2012 ACC men's basketball tournament

2012 ACC men's basketball tournament
2012 ACC Tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2011–12
Teams12
SitePhilips Arena
Atlanta, Georgia
ChampionsFlorida State (1st title)
Winning coachLeonard Hamilton (1st title)
MVPMichael Snaer (Florida State)
TelevisionESPN/ACC Network
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The 2012 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament, part of the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place from March 8 to 11 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta. The Florida State Seminoles gave the state of Florida its first-ever ACC tournament win, capturing their first ACC championship in their 21st season in the league.

Seeding

2011–12 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 North Carolina 14 – 2   .875 32 – 6   .842
No. 14 Duke 13 – 3   .813 27 – 7   .794
No. 15 Florida State† 12 – 4   .750 25 – 10   .714
Virginia 9 – 7   .563 22 – 10   .688
No. 20 NC State 9 – 7   .563 24 – 13   .649
Miami (FL) 9 – 7   .563 20 – 13   .606
Clemson 8 – 8   .500 16 – 15   .516
Maryland 6 – 10   .375 17 – 15   .531
Virginia Tech 4 – 12   .250 16 – 17   .485
Wake Forest 4 – 12   .250 13 – 18   .419
Georgia Tech 4 – 12   .250 11 – 20   .355
Boston College 4 – 12   .250 9 – 22   .290
† 2012 ACC tournament winner
As of April 3, 2012
Rankings from Coaches Poll

Teams are seeded based on the final regular season standings, with ties broken under an ACC policy.[1]

2012 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
1†‡ North Carolina 14–2 27–4
2† Duke 13–3 26–5
3† Florida State 12–4 21–9
4† Virginia 9–7 22–8 2–0 vs NC State and Miami
5 NC State 9–7 20–11 2–1 vs Virginia and Miami
6 Miami 9–7 18–11 0–3 vs Virginia and NC State
7 Clemson 8–8 16–14
8 Maryland 6–10 16–14
9 Wake Forest 4–12 13–17 4–1 vs VT, GT, and BC
10 Virginia Tech 4–12 15–16 2–2 vs WF, GT, and BC
11 Georgia Tech 4–12 12–18 2–3 vs WF, VT, and BC
12 Boston College 4–12 9–21 2–4 vs WF, VT, and GT
‡ – ACC regular season champions.
† – Received a bye in the conference tournament.
Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First round – Thursday, March 8
1 1 Noon #8 Maryland vs. No. 9 Wake Forest ESPNU/ACC Network 19,520
2 2:00 pm #5 NC State vs. No. 12 Boston College ESPNU/ACC Network 19,520
2 3 7:00 pm #7 Clemson vs. #10 Virginia Tech ESPNU/ACC Network 19,520
4 9:00 pm #6 Miami vs. No. 11 Georgia Tech ESPNU/ACC Network 19,520
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 9
3 5 Noon #1 North Carolina vs. No. 8 Maryland ESPN2/ACC Network 19,520
6 2:00 pm #4 Virginia vs. #5 NC State ESPN2/ACC Network 19,520
4 7 7:00 pm #2 Duke vs. No. 10 Virginia Tech ESPN2/ACC Network 19,520
8 9:00 pm #3 Florida State vs. No. 6 Miami ESPN2/ACC Network 19,520
Semifinals – Saturday, March 10
5 9 1:00 pm #1 North Carolina vs. No. 5 NC State ESPN/ACC Network 19,520
10 3:00 pm #2 Duke vs. #3 Florida State ESPN/ACC Network 19,520
Championship Game – Sunday, March 11
6 11 1:00 pm #1 North Carolina vs. #3 Florida State ESPN/ACC Network 19,520
*Game Times in ET[1]. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

First round
Thursday, March 8, 2012
ESPNU/ACC Network 		Quarterfinals
Friday, March 9, 2012
ESPN2/ACC Network 		Semifinals
Saturday, March 10, 2012
ESPN/ACC Network 		Championship Game
Sunday, March 11, 2012
ESPN/ACC Network
            
1 #4 North Carolina 85
8 Maryland 69
8 Maryland 82
9 Wake Forest 60
1 #4 North Carolina 69
5 NC State 67
4 Virginia 64
5 NC State 67
5 NC State 78
12 Boston College 57
1 #4 North Carolina 82
3 #17 Florida State 85
2 #6 Duke 60
10 Virginia Tech 56
7 Clemson 63
10 Virginia Tech 68
2 #6 Duke 59
3 #17 Florida State 62
3 #17 Florida State 82
6 Miami 71
6 Miami 54
11 Georgia Tech 36

