2020 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament

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2020 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2019–20
Teams11
SiteCampus sites
(first round)
Dedmon Center
(quarterfinals and semifinals)
Winthrop Coliseum
(championship)
ChampionsWinthrop (12th title)
Winning coachPat Kelsey (2nd title)
MVPHunter Hale (Winthrop)
TelevisionESPN3, ESPN+, ESPN
← 2019
2021 →
2019–20 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Radford 15 – 3   .833 21 – 11   .656
Winthrop† 15 – 3   .833 24 – 10   .706
Gardner–Webb 11 – 7   .611 16 – 16   .500
Longwood 9 – 9   .500 14 – 18   .438
Hampton 8 – 10   .444 15 – 19   .441
UNC Asheville 8 – 10   .444 15 – 16   .484
USC Upstate 7 – 11   .389 13 – 20   .394
Charleston Southern 7 – 11   .389 14 – 18   .438
Presbyterian 7 – 11   .389 10 – 22   .313
High Point 6 – 12   .333 9 – 23   .281
Campbell 6 – 12   .333 15 – 16   .484
† 2020 Big South tournament winner


The 2020 Big South men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament that ended the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season of the Big South Conference. It was held from March 3 through March 8, 2020 at various campus sites. The Winthrop Eagles received the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament after defeating Hampton 76–68 in the championship game.

Sites

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The first round was played at campus sites at the home of the higher seed. The quarterfinals and semifinals were played at the home of regular-season champion and No. 1 seed. The championship game was held at the home of the highest remaining seed after the semifinals.

Seeds

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All 11 conference teams are eligible for the tournament. The top five teams receive a first-round bye. Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

The tiebreakers operate in the following order:

  1. Head-to-head record.
  2. Record against the top-ranked conference team not involved in the tie, going down the standings until the tie is broken. For this purpose, teams with the same conference record are considered collectively. If two teams were unbeaten or winless against an opponent but did not play the same number of games against that opponent, the tie is not considered broken.
Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker 1 Tiebreaker 2
1 Radford 15–3 1–1 vs. Winthrop 1–1 vs. Gardner–Webb
3–1 vs. Hampton/UNC Asheville
2 Winthrop 15–3 1–1 vs. Radford 1–1 vs. Gardner–Webb
2–1 vs. Hampton/UNC Asheville
3 Gardner–Webb 11–7
4 Longwood 9–9
5 Hampton 8–10 2–0 vs. UNC Asheville
6 UNC Asheville 8–10 0–2 vs. Hampton
7 USC Upstate 7–11 2–1 vs. Charleston Southern/Presbyterian
8 Charleston Southern 7–11 2–2 vs. USC Upstate/Presbyterian
9 Presbyterian 7–11 1–2 vs. USC Upstate/Charleston Southern
10 High Point 6−12 1–0 vs. Campbell
11 Campbell 6−12 0–1 vs. High Point

Schedule

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Game Time* Matchup No. Score Television
First round - Tuesday, March 3
Campus sites
1 7:00 pm No. 10 High Point at No. 7 USC Upstate 59–69 ESPN3
2 7:00 pm No. 11 Campbell at No. 6 UNC Asheville 68–72
3 7:00 pm No. 9 Presbyterian at No. 8 Charleston Southern 64–81
Quarterfinals - Thursday, March 5
at Dedmon Center; Radford, VA
4 12:00 pm No. 7 USC Upstate vs. No. 2 Winthrop 70-106 ESPN3
5 2:00 pm No. 6 UNC Asheville vs. No. 3 Gardner–Webb 62–72
6 6:00 pm No. 8 Charleston Southern vs. No. 1 Radford 48–62
7 8:00 pm No. 5 Hampton vs. No. 4 Longwood 78–53
Semifinals - Friday, March 6
at Dedmon Center; Radford, VA
8 6:00 pm No. 2 Winthrop vs. No. 3 Gardner–Webb 78-66 ESPN+
9 8:00 pm No. 1 Radford vs. No. 5 Hampton 78–86
Championship - Sunday, March 8
at Winthrop Coliseum; Rock Hill, SC
10 1:00 pm No. 5 Hampton vs. No. 2 Winthrop 68–76 ESPN
*Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding.[1]

Bracket

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First round
Tuesday, March 3
ESPN3 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 5
ESPN3 		Semifinals
Friday, March 6
ESPN+ 		Championship
Sunday, March 8
ESPN
            
1 Radford 62
8 Charleston Southern 48
8 Charleston Southern 81
9 Presbyterian 64
1 Radford 78
5 Hampton 86
4 Longwood 53
5 Hampton 78
5 Hampton 68
2 Winthrop 76
2 Winthrop 106
7 USC Upstate 70
7 USC Upstate 69
10 High Point 59
2 Winthrop 78
3 Gardner–Webb 66
3 Gardner–Webb 72
6 UNC Asheville 62
6 UNC Asheville 72
11 Campbell 68

References

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  1. ^ "Big South Conference - 2019 MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP". bigsouthsports.com.
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