2025 ACC men's basketball tournament

2025 ACC men's basketball tournament
2025 ACC Tournament logo
Classification	Division I
Season	2024–25
Teams	15
Site	Spectrum Center Charlotte, North Carolina
Champions	Duke (23rd title)
Winning coach	Jon Scheyer (2nd title)
MVP	Kon Knueppel (Duke)
Attendance	79,659
Television	ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ACCN
ACC men's basketball tournaments

2024–25 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Duke †	19	–	1		.950			35	–	4		.897
No. 21 Louisville	18	–	2		.900			27	–	8		.771
No. 22 Clemson	18	–	2		.900			27	–	7		.794
Wake Forest	13	–	7		.650			21	–	11		.656
North Carolina	13	–	7		.650			23	–	14		.622
SMU	13	–	7		.650			24	–	11		.686
Stanford	11	–	9		.550			21	–	14		.600
Georgia Tech	10	–	10		.500			17	–	17		.500
Virginia	8	–	12		.400			15	–	17		.469
Virginia Tech	8	–	12		.400			13	–	19		.406
Florida State	8	–	12		.400			17	–	15		.531
Notre Dame	8	–	12		.400			15	–	18		.455
Pittsburgh	8	–	12		.400			17	–	15		.531
Syracuse	7	–	13		.350			14	–	19		.424
California	6	–	14		.300			14	–	19		.424
NC State	5	–	15		.250			12	–	19		.387
Boston College	4	–	16		.200			12	–	19		.387
Miami (FL)	3	–	17		.150			7	–	24		.226
† 2025 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2025 ACC men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Atlantic Coast Conference held at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, from March 11–15, 2025.^[1][2] It was the seventy-second edition of the tournament, and fourteenth edition held in Charlotte. The tournament was sponsored by T. Rowe Price.

Only the top 15 schools were invited to participate in the tournament. This was the first ACC men's basketball tournament in which all ACC teams were not invited to the tournament (barring suspensions). The NC State Wolfpack were the defending tournament champions,^[3] but failed to qualify for this year's tournament. First seed Duke went on to win the tournament, defeating second seed Louisville in the championship game.^[4] The title was the twenty third overall for the Duke men's basketball program, and second in the last three years. As tournament champions, Duke received the conference's automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

Seeding and qualification

Main article: 2024–25 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season

Fifteen of the eighteen ACC men's basketball teams participated in the tournament.^[5] Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. If three or more teams finished the season tied, the combined record in conference games between the tied teams involved would be compiled. Ties were broken and seeds assigned based on the winning percentage of the combined conference records. The higher winning percentage prevailed, even if the number of games played against the team or group was unequal. The second tiebreaker was record against the team occupying the highest position in the standings and then continuing down the standings until one team gained an advantage.^[6][7]

Seed	School	Conference record	Tiebreaker 1	Tiebreaker 2
1	Duke	19–1
2	Louisville	18–2	1–0 vs. Clemson
3	Clemson	18–2	0–1 vs. Louisville
4	Wake Forest	13–7	2–0 vs. UNC/SMU
5	North Carolina	13–7	1–1 vs. WF/SMU
6	SMU	13–7	0–2 vs. WF/UNC
7	Stanford	11–9
8	Georgia Tech	10–10
9	Virginia	8–12	3–2 vs. VT/FSU/ND/Pitt	2–1 vs. UNC/SMU/WAKE
10	Virginia Tech	8–12	3–2 vs. UVA/FSU/ND/Pitt	0–3 vs. UNC/SMU/WAKE
11	Florida State	8–12	2–2 vs. UVA/VT/ND/Pitt	2–1 vs. UNC/SMU/WAKE
12	Notre Dame	8–12	2–2 vs. UVA/VT/FSU/Pitt	0–3 vs. UNC/SMU/WAKE
13	Pittsburgh	8–12	1–3 vs. UVA/VT/FSU/ND
14	Syracuse	7–13
15	California	6–14
DNQ	NC State	5–15
DNQ	Boston College	4–16
DNQ	Miami (FL)	3–17

