2020 MAAC men's basketball tournament

2020 MAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2019–20
Teams11
SiteJim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, New Jersey
TelevisionESPNews, ESPNU, ESPN3
← 2019
2021 →
2019–20 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Siena 15 – 5   .750 20 – 10   .667
Saint Peter's 14 – 6   .700 18 – 12   .600
Rider 12 – 8   .600 18 – 12   .600
Monmouth 12 – 8   .600 18 – 13   .581
Quinnipiac 10 – 10   .500 15 – 15   .500
Niagara 9 – 11   .450 12 – 20   .375
Iona 9 – 11   .450 12 – 16   .429
Fairfield 8 – 12   .400 12 – 20   .375
Manhattan 8 – 12   .400 13 – 17   .433
Canisius 7 – 13   .350 12 – 20   .375
Marist 6 – 14   .300 7 – 23   .233
Note: The 2020 MAAC tournament was canceled during the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


The 2020 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, played at the Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey for the first time in MAAC history.[1] The tournament was cancelled on March 12, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Already underway at the time of the announcement, the tournament was stalled in the midst of the quarterfinals, with Siena and St. Peter's having already qualified for the semifinals. This would have given the Saints their first NCAA Tournament Bid since 2010, when they won three straight MAAC Tournaments. However, the NCAA cancelled the tournament later in the day.[2]

The defending champions were the Iona Gaels.

Seeds

All 11 teams in the conference participate in the Tournament. The top five teams received byes to the quarterfinals. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker 1 Tiebreaker 2
1 Siena 15–5
2 Saint Peter's 14–6
3 Rider 12–8 1–1 vs. Monmouth 1–1 vs. Siena
4 Monmouth 12–8 1–1 vs. Rider 0–2 vs. Siena
5 Quinnipiac 10–10
6 Niagara 9–11 2–0 vs. Iona
7 Iona 9–11 0–2 vs. Niagara
8 Fairfield 8–12 2–0 vs. Manhattan
9 Manhattan 8–12 0–2 vs. Fairfield
10 Canisius 7–13
11 Marist 6–14

Schedule

[3]

Session Game Time* Matchup Score Attendance Television
First Round – Tuesday, March 10
1 1 5:00 pm No. 8 Fairfield vs. No. 9 Manhattan 43–61 878 ESPN3
2 7:00 pm No. 7 Iona vs. No. 10 Canisius 70–60
3 9:00 pm No. 6 Niagara vs. No. 11 Marist 56–54
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 11
2 4 7:00 pm No. 1 Siena vs. No. 9 Manhattan 63–49 ESPN3
5 9:30 pm No. 2 Saint Peter's vs. No. 7 Iona 56–54
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12
3 6 7:00 pm No. 3 Rider vs. No. 6 Niagara ESPN3
7 9:30 pm No. 4 Monmouth vs. No. 5 Quinnipiac
Semifinals – Friday, March 13
4 8 6:00 pm No. 1 Siena vs. Game 7 Winner ESPNews
9 8:30 pm No. 2 Saint Peter's vs. Game 6 Winner
Championship – Saturday, March 14
5 10 4:00 pm Game 8 Winner vs. Game 9 Winner ESPNU
*Game times in ET. ()-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

First round
Tuesday, March 10
ESPN3 		Quarterfinals
Wednesday/Thursday, March 11/12
ESPN3 		Semifinals
Friday, March 13
ESPNews 		Championship
Saturday, March 14
ESPNU
            
1 Siena 63
9 Manhattan 49
8 Fairfield 43
9 Manhattan 61
1 Siena
 
4 Monmouth
5 Quinnipiac
   
 
2 Saint Peter’s 56
7 Iona 54
7 Iona 70
10 Canisius 60
2 Saint Peter's
 
3 Rider
6 Niagara
6 Niagara 56
11 Marist 54

* denotes number of overtimes

Game summaries

First round

ESPN3
March 10, 2020
5:00 pm
No. 8 Fairfield 43, No. 9 Manhattan 61
Scoring by half: 19–19, 24–42
Pts: Benning – 10
Rebs: Methnani – 6
Asts: Maidoh & Benning – 2
Benning – 5 reb		 Pts: Paulicap – 18
Rebs: Paulicap – 12
Asts: Stewart – 6
Stewart – 11 pts
Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, NJ
Attendance: 878
Referees: Ron Tyburski, Andy O'Brien, Matt Palumb
ESPN3
March 10, 2020
7:30 pm
No. 7 Iona 70, No. 10 Canisius 60
Scoring by half: 36–32, 34–28
Pts: Crawford – 25
Rebs: Crawford & Agee – 7
Asts: Washington – 3
Washington – 24 pts, 6 reb		 Pts: Brown – 16
Rebs: Brown – 9
Asts: Johnson – 6
Johnson – 13 pts, 4 reb
Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, NJ
Attendance: 878
Referees: Mike Kitts, John Floyd, Adam Vandenburgh
ESPN3
March 10, 2020
10:15 pm
No. 6 Niagara 56, No. 11 Marist 54
Scoring by half: 31–30, 25–24
Pts: Hammond – 20
Rebs: Brown – 7
Asts: Brown – 4
Solomon – 14 pts, 3 stl		 Pts: Jones & Saint-Furcy – 11
Rebs: Cubbage – 9
Asts: Cubbage – 6
Cubbaged – 10 pts
Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, NJ
Attendance: 878
Referees: Kevin O'Connell, Kevin Ferguson, King Whetstone

Quarterfinals

ESPN3
March 11, 2020
7:00 pm
No. 1 Siena 63, No. 9 Manhattan 49
Scoring by half: 34–25, 29–24
Pts: Camper – 15
Rebs: Camper – 9
Asts: Pickett – 7
Friday IV – 12 pts, 6 reb		 Pts: Paulicap – 12
Rebs: Paulicap – 12
Asts: Buchanan – 3
Hinckson – 9 pts, 6 reb
Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, NJ
Attendance: 1,234
Referees: Andy O'Brien, Michael Palau, Mike Kitts, Jr.
ESPN3
March 11, 2020
9:30 pm
No. 2 Saint Peter's 56, No. 7 Iona 54
Scoring by half: 22–18, 34–36
Pts: Taylor – 13
Rebs: Taylor – 11
Asts: Ndefo – 2
Estrada – 11 pts, 2 stl		 Pts: Agee – 20
Rebs: Washington – 10
Asts: Perez – 3
Washington – 16 pts, 3 stl
Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, NJ
Referees: Ron Tyburski, Edwin Young, Jason Mirabito

See also

References

  1. ^ "2020 MAAC Men's & Women's Basketball Championships". Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "NCAA tournaments canceled over coronavirus". March 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament Championship Schedule". MAAC Sports. Retrieved February 23, 2020.