2020 ASUN men's basketball tournament
| 2020 ASUN men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2019–20 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Campus sites |
| Champions | Liberty (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Ritchie McKay (2nd title) |
| MVP | Caleb Homesley (Liberty) |
| Television | ESPN, ESPN+ |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty† | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 30 | – | 4 | .882 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Florida | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lipscomb | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stetson | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Alabama* | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Gulf Coast | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NJIT | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kennesaw State | 0 | – | 16 | .000 | 1 | – | 28 | .034 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Ineligible for the 2020 NCAA tournament due to transition period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2020 ASUN Tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2020 ASUN men's basketball tournament is the conference postseason tournament for the ASUN Conference. The tournament is the 41st year the league has conducted a postseason tournament. The tournament will be held March 3, 5, and 8, 2020 at campus sites of the higher seeds. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[1]
Seeds
[edit]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.
The two tiebreakers used by the ASUN are: 1) head-to-head record of teams with identical record and 2) NCAA NET Rankings available on day following the conclusion of ASUN regular season play.[1]
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberty | 13–3 | NET Ranking: 64 |
| 2 | North Florida | 13–3 | NET Ranking: 153 |
| 3 | Lipscomb | 9–7 | NET Ranking: 256 |
| 4 | Stetson | 9–7 | NET Ranking: 306 |
| 5 | North Alabama | 8–8 | |
| 6 | Florida Gulf Coast | 7–9 | 2–0 vs. Jacksonville |
| 7 | Jacksonville | 7–9 | 0–2 vs. FGCU |
| 8 | NJIT | 6–10 | |
| DNQ | Kennesaw State | 0–16 |
Schedule
[edit]| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Tuesday, March 3 | |||||
| 1 | 7:00 pm | No. 8 NJIT vs. No. 1 Liberty | 49–55 | ESPN+ | 3,042 |
| 2 | 7:00 pm | No. 5 North Alabama at No. 4 Stetson | 72–82 | 681 | |
| 3 | 7:00 pm | No. 7 Jacksonville at No. 2 North Florida | 88–91 | 2,797 | |
| 4 | 8:00 pm | No. 6 Florida Gulf Coast at No. 3 Lipscomb | 63–66 | 2,191 | |
| Semifinals – Thursday, March 5 | |||||
| 5 | 7:00 pm | No. 4 Stetson at No. 1 Liberty | 62–66 | ESPN+ | 2,966 |
| 6 | 7:00 pm | No. 3 Lipscomb at No. 2 North Florida | 73–71 | 2,736 | |
| Championship – Sunday, March 8 | |||||
| 7 | 3:00 pm | No. 3 Lipscomb at No. 1 Liberty | 57–73 | ESPN | 7,422 |
| Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team. | |||||
Bracket
[edit]| Quarterfinals Tuesday, March 3, 2020 ESPN+ | Semifinals Thursday, March 5, 2020 ESPN+ | Championship Sunday, March 8, 2020 ESPN | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Liberty | 55 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | NJIT | 49 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Liberty | 66 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Stetson | 62 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Stetson | 82 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | North Alabama | 72 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Liberty | 73 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Lipscomb | 57 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | North Florida | 91 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Jacksonville | 88 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | North Florida | 71 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Lipscomb | 73 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Lipscomb | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Florida Gulf Coast | 63 | ||||||||||||
Game summaries
[edit]Quarterfinals
[edit]ESPN+
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March 3
7:00 PM |
| #1 Liberty 55, #8 NJIT 49 | ||
| Scoring by half: 22-16, 33-33 | ||
| Pts: Homesley (14) Rebs: James (10) Asts: Cuffee (4) |
Pts: Cooks (17) Rebs: Cooks (12) Asts: Tied (3) | |
Vines Center
Lynchburg, VA Attendance: 3,042 Referees: Chris King, Garrick Shannon, Wil Howard |
ESPN+
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March 3
7:00 PM |
| #4 Stetson 82, #5 North Alabama 72 | ||
| Scoring by half: 35-34, 47-38 | ||
| Pts: Aninye (21) Rebs: Diawara (7) Asts: Tied (3) |
Pts: Blackmon (22) Rebs: James (9) Asts: Brim (6) | |
Edmunds Center
DeLand, FL Attendance: 681 Referees: Stephen Divine, Josue Nieves, Keith Patterson |
ESPN+
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March 3
7:00 PM |
| #2 North Florida 91, #7 Jacksonville 88 | ||
| Scoring by half: 47-42, 44-46 | ||
| Pts: Tied (21) Rebs: Aminu (6) Asts: Gandia-Rosa (8) |
Pts: Wood (27) Rebs: Bell (11) Asts: Arnold (4) | |
UNF Arena
Jacksonville, FL Attendance: 2,797 Referees: Jose Carrion, Jon Broska, Art Vaulk |
ESPN+
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March 3
8:00 PM |
| #3 Lipscomb 68, #6 Florida Gulf Coast 63 | ||
| Scoring by half: 32-33, 36-30 | ||
| Pts: Asadullah (40) Rebs: Asadullah (14) Asts: Asadullah (3) |
Pts: Catto (20) Rebs: Largie (7) Asts: Tied (3) | |
Allen Arena
Nashville, TN Attendance: 2,191 Referees: Sidney Cohen, John Hampton, Landon Brandes |
Semifinals
[edit]ESPN+
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March 5
7:00 PM |
| #1 Liberty 66, #4 Stetson 62 | ||
| Scoring by half: 22-25, 44-37 | ||
| Pts: Homesley (26) Rebs: Homesley (8) Asts: Tied (3) |
Pts: Jones (15) Rebs: Jones (7) Asts: Jones (3) | |
Vines Center
Lynchburg, VA Attendance: 2,966 Referees: Jose Carrion, Vladimir Voyard-Tadal, Todd Austin |
ESPN+
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March 5
7:00 PM |
| #2 North Florida 71, #3 Lipscomb 73 | ||
| Scoring by half: 33-42, 38-31 | ||
| Pts: Hendricksen (19) Rebs: Aminu (9) Asts: Gandia-Rosa (5) |
Pts: Asadullah (27) Rebs: Asadullah (19) Asts: Asadullah (4) | |
UNF Arena
Jacksonville, FL Attendance: 2,736 Referees: Brian Shey, Chuck Jones, R.B. Clyburn |
Championship
[edit]ESPN
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March 8
3:00 PM |
| #1 Liberty 73, #3 Lipscomb 57 | ||
| Scoring by half: 45-26, 28-31 | ||
| Pts: Tied (16) Rebs: Homesley (9) Asts: Baxter-Bell (4) |
Pts: Asadullah (22) Rebs: Asadullah (9) Asts: Tied (3) | |
Vines Center
Lynchburg, VA Attendance: 7,728 Referees: Jason Baker, Bart Lenox, Steven Anderson |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "2020 ASUN Men's Basketball Championship". ASUN Conference. Archived from the original on April 19, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.