AP Rankings at time of tournament

Game summaries

ESPNU
ACC Network
Mar 8
12:00 pm
Maryland Terrapins 82, Wake Forest Demon Deacons 60
Scoring by half: 36–31, 46–29
Pts: Terrell Stoglin 25
Rebs: Terrell Stoglin 7
Asts: 2 tied with 4		 Pts: Travis McKie 22
Rebs: Travis McKie 8
Asts: Nikita Mescheriakov 4
Philips Arena
Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 19,520
Referees: Jamie Luckie, Mike Eades, Bernard Clinton[2]
ESPNU
ACC Network
Mar 8
2:30 pm
North Carolina State Wolfpack 78, Boston College Eagles 57
Scoring by half: 37–24, 41–33
Pts: Scott Wood 22
Rebs: Richard Howell 12
Asts: Richard Howell 4		 Pts: Ryan Anderson 22
Rebs: Ryan Anderson 12
Asts: Lonnie Jackson 5
Philips Arena
Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 19,520
Referees: Les Jones, Brian Dorsey, Sean Hull[3]
ESPNU
ACC Network
Mar 8
7:00 pm
Clemson Tigers 63, Virginia Tech Hokies 68
Scoring by half: 35–30, 28–38
Pts: Devin Coleman 15
Rebs: Devin Booker 8
Asts: Tanner Smith 6		 Pts: Erick Green 24
Rebs: Dorian Finney-Smith 8
Asts: 2 tied with 4
Philips Arena
Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 19,520
Referees: Roger Ayers, Bryan Kersey, Sean Corbin[4]
ESPNU
ACC Network
Mar 8
9:30 pm
Miami Hurricanes 54, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 36
Scoring by half: 19–20, 35–16
Pts: Shane Larkin 12
Rebs: Reggie Johnson 9
Asts: Shane Larkin 3		 Pts: Mfon Udofia 13
Rebs: Daniel Miller 10
Asts: Daniel Miller 2
Philips Arena
Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 19,520
Referees: Ray Natili, Brad Nestor, Raymie Styons[5]
ESPN2
ACC Network
Mar 9
12:00 pm
#4 North Carolina Tar Heels 85, Maryland Terrapins 69
Scoring by half: 36–26, 49–43
Pts: 2 tied with 15
Rebs: James Michael McAdoo 8
Asts: Kendall Marshall 12		 Pts: Terrell Stoglin 30
Rebs: Sean Mosley 6
Asts: Mychal Parker 3
Philips Arena
Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 19,520
Referees: Roger Ayers, Ray Natili, Sean Hull[6]
ESPN2
ACC Network
Mar 9
2:30 pm
Virginia Cavaliers 64, North Carolina State Wolfpack 67
Scoring by half: 33–36, 31–31
Pts: Mike Scott 23
Rebs: Akil Mitchell 12
Asts: Jontel Evans 4		 Pts: C. J. Leslie 19
Rebs: C. J. Leslie 14
Asts: Lorenzo Brown 8
Philips Arena
Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 19,520
Referees: Bryan Kersey, Tim Nestor, Brian Dorsey[7]
ESPN2
ACC Network
Mar 9
7:00 pm
#6 Duke Blue Devils 60, Virginia Tech Hokies 56
Scoring by half: 31–26, 29–30
Pts: Austin Rivers 17
Rebs: Mason Plumlee 10
Asts: Seth Curry 5		 Pts: Erick Green 16
Rebs: Dorian Finney-Smith 12
Asts: 3 tied with 2
Philips Arena
Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 19,520
Referees: Jamie Luckie, Bernard Clinton, Mike Eades[8]
ESPN2
ACC Network
Mar 9
9:30 pm
#17 Florida State Seminoles 82, Miami Hurricanes 71
Scoring by half: 36–27, 46–44
Pts: Michael Snaer 20
Rebs: Bernard James 7
Asts: Luke Loucks 5		 Pts: Malcolm Grant 19
Rebs: Reggie Johnson 10
Asts: Shane Larkin 5
Philips Arena
Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 19,520
Referees: Les Jones, Sean Corbin, Tim Kelly[9]
ESPN
ACC Network
Mar 10
1:00 pm
#4 North Carolina Tar Heels 69, North Carolina State Wolfpack 67
Scoring by half: 31–34, 38–33
Pts: Tyler Zeller 23
Rebs: Tyler Zeller 9
Asts: Kendall Marshall 10		 Pts: C. J. Leslie 22
Rebs: Richard Howell 12
Asts: Lorenzo Brown 6
Philips Arena
Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 19,520
Referees: Ray Natili, Tim Nestor, Brian Dorsey[10]
ESPN
ACC Network
Mar 10
3:30 pm
#6 Duke Blue Devils 59, #17 Florida State Seminoles 62
Scoring by half: 31–33, 28–29
Pts: Austin Rivers 17
Rebs: Miles Plumlee 11
Asts: Seth Curry 2		 Pts: Michael Snaer 16
Rebs: Bernard James 7
Asts: Michael Snaer 6
Philips Arena
Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 19,520
Referees: Mike Eades, Jamie Luckie, Sean Corbin[11]
ESPN
ACC Network
Mar 11
1:00 pm
#4 North Carolina Tar Heels 82, #17 Florida State Seminoles 85
Scoring by half: 40–49, 42–36
Pts: Harrison Barnes 21
Rebs: Tyler Zeller 12
Asts: Kendall Marshall 9		 Pts: Michael Snaer 18
Rebs: 2 tied with 6
Asts: Luke Loucks 13
FSU 1st ever ACC Bball Championship
Philips Arena
Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 19,520
Referees: Les Jones, Roger Ayers, Bryan Kersey[12]

References

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