tournament. Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top four seeds will receive double byes, while seeds 5 through 9 will receive single byes. NC State finished as regular season champions and received the first seed after their final day victory over Virginia Tech.
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | NC State‡† | 17–1 | |
| 2 | Louisville† | 16–2 | |
| 3 | Notre Dame† | 13–5 | 1–0 vs. North Carolina, 1–0 vs. Virginia Tech |
| 4 | North Carolina† | 13–5 | 0–1 vs. Notre Dame, 1–1 vs. Virginia Tech 0–2 vs. NC State, 1–0 vs. Louisville |
| 5 | Virginia Tech# | 13–5 | 0–1 vs. Notre Dame, 1–1 vs. North Carolina 0–2 vs. NC State, 0–1 vs. Louisville |
| 6 | Georgia Tech# | 11–7 | |
| 7 | Miami# | 10–8 | 0–1 vs. Boston College, 2–0 vs. Florida State |
| 8 | Boston College# | 10–8 | 1–0 vs. Miami, 0–1 vs. Florida State |
| 9 | Florida State# | 10–8 | 0–2 vs. Miami, 1–0 vs. Boston College |
| 10 | Duke | 7–11 | |
| 11 | Wake Forest | 4–14 | 1–0 vs. Syracuse |
| 12 | Syracuse | 4–14 | 0–1 vs. Wake Forest |
| 13 | Clemson | 3–13 | |
| 14 | Virginia | 2–16 | 1–0 vs. Pittsburgh |
| 15 | Pittsburgh | 2–16 | 0–1 vs. Virginia |
| ‡ – ACC regular season champions. † – Received a double-bye in the conference tournament. # – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament. ||||

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance |
| First round – Wednesday, March 2 |||||||
| Opening day | 1 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 12 Syracuse vs No. 13 Clemson | 69–88 | ACCRSN | 3,619 |
| Opening day | 2 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 10 Duke vs No. 15 Pittsburgh | 55–52 | ACCRSN | 3,619 |
| Opening day | 3 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 11 Wake Forest vs No. 14 Virginia | 61–53 | ACCRSN | 3,619 |
| Second round – Thursday, March 3 |||||||
| 1 | 4 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 5 Virginia Tech vs No. 13 Clemson | 82–60 | ACCRSN | 5,648 |
| 1 | 5 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 8 Boston College vs No. 9 Florida State | 58–63 | ACCRSN | 5,648 |
| 2 | 6 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 7 Miami vs No. 10 Duke | 61–55 | ACCRSN | 5,648 |
| 2 | 7 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 6 Georgia Tech vs No. 11 Wake Forest | 45–40 | ACCRSN | 5,648 |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 4 |||||||
| 3 | 8 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 4 North Carolina vs No. 5 Virginia Tech | 80–87 (OT) | ACCRSN | 5,682 |
| 3 | 9 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 1 NC State vs No. 9 Florida State | 84–54 | ACCRSN | 5,682 |
| 4 | 10 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 2 Louisville vs No. 7 Miami | 59–61 | ACCRSN | 5,682 |
| 4 | 11 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 3 Notre Dame vs No. 6 Georgia Tech | 71–53 | ACCRSN | 5,682 |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 5 |||||||
| 5 | 12 | Noon | No. 1 NC State vs No. 5 Virginia Tech | 70–55 | ACCN | 7,923 |
| 5 | 13 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 3 Notre Dame vs No. 7 Miami | 54–57 | ACCN | 7,923 |
| Championship – Sunday, March 6 |||||||
| 6 | 14 | Noon | No. 1 NC State vs No. 7 Miami | 60–47 | ESPN | 9,253 |
| Game times in EST. Rankings denote tournament seed. |||||||

