2020 ASUN men's basketball tournament
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
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]
Schedule
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
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
Quarterfinals
#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, VAAttendance: 3,042Referees: Chris King, Garrick Shannon, Wil Howard
#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, FLAttendance: 681Referees: Stephen Divine, Josue Nieves, Keith Patterson
#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, FLAttendance: 2,797Referees: Jose Carrion, Jon Broska, Art Vaulk
#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, TNAttendance: 2,191Referees: Sidney Cohen, John Hampton, Landon Brandes
Semifinals
#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, VAAttendance: 2,966Referees: Jose Carrion, Vladimir Voyard-Tadal, Todd Austin
#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, FLAttendance: 2,736Referees: Brian Shey, Chuck Jones, R.B. Clyburn
Championship
#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, VAAttendance: 7,728Referees: Jason Baker, Bart Lenox, Steven Anderson
References
Conference
Held to completion Started then curtailed Canceled outright
Postseason (all canceled)