Schedule

Session	Game	Time	Matchup	Score	Television	Attendance
First round – Tuesday, March 11
Opening day	1	2:00 p.m.	No. 12 Notre Dame vs. No. 13 Pittsburgh	55–54	ACCN	5,136
	2	4:30 p.m.	No. 10 Virginia Tech vs. No. 15 California	73–82 ^2OT
	3	7:45 p.m.	No. 11 Florida State vs. No. 14 Syracuse	62–66
Second round – Wednesday, March 12
1	4	12:00 p.m.	No. 8 Georgia Tech vs. No. 9 Virginia	66–60	ESPN2	9,722
	5	2:30 p.m.	No. 5 North Carolina vs. No. 12 Notre Dame	76–56	ESPN
2	6	7:00 p.m.	No. 7 Stanford vs. No. 15 California	78–73	ESPN2	6,620
	7	9:30 p.m.	No. 6 SMU vs. No. 14 Syracuse	73–53	ESPNU
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 13
3	8	12:00 p.m.	No. 1 Duke vs. No. 8 Georgia Tech	78–70	ESPN	14,116
	9	2:30 p.m.	No. 4 Wake Forest vs. No. 5 North Carolina	59–68
4	10	7:00 p.m.	No. 2 Louisville vs. No. 7 Stanford	75–73	ESPN2	10,627
	11	9:30 p.m.	No. 3 Clemson vs. No. 6 SMU	57–54
Semifinals – Friday, March 14
5	12	7:00 p.m.	No. 1 Duke vs. No. 5 North Carolina	74–71	ESPN	18,116
	13	9:30 p.m.	No. 2 Louisville vs. No. 3 Clemson	76–73
Championship – Saturday, March 15
6	14	8:30 p.m.	No. 1 Duke vs. No. 2 Louisville	73–62	ESPN	15,322
Game times in EDT. Rankings denote tournament seed.

Bracket

	First round Tuesday, March 11					Second round Wednesday, March 12					Quarterfinals Thursday, March 13					Semifinals Friday, March 14					Championship Saturday, March 15
											1	1 Duke	78
						8	Georgia Tech	66			8	Georgia Tech	70
						9	Virginia	60								1	1 Duke	74
																5	North Carolina	71
											4	Wake Forest	59
						5	North Carolina	76			5	North Carolina	68
	12	Notre Dame	55			12	Notre Dame	56													1	1 Duke	73
	13	Pittsburgh	54																		2	13 Louisville	62
											2	13 Louisville	75
						7	Stanford	78			7	Stanford	73
	10	Virginia Tech	73			15	California	73								2	13 Louisville	76
	15	California	82^2OT													3	10 Clemson	73
											3	10 Clemson	57
						6	SMU	73			6	SMU	54
	11	Florida State	62			14	Syracuse	53
	14	Syracuse	66

Source:^[8]

Game summaries

First round

ACCN

March 11 2:00 p.m.

Report

No. 12 Notre Dame 55, No. 13 Pittsburgh 54
Scoring by half: 25–22, 30–32
Pts: Davis (11) Rebs: Konstantynovskyi (9) Asts: Burton (3)		Pts: Lowe (17) Rebs: Leggett (7) Asts: Lowe (4)

Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC Attendance: 5,136 Referees: Tony Henderson, Jeff Pon, Tommy Morrissey

ACCN

March 11 4:30 p.m.

Recap

No. 10 Virginia Tech 73, No. 15 California 82 (OT)
Scoring by half: 34–31, 26–29 Overtime: 7–7, 6–15
Pts: Rechsteiner (19) Rebs: Lawal (12) Asts: 4 players (1)		Pts: Stojaković (29) Rebs: Petraitis, Sissoko (10) Asts: 3 players (2)

Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC Attendance: 5,136 Referees: Eric Lewis, Justin Porterfield, Isaac Barnett

ACCN

March 11 7:45 p.m.

Report

No. 11 Florida State 62, No. 14 Syracuse 66
Scoring by half: 26–30, 36–36
Pts: Watkins (16) Rebs: Watkins (11) Asts: Watkins (3)		Pts: Starling (27) Rebs: Lampkin Jr. (9) Asts: Carlos, Starling (2)

Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC Attendance: 5,136 Referees: AJ Desai, Mark Schnur, Jerry Heater

Second round

ESPN2

March 12 12:00 p.m.

Report

No. 8 Georgia Tech 66, No. 9 Virginia 60
Scoring by half: 25–25, 41–35
Pts: Powell (21) Rebs: George, Ndongo (10) Asts: George (8)		Pts: McKneely (27) Rebs: Cofie, Rodhe (5) Asts: Rodhe (3)

Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC Attendance: 9,722 Referees: Lee Cassell, Tommy Morrissey, Mark Schnur

ESPN

March 12 2:30 p.m.

Report

No. 5 North Carolina 76, No. 12 Notre Dame 56
Scoring by half: 43–29, 33–27
Pts: Withers (21) Rebs: Lubin (10) Asts: Cadeau (10)		Pts: Burton (11) Rebs: Konstantynovskyi (9) Asts: Mohammed (2)

Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC Attendance: 9,722 Referees: Roger Ayers, Clarence Armstrong, Jemel Spearman

ESPN2

March 12 7:00 p.m.