## Bracket

Source:
| First round Wednesday, March 2 | First round Wednesday, March 2 | First round Wednesday, March 2 | Second round Thursday, March 3 | Second round Thursday, March 3 | Second round Thursday, March 3 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 4 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 4 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 4 | | | Semifinals Saturday, March 5 | Semifinals Saturday, March 5 | Semifinals Saturday, March 5 | Championship Sunday, March 6 | Championship Sunday, March 6 | Championship Sunday, March 6 |
| | | | | | | 1 | NC State | 84 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Boston College | 58 | 9 | Florida State | 54 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Florida State | 63 | | | | | | 1 | NC State | 70 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Virginia Tech | 55 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | North Carolina | 80 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Virginia Tech | 82 | 5 | Virginia Tech | 87* | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Syracuse | 69 | 13 | Clemson | 60 | | | | | | | | 1 | NC State | 60 |
| 13 | Clemson | 88 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 7 | Miami | 47 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Louisville | 59 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Miami | 61 | 7 | Miami | 61 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Duke | 55 | 10 | Duke | 55 | | | | | | 7 | Miami | 57 | | | |
| 15 | Pittsburgh | 52 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Notre Dame | 54 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Notre Dame | 71 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Georgia Tech | 45 | 6 | Georgia Tech | 53 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Wake Forest | 61 | 11 | Wake Forest | 40 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Virginia | 53 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* – Denotes overtime period

## Game summaries
### First round

* ACCRSN
* March 2 1:00 p.m. EST
* Report
No. 12 Syracuse 69, No. 13 Clemson 88 :
| Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 16–17, 19–20, 18–30 |||
| Pts: Hyman (25) Rebs: Styles (8) Asts: Hyman (8) | Pts: Washington (33) Rebs: Washington (11) Asts: Bradford (7) |
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 3,619 Referees: Tiara Cruse Karen Preato Joe Vaszily
* ACCRSN
* March 2 3:30 p.m. EST
* Report
No. 10 Duke 55, No. 15 Pittsburgh 52 :
| Scoring by quarter: 9–20, 13–11, 17–9, 16–12 |||
| Pts: Day-Wilson (22) Rebs: Volker (8) Asts: Day-Wilson (5) | Pts: King (13) Rebs: King (9) Asts: Harris (3) |
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 3,619 Referees: Katie Lukanich Bruce Morris Eric Brewton
* ACCRSN
* March 2 6:30 p.m. EST
* Report
No. 11 Wake Forest 61, No. 14 Virginia 53 :
| Scoring by quarter: 12–11, 12–18, 18–16, 19–8 |||
| Pts: Spear (23) Rebs: Morra (10) Asts: Summiel (4) | Pts: Clarkson/McLean (11) Rebs: McLean (9) Asts: Dale (3) |
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 3,619 Referees: Fatou Cissoko-Stephens Billy Smith Mai Forsberg

### Second round

* ACCRSN
* March 3 11:00 a.m. EST
* Report
No. 5 Virginia Tech 82, No. 13 Clemson 60 :
| Scoring by quarter: 25–15, 28–15, 16–20, 13–10 |||
| Pts: Sheppard (20) Rebs: Kitley (10) Asts: Amoore (5) | Pts: Washington (19) Rebs: Gaines/Hank (5) Asts: Bradford (4) |
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 5,648 Referees: Katie Lukanich Jeff Smith Carla Fountain
* ACCRSN
* March 3 2:00 p.m. EST
* Report
No. 8 Boston College 58, No. 9 Florida State 63 :
| Scoring by quarter: 9–15, 12–14, 15–20, 22–14 |||
| Pts: Soule (16) Rebs: Gakdeng (6) Asts: Garraud (4) | Pts: Howard (16) Rebs: Howard/Jones/Myers (5) Asts: Gordon (6) |
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 5,648 Referees: Talisa Green Rod Creech Maj Forsberg
* ACCRSN
* March 3 6:00 p.m. EST
* Report
No. 7 Miami 61, No. 10 Duke 55 :
| Scoring by quarter: 13–22, 14–9, 12–9, 22–15 |||
| Pts: Harden/Pendande (11) Rebs: Harden (9) Asts: Marshall (4) | Pts: Taylor (19) Rebs: Akinbode-James (9) Asts: Day-Wilson (7) |
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 5,648 Referees: Joe Vaszily Fatou Cissoko-Stephens Mark Resch
* ACCRSN
* March 3 8:00 p.m. EST
* Report
No. 6 Georgia Tech 45, No. 11 Wake Forest 40 :
| Scoring by quarter: 16–6, 4–7, 9–12, 16–15 |||
| Pts: Love (16) Rebs: Strautmane (8) Asts: Lahtinen (5) | Pts: Spear (11) Rebs: Summiel (11) Asts: Spear (2) |
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 5,648

