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2020 ASUN men's basketball tournament

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2020 ASUN men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2019–20
Teams8
SiteCampus sites
ChampionsLiberty (2nd title)
Winning coachRitchie McKay (2nd title)
MVPCaleb Homesley (Liberty)
TelevisionESPN, ESPN+
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2019–20 ASUN men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

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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

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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

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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

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Quarterfinals

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ESPN+
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+
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+
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+
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

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ESPN+
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+
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

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ESPN
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

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  1. ^ a b "2020 ASUN Men's Basketball Championship". ASUN Conference. Archived from the original on April 19, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.