2020 America East men's basketball tournament
College basketball tournament
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.
Seeds
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.
Schedule
Game
Time
Matchup
Score
Television
Attendance
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]
Bracket and results
Teams are reseeded after each round with the highest remaining seeds receiving home-court advantage.
Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship 1
Vermont
61
8
Maine
50
1
Vermont
81
4
UMBC
74
4
UMBC
73
5
New Hampshire
67
1
Vermont
77
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
3
Hartford
68
2
Stony Brook
76
7
Albany
73
2
Stony Brook
58
3
Hartford
64
3
Hartford
89
6
UMass Lowell
75
Game summaries
Quarterfinals
#4 UMBC 73 , #5 New Hampshire 67
Scoring by half: 32-31, 41-36
Pts :Rebs :Asts :Pts: Sutherlin (19)Rebs: Sutherlin (13)Asts: Sutherlin (5)
UMBC Event CenterAttendance: UnknownReferees: Mike Kitts, Robert Riley, John Floyd
#3 Hartford 89 , #6 UMass-Lowell 75
Scoring by half: 38-38, 51-37
Pts :Rebs :Asts :Pts: Tied (23)Rebs: Withers (8)Asts: Gantz (3)
Chase ArenaAttendance: 1,069Referees: Donnie Eppley, Brandon Cruz, Lewis Garrison
#2 Stony Brook 76 , #7 Albany 73
Scoring by half: 30-28, 46-45
Pts :Rebs :Asts :Tied (3)Pts: Healy (28)Rebs: Tied (6)Asts: Clark (6)
Island FCU ArenaAttendance: 2,166Referees: Kevin O'Connell, Alfred Smith, Edwin Young
#1 Vermont 61 , #8 Maine 50
Scoring by half: 35-26, 26-24
Pts :Tied (19)Rebs :Asts :Pts: Prijovic (18)Rebs: Ingo (14)Asts: El Darwich (7)
Patrick GymnasiumAttendance: 3,266Referees: Bill McCarthy, Andy O'Brien, Michael Palau
Semifinals
#2 Stony Brook 58, #3 Hartford 64
Scoring by half: 19-31, 33-39
Pts :Rebs :Asts :Pts: Marks (17)Rebs: Flowers (7)Asts: Carter (7)
Island FCU ArenaAttendance: 1,861Referees: Larry Scirotto, Robert Riley, Bill McCarthy
#1 Vermont 81 , #4 UMBC 74
Scoring by half: 39-34, 42-40
Pts :Rebs :Asts :Tied (3)Pts: Eytle-Rock (31)Rebs: Horvath (8)Asts: Jackson (5)
Patrick GymnasiumAttendance: 3,266Referees: John Garbinski, Courtney Green, Edwin Young
See also
References
Conference
Held to completion Started then curtailed Canceled outright
Postseason