### Quarterfinals

* ACCRSN
* March 4 11:00 a.m. EST
* Report
No. 4 North Carolina 80, No. 5 Virginia Tech 87 (OT) :
| Scoring by quarter: 21–15, 16–16, 11–19, 19–21, Overtime: 11–18 |||
| Pts: Kelly/Utsby (18) Rebs: Poole (10) Asts: Kelly (6) | Pts: Amoore/Sheppard (22) Rebs: Gregg (8) Asts: Amoore (6) |
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 5,682 Referees: Carla Fountain Eric Brewton Maj Forsberg
* ACCRSN
* March 4 2:00 p.m. EST
* Report
No. 1 NC State 84, No. 9 Florida State 54 :
| Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 14–8, 24–14, 24–17 |||
| Pts: Brown-Turner/Cunane (15) Rebs: Brown-Turner/Cunane (6) Asts: Brown-Turner (6) | Pts: Bejedi (21) Rebs: Puisis (5) Asts: Gordon/Weber (2) |
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 5,682 Referees: Fatou Cissoko-Stephens Joe Vaszily Dee Kantner
* ACCRSN
* March 4 6:00 p.m. EST
* Report
No. 2 Louisville 59, No. 7 Miami 61 :
| Scoring by quarter: 18–13, 13—13, 21—12, 7—23 |||
| Pts: Hall (13) Rebs: Engstler (9) Asts: Robinson (3) | Pts: Harden (27) Rebs: Harden (10) Asts: Erjavec (7) |
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 5,682 Referees: Rod Creech Mark Resch Pualani Spurlock-Welsh
* ACCRSN
* March 4 8:00 p.m. EST
* Report
No. 3 Notre Dame 71, No. 6 Georgia Tech 53 :
| Scoring by quarter: 13–11, 21–14, 20–18, 17–10 |||
| Pts: Miles/Westbeld (17) Rebs: Westbeld (8) Asts: Miles (13) | Pts: Strautmane (12) Rebs: Cubaj (11) Asts: Cubaj/Love (5) |
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 5,682 Referees: Denise Brooks Jeff Smith Talisa Green

### Semifinals

* ACCN
* March 5 Noon EST
* Report
No. 1 NC State 70, No. 5 Virginia Tech 55 :
| Scoring by quarter: 17–13, 14–14, 23–17, 16–11 |||
| Pts: Cunane (20) Rebs: Cunane (13) Asts: Brown-Turner (6) | Pts: Traylor (18) Rebs: Gregg (6) Asts: Amoore (3) |
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 7,923 Referees: Denise Brooks Karen Preato Pualani Spurlock-Welsh
* ACCN
* March 5 2:30 p.m. EST
* Report
No. 3 Notre Dame 54, No. 7 Miami 57 :
| Scoring by quarter: 4–12, 22–14, 14–20, 14–11 |||
| Pts: Westbeld (14) Rebs: Wesbeld (9) Asts: Miles (5) | Pts: Marshall (18) Rebs: Harden (7) Asts: Williams (4) |
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 7,923 Referees: Dee Kantner Carla Fountain Tiara Cruse

### Final

* ESPN
* March 6 Noon EST
* Report
No. 1 NC State 60, No. 7 Miami 47 :
| Scoring by quarter: 14–12, 18–11, 19–10, 9–14 |||
| Pts: Cunane (17) Rebs: Jones (10) Asts: Johnson (3) | Pts: Marshall (24) Rebs: Williams (7) Asts: Marshall (2) |
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 9,253 Referees: Maj Forsberg Joe Vaszily Billy Smith

## All-Tournament Teams

2022 ACC Women's Basketball All-Tournament Teams :
| First Team | Second Team |
| Elissa Cunane – NC State (MVP) Jada Boyd – NC State Destiny Harden – Miami Kelsey Marshall – Miami Georgia Amoore – Virginia Tech | Delicia Washington – Clemson Jakia Brown-Turner – NC State Olivia Miles – Notre Dame Kayana Traylor – Virginia Tech Aisha Sheppard – Virginia Tech |