# 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. NC State won the tournament and with it the ACC's automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament.

## Seeds

Source:
| 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 |
| Opening day | 2 | 3:30 pm | No. 10 Notre Dame vs No. 15 Pittsburgh | 65–67 | ACCRSN | 2,795 |
| Opening day | 3 | 6:30 pm | No. 11 Miami vs No. 14 Clemson | 56–71 | ACCRSN | 2,795 |
| 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 | ACCRSN | 2,781 |
| 2 | 6 | 6:00 pm | No. 7 Georgia Tech vs No. 15 Pittsburgh | 68–58 | ACCRSN | 3,638 |
| 2 | 7 | 8:00 pm | No. 6 Boston College vs No. 14 Clemson | 85–73 | ACCRSN | 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 | ACCRSN | 3,811 |
| 4 | 10 | 6:00 pm | No. 2 NC State vs No. 7 Georgia Tech | 57–48 | ACCRSN | 5,492 |
| 4 | 11 | 8:00 pm | No. 3 Duke vs No. 6 Boston College | 77–84 | ACCRSN | 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

Source:
| First round Wednesday, March 4 | First round Wednesday, March 4 | First round Wednesday, March 4 | Second round Thursday, March 5 | Second round Thursday, March 5 | Second round Thursday, March 5 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 6 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 6 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 6 | | | Semifinals Saturday, March 7 | Semifinals Saturday, March 7 | Semifinals Saturday, March 7 | Championship Sunday, March 8 | Championship Sunday, March 8 | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 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.
* Report
#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.
* Report
#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.
* Report
#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.
* 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.
* Report
#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.
* Report
#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.
* Report
#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.
* Report
#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.
* Report
#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.
* Report
#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.
* Report
#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.
* Report
#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.
* Report
#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.
* 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

2020 ACC Women's Basketball All-Tournament Teams :
| 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 |