Report

No. 7 Stanford 78, No. 15 California 73
Scoring by half: 38–32, 40–41
Pts: Raynaud (23) Rebs: Raynaud (8) Asts: Blakes (6)		Pts: Stojaković (37) Rebs: Campbell (10) Asts: Tucker (4)

Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC Attendance: 6,620 Referees: Bill Covington Jr., Ted Valentine, A.J. Desai

ESPNU

March 12 9:30 p.m.

Report

No. 6 SMU 73, No. 14 Syracuse 53
Scoring by half: 31–28, 42–25
Pts: Cross, Harris (12) Rebs: Cross (9) Asts: Miller (4)		Pts: Starling (16) Rebs: Lampkin Jr. (10) Asts: Carlos (5)

Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC Attendance: 6,620 Referees: Justin Porterfield, Bert Smith, Ron Groover

Quarterfinals

ESPN

March 13 12:00 p.m.

Report

No. 1 Duke 78, No. 8 Georgia Tech 70
Scoring by half: 26–31, 52–39
Pts: Knueppel (28) Rebs: Maluach (9) Asts: Knueppel (8)		Pts: Powell (24) Rebs: Ndongo (7) Asts: George (7)

Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC Attendance: 14,116 Referees: Ted Valentine, Tony Henderson, Jemel Spearman

ESPN

March 13 2:30 p.m.

Report

No. 4 Wake Forest 59, No. 5 North Carolina 68
Scoring by half: 31–33, 28–35
Pts: Sallis (25) Rebs: Reid (10) Asts: 3 players (2)		Pts: Davis (23) Rebs: Lubin (13) Asts: Withers (3)

Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC Attendance: 14,116 Referees: Ron Groover, Bill Covington Jr., Eric Lewis

ESPN2

March 13 7:00 p.m.

Report

No. 2 Louisville 75, No. 7 Stanford 73
Scoring by half: 30–33, 45–40
Pts: Edwards Jr. (25) Rebs: Waterman (9) Asts: Hepburn (8)		Pts: Sellers (22) Rebs: Okpara (6) Asts: Blakes (5)

Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC Attendance: 10,627 Referees: Lee Cassell, Bert Smith, Justin Porterfield

ESPN2

March 13 9:30 p.m.

Report

No. 3 Clemson 57, No. 6 SMU 54
Scoring by half: 28–27, 29–27
Pts: C. Hunter (21) Rebs: Schieffelin (12) Asts: Schieffelin, Zackery (2)		Pts: Cross (13) Rebs: Yiğitoğlu (6) Asts: Miller (4)

Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC Attendance: 10,627 Referees: Roger Ayers, Clarence Armstrong, Mark Schnur

Semifinals

ESPN

March 14 7:00 p.m.

Report

No. 1 Duke 74, No. 5 North Carolina 71
Scoring by half: 45–24, 29–47
Pts: Knueppel (17) Rebs: Maluach (9) Asts: Knueppel (3)		Pts: Lubin (20) Rebs: Lubin (10) Asts: Cadeau (5)

Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC Referees: Bert Smith Lee Cassell AJ Desai

ESPN

March 14 9:30 p.m.

Recap

No. 2 Louisville 76, No. 3 Clemson 73
Scoring by half: 33–28, 43–45
Pts: Edwards Jr. (21) Rebs: Hadley (9) Asts: Hepburn (5)		Pts: C. Hunter (23) Rebs: Schieffelin (12) Asts: Zackery (3)

Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC Attendance: 18,116 Referees: Ted Valentine Tony Henderson Tommy Morrissey

Final

ESPN

March 15 8:30 p.m.

Report

No. 1 Duke 73, No. 2 Louisville 62
Scoring by half: 33–38, 40–24
Pts: Proctor (19) Rebs: Maluach (10) Asts: Foster, Knueppel (3)		Pts: Edwards Jr. (29) Rebs: Edwards Jr., Rooths (6) Asts: Hadley, Hepburn (3)

Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC Attendance: 15,322 Referees: Roger Ayers Ron Groover Clarence Armstrong

Awards and honors

2025 ACC Men's Basketball All-Tournament Teams[9]
First Team	Second Team
Terrence Edwards Jr. – Louisville Chucky Hepburn – Louisville Kon Knueppel – Duke Khaman Maluach – Duke Andrej Stojaković – California	Chase Hunter – Clemson Ven-Allen Lubin – North Carolina Duncan Powell – Georgia Tech Tyrese Proctor – Duke Ian Schieffelin – Clemson

MVP in bold

See Also

• 2025 ACC women's basketball tournament

References

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