2020 America East men's basketball tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 2019–20 |
Teams | 8 |
Site | Campus sites |
Television | ESPN+ ESPN2 |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vermont | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stony Brook | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hartford | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMBC | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass Lowell | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albany | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Binghamton | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 10 | – | 19 | .345 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: The 2020 America East tournament was cancelled prior to the championship game due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2020 America East men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the America East Conference, which was held on March 7, 10, and canceled before its scheduled conclusion on March 14, 2020. All tournament games were played on home arenas of the higher-seeded school. The winner would have received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, which itself was also cancelled to help curtail the spread of COVID-19.
The top eight teams in the conference standings qualify for the tournament. The teams are seeded by record in conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
Seed | School | AEC Record | Tiebreaker |
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1 | Vermont | 14–2 | |
2 | Stony Brook | 10–6 | |
3 | Hartford | 9–7 | |
4 | UMBC | 8–8 | 1–1 vs Vermont |
5 | New Hampshire | 8–8 | 0–2 vs Vermont |
6 | UMass Lowell | 7–9 | 1–1 vs Hartford |
7 | Albany | 7–9 | 0–2 vs Hartford |
8 | Maine | 5–11 | |
DNQ | Binghamton | 4–12 |
Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance |
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Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 7 | |||||
1 | 1:00 pm | No. 5 New Hampshire at No. 4 UMBC | 67–73 | ESPN+ | |
2 | 5:00 pm | No. 6 UMass Lowell at No. 3 Hartford | 75–89 | 1,069 | |
3 | 7:00 pm | No. 7 Albany at No. 2 Stony Brook | 73–76 | 2,166 | |
4 | 7:00 pm | No. 8 Maine at No. 1 Vermont | 50–61 | 3,266 | |
Semifinals – Tuesday, March 10 | |||||
5 | 7:00 pm | No. 3 Hartford at No. 2 Stony Brook | 64–58 | ESPN+ | |
6 | 7:00 pm | No. 4 UMBC at No. 1 Vermont | 74–81 | ||
Championship – Saturday, March 14 | |||||
7 | 11:00 am | No. 3 Hartford at No. 1 Vermont | Cancelled | ||
Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team. [1] |
Teams are reseeded after each round with the highest remaining seeds receiving home-court advantage.
Quarterfinals Saturday, March 7, 2020 ESPN3 | Semifinals Tuesday, March 10, 2020 ESPN3 | Championship Saturday, March 14, 2020 ESPN2 | ||||||||||||
1 | Vermont | 61 | ||||||||||||
8 | Maine | 50 | ||||||||||||
1 | Vermont | 81 | ||||||||||||
4 | UMBC | 74 | ||||||||||||
4 | UMBC | 73 | ||||||||||||
5 | New Hampshire | 67 | ||||||||||||
1 | Vermont | |||||||||||||
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||
3 | Hartford | |||||||||||||
2 | Stony Brook | 76 | ||||||||||||
7 | Albany | 73 | ||||||||||||
2 | Stony Brook | 58 | ||||||||||||
3 | Hartford | 64 | ||||||||||||
3 | Hartford | 89 | ||||||||||||
6 | UMass Lowell | 75 |
ESPN+ |
March 7 1:00 PM |
#4 UMBC73, #5 New Hampshire 67 | ||
Scoring by half: 32-31, 41-36 | ||
Pts: Jackson (20) Rebs: Akin (7) Asts: Jackson (2) | Pts: Sutherlin (19) Rebs: Sutherlin (13) Asts: Sutherlin (5) |
UMBC Event Center Baltimore, MD Attendance: Unknown Referees: Mike Kitts, Robert Riley, John Floyd |
ESPN+ |
March 7 5:00 PM |
#3 Hartford89, #6 UMass-Lowell 75 | ||
Scoring by half: 38-38, 51-37 | ||
Pts: Ellison (26) Rebs: Carter (6) Asts: Carter (6) | Pts:Tied (23) Rebs: Withers (8) Asts: Gantz (3) |
Chase Arena West Hartford, CT Attendance: 1,069 Referees: Donnie Eppley, Brandon Cruz, Lewis Garrison |
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