2020 America East Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2020 America East Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the America East Conference, which was held on March 7, 10, and canceled before its scheduled conclusion on March 14, 2020. All tournament games were played on home arenas of the higher-seeded school. The winner would have received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, which itself was also cancelled to help curtail the spread of COVID-19.

2020 America East Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201920
Teams8
SiteCampus sites
TelevisionESPN+
ESPN2
2019–20 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Vermont142 .875  267  .788
Stony Brook106 .625  2013  .606
Hartford97 .563  1815  .545
UMBC88 .500  1617  .485
New Hampshire88 .500  1515  .500
UMass Lowell79 .438  1319  .406
Albany79 .438  1418  .438
Maine511 .313  922  .290
Binghamton412 .250  1019  .345
As of March 11, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: The 2020 America East Tournament was cancelled prior to the championship game due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.

Seed School AEC Record Tiebreaker
1 Vermont 14–2
2 Stony Brook 10–6
3 Hartford 9–7
4 UMBC 8–8 1–1 vs Vermont
5 New Hampshire 8–8 0–2 vs Vermont
6 UMass Lowell 7–9 1–1 vs Hartford
7 Albany 7–9 0–2 vs Hartford
8 Maine 5–11
DNQ Binghamton 4–12

Schedule

Game Time Matchup Score Television Attendance
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 7
1 1:00 pm No. 5 New Hampshire at No. 4 UMBC 67–73 ESPN+
2 5:00 pm No. 6 UMass Lowell at No. 3 Hartford 75–89 1,069
3 7:00 pm No. 7 Albany at No. 2 Stony Brook 73–76 2,166
4 7:00 pm No. 8 Maine at No. 1 Vermont 50–61 3,266
Semifinals – Tuesday, March 10
5 7:00 pm No. 3 Hartford at No. 2 Stony Brook 64–58 ESPN+
6 7:00 pm No. 4 UMBC at No. 1 Vermont 74–81
Championship – Saturday, March 14
7 11:00 am No. 3 Hartford at No. 1 Vermont CANCELLED ESPN2
Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team.[1]

Bracket and results

Teams are reseeded after each round with the highest remaining seeds receiving home-court advantage.

  Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 7, 2020
ESPN3
Semifinals
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
ESPN3
Championship
Saturday, March 14, 2020
ESPN2
                           
  1 Vermont 61
8 Maine 50
1 Vermont 81  
4 UMBC 74  
4 UMBC 73
  5 New Hampshire 67
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)   1 Vermont
  3 Hartford
  2 Stony Brook 76
7 Albany 73
2 Stony Brook 58
3 Hartford 64  
3 Hartford 89
  6 UMass Lowell 75

Game summaries

Quarterfinals

ESPN+
March 7
1:00 PM
#4 UMBC 73, #5 New Hampshire 67
Scoring by half: 32-31, 41-36
Pts: Jackson (20)
Rebs: Akin (7)
Asts: Jackson (2)
Pts: Sutherlin (19)
Rebs: Sutherlin (13)
Asts: Sutherlin (5)
UMBC Event Center
Baltimore, MD
Attendance: Unknown
Referees: Mike Kitts, Robert Riley, John Floyd
ESPN+
March 7
5:00 PM
#3 Hartford 89, #6 UMass-Lowell 75
Scoring by half: 38-38, 51-37
Pts: Ellison (26)
Rebs: Carter (6)
Asts: Carter (6)
Pts: Tied (23)
Rebs: Withers (8)
Asts: Gantz (3)
Chase Arena
West Hartford, CT
Attendance: 1,069
Referees: Donnie Eppley, Brandon Cruz, Lewis Garrison
ESPN+
March 7
7:00 PM
#2 Stony Brook 76, #7 Albany 73
Scoring by half: 30-28, 46-45
Pts: Foreman (23)
Rebs: Gueye (7)
Asts: Tied (3)
Pts: Healy (28)
Rebs: Tied (6)
Asts: Clark (6)
Island FCU Arena
Stony Brook, NY
Attendance: 2,166
Referees: Kevin O'Connell, Alfred Smith, Edwin Young
ESPN+
March 7
7:00 PM
#1 Vermont 61, #8 Maine 50
Scoring by half: 35-26, 26-24
Pts: Tied (19)
Rebs: Davis (8)
Asts: Duncan (4)
Pts: Prijovic (18)
Rebs: Ingo (14)
Asts: El Darwich (7)
Patrick Gymnasium
Burlington, VT
Attendance: 3,266
Referees: Bill McCarthy, Andy O'Brien, Michael Palau

Semifinals

ESPN+
March 10
7:00 PM
#2 Stony Brook 58, #3 Hartford 64
Scoring by half: 19-31, 33-39
Pts: Olaniyi (19)
Rebs: Olaniyi (9)
Asts: Gueye (4)
Pts: Marks (17)
Rebs: Flowers (7)
Asts: Carter (7)
Island FCU Arena
Stony Brook, NY
Attendance: 1,861
Referees: Larry Scirotto, Robert Riley, Bill McCarthy
ESPN+
March 10
7:00 PM
#1 Vermont 81, #4 UMBC 74
Scoring by half: 39-34, 42-40
Pts: Duncan (26)
Rebs: Smith (8)
Asts: Tied (3)
Pts: Eytle-Rock (31)
Rebs: Horvath (8)
Asts: Jackson (5)
Patrick Gymnasium
Burlington, VT
Attendance: 3,266
Referees: John Garbinski, Courtney Green, Edwin Young

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