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2020 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

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2020 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2019–20
Teams14
SiteBarclays Center
Brooklyn, New York
Attendance2,461
TelevisionESPN+, NBCSN, CBSSN, CBS
← 2019
2021 →
2019–20 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Dayton 18 0   1.000 29 2   .935
Richmond 14 4   .778 24 7   .774
Rhode Island 13 5   .722 21 9   .700
Saint Louis 12 6   .667 23 8   .742
St. Bonaventure 11 7   .611 19 12   .613
Duquesne 11 7   .611 21 9   .700
Davidson 10 8   .556 16 14   .533
Massachusetts 8 10   .444 14 17   .452
VCU 8 10   .444 18 13   .581
La Salle 6 12   .333 15 15   .500
George Washington 6 12   .333 12 20   .375
George Mason 5 13   .278 17 15   .531
Saint Joseph's 2 16   .111 6 26   .188
Fordham 2 16   .111 9 22   .290
Note: The 2020 A-10 tournament was canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Atlantic 10 Conference's 2019–20 season. It was scheduled to be held from March 11, through March 15, 2020, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.[1]

On March 12, 2020, the remainder of the Atlantic 10 Tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Seeds

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All 14 A-10 schools were slated to participate in the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top 10 teams received a first-round bye and the top four teams received a double bye, automatically advancing them to the quarterfinals.[2][3]

Seed School Record Tiebreaker
1 Dayton 18–0
2 Richmond 14–4
3 Rhode Island 13–5
4 Saint Louis 12–6
5 St. Bonaventure 11–7 1–1 vs. Duquesne, 1–0 vs. Richmond
6 Duquesne 11–7 1–1 vs. St. Bonaventure, 0–1 vs. Richmond
7 Davidson 10–8
8 Massachusetts 8–10 1–0 vs. VCU
9 VCU 8–10 0–1 vs. UMass
10 La Salle 6–12 1–0 vs. George Washington
11 George Washington 6–12 0–1 vs. La Salle
12 George Mason 5–13
13 Saint Joseph's 2–16 1–0 vs. Fordham
14 Fordham 2–16 0–1 vs. Saint Joseph's

Schedule

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Session Game Time Matchup Score Television Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 11
1 1 1:00 pm No. 12 George Mason vs No. 13 Saint Joseph's 77–70 ESPN+ 2,461
2 3:30 pm No. 11 George Washington vs No. 14 Fordham 52–72
Second round – Thursday, March 12
2 3 12:00 pm No. 8 Massachusetts vs No. 9 VCU cancelled NBCSN N/A
4 2:30 pm No. 5 St. Bonaventure vs No. 12 George Mason
3 5 6:00 pm No. 7 Davidson vs No. 10 La Salle N/A
6 8:30 pm No. 6 Duquesne vs No. 14 Fordham
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 13
4 7 12:00 pm No. 1 Dayton vs Winner of game 3 cancelled NBCSN N/A
8 2:30 pm No. 4 Saint Louis vs Winner of game 4
5 9 6:00 pm No. 2 Richmond vs Winner of game 5 N/A
10 8:30 pm No. 3 Rhode Island vs Winner of game 6
Semifinals – Saturday, March 14
6 11 1:00 pm Winner of game 7 vs Winner of game 8 cancelled CBSSN N/A
12 3:30 pm Winner of game 9 vs Winner of game 10
Championship – Sunday, March 15
7 13 1:00 pm Winner of game 11 vs Winner of game 12 cancelled CBS N/A

*Game times in Eastern Time.

Bracket

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First round
Wednesday, March 11
ESPN+
Second round
Thursday, March 12
NBCSN
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 13
NBCSN
Semifinals
Saturday, March 14
CBSSN
Championship
Sunday, March 15
CBS
1#3 Dayton
8UMass 
9VCU 
 
4Saint Louis
5St. Bonaventure 
12George Mason7712George Mason 
13Saint Joseph's70 
2Richmond
7Davidson 
10La Salle 
 
3Rhode Island
6Duquesne 
11George Washington5214Fordham
14Fordham72

* denotes overtime period

Game summaries

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First round

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ESPN+
March 11
1:00 PM
#12 George Mason 77, #13 Saint Joseph's 70
Scoring by half: 38-27, 39-43
Pts: Wilson (24)
Rebs: Tied (9)
Asts: Johnson (4)
Pts: Daly (28)
Rebs: Freeman (7)
Asts: Tied (3)
Barclays Center
Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 2,461
Referees: Justin Porterfield, Les Jones, Wally Rutecki
ESPN+
March 11
3:00 PM
#11 George Washington 52, #14 Fordham 72
Scoring by half: 17-32, 35-40
Pts: Potter (24)
Rebs: Paar (8)
Asts: Walker Jr (4)
Pts: Cobb (15)
Rebs: Soriano (12)
Asts: Tied (3)
Barclays Center
Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 2,461
Referees: Jeff Pon, Tommy Morrissey, Sean Hull

References

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  1. ^ "2020 #A10MBB Championship Central". Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "Dayton Claims Top Seed for 2020 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Championship". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. March 7, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball Tiebreakers". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. February 21, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2020.