2020 MAAC men's basketball tournament
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{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament
| Year = 2020
| Conference = MAAC
| Division = I
| Gender = Men's
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| Teams = 11
| Arena = Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
| City = Atlantic City, New Jersey
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| Television = ESPNews, ESPNU, ESPN3
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{{2019–20 MAAC men's basketball standings}}
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.{{Cite news|url=https://maacsports.com/tournaments/?id=1577&path=mbkb|title=2020 MAAC Men's & Women's Basketball Championships|access-date=2020-02-23}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28893285/ncaa-tournaments-canceled-coronavirus|title=NCAA tournaments canceled over coronavirus|date=12 March 2020}}
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.
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Seed !School !Conference !Tiebreaker 1 !Tiebreaker 2 |
| 1
|align=left|Siena |15–5 | | |
| 2
|align=left|Saint Peter's |14–6 | | |
| 3
|align=left|Rider |12–8 |align=left|1–1 vs. Monmouth |align=left|1–1 vs. Siena |
| 4
|align=left|Monmouth |12–8 |align=left|1–1 vs. Rider |align=left|0–2 vs. Siena |
| 5
|align=left|Quinnipiac |10–10 | | |
| 6
|align=left|Niagara |9–11 |align=left|2–0 vs. Iona | |
| 7
|align=left|Iona |9–11 |align=left|0–2 vs. Niagara | |
| 8
|align=left|Fairfield |8–12 |align=left|2–0 vs. Manhattan | |
| 9
|align=left|Manhattan |8–12 |align=left|0–2 vs. Fairfield | |
| 10
|align=left|Canisius |7–13 | | |
| 11
|align=left|Marist |6–14 | | |
Schedule
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!Session !Game !Time* !Matchup !Score !Attendance !Television |
| colspan="8" | First Round – Tuesday, March 10 |
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|1 |5:00 pm |No. 8 Fairfield vs. No. 9 Manhattan |43–61 |rowspan=3|878 |rowspan=3|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 |
| colspan="8" | Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 11 |
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|4 |7:00 pm |No. 1 Siena vs. No. 9 Manhattan |63–49 |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|ESPN3 |
| 5
|9:30 pm |No. 2 Saint Peter's vs. No. 7 Iona |56–54 |
| colspan="8" | Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12 |
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|6 |7:00 pm |No. 3 Rider vs. No. 6 Niagara | |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|ESPN3 |
| 7
|9:30 pm |No. 4 Monmouth vs. No. 5 Quinnipiac | |
| colspan="8" | Semifinals – Friday, March 13 |
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|8 |6:00 pm |No. 1 Siena vs. Game 7 Winner | |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|ESPNews |
| 9
|8:30 pm |No. 2 Saint Peter's vs. Game 6 Winner | |
| colspan="8" | Championship – Saturday, March 14 |
| 5
|10 |4:00 pm |Game 8 Winner vs. Game 9 Winner | | |
| colspan="7" | *Game times in ET. ()-Rankings denote tournament seeding. |
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Bracket
{{4RoundBracket-Byes
| RD1=First round
Tuesday, March 10
ESPN3
| RD2=Quarterfinals
Wednesday/Thursday, March 11/12
ESPN3
| RD3=Semifinals
Friday, March 13
ESPNews
| RD4=Championship
Saturday, March 14
ESPNU
| RD1-seed03=8
| RD1-team03=Fairfield
| RD1-score03=43
| RD1-seed04=9
| RD1-team04=Manhattan
| RD1-score04=61
| RD1-seed11=7
| RD1-team11=Iona
| RD1-score11=70
| RD1-seed12=10
| RD1-team12=Canisius
| RD1-score12=60
| RD1-seed15=6
| RD1-team15=Niagara
| RD1-score15=56
| RD1-seed16=11
| RD1-team16=Marist
| RD1-score16=54
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01=Siena
| RD2-score01=63
| RD2-seed02=9
| RD2-team02=Manhattan
| RD2-score02=49
| RD2-seed03=4
| RD2-team03=Monmouth
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| RD2-seed04=5
| RD2-team04=Quinnipiac
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| RD2-seed05=2
| RD2-team05=Saint Peter’s
| RD2-score05=56
| RD2-seed06=7
| RD2-team06=Iona
| RD2-score06=54
| RD2-seed07=3
| RD2-team07=Rider
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| RD2-seed08=6
| RD2-team08=Niagara
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| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team01=Siena
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* denotes number of overtimes
Game summaries
=First round=
{{basketballbox
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| date = March 10, 2020
| time = 5:00{{nbsp}}pm
| report = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401211030 Recap]
| team1 = No. 8 Fairfield
| score1 = 43
| team2 = No. 9 Manhattan
| score2 = 61
| overtime =
| H1 = 19–19
| H2 = 24–42
| OT =
| points1 = Benning – 10
| rebounds1 = Methnani – 6
| assist1 = Maidoh & Benning – 2
| otherstat1 = Benning – 5 reb
| points2 = Paulicap – 18
| rebounds2 = Paulicap – 12
| assist2 = Stewart – 6
| otherstat2 = Stewart – 11 pts
| place = Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, NJ
| attendance = 878
| referee = Ron Tyburski, Andy O'Brien, Matt Palumb
| TV = ESPN3
}}
{{basketballbox
| bg = #e3e3e3
| date = March 10, 2020
| time = 7:30{{nbsp}}pm
| report = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401211031 Recap]
| team1 = No. 7 Iona
| score1 = 70
| team2 = No. 10 Canisius
| score2 = 60
| overtime =
| H1 = 36–32
| H2 = 34–28
| OT =
| points1 = Crawford – 25
| rebounds1 = Crawford & Agee – 7
| assist1 = Washington – 3
| otherstat1 = Washington – 24 pts, 6 reb
| points2 = Brown – 16
| rebounds2 = Brown – 9
| assist2 = Johnson – 6
| otherstat2 = Johnson – 13 pts, 4 reb
| place = Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, NJ
| attendance = 878
| referee = Mike Kitts, John Floyd, Adam Vandenburgh
| TV = ESPN3
}}
{{basketballbox
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| date = March 10, 2020
| time = 10:15{{nbsp}}pm
| report = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401211032 Recap]
| team1 = No. 6 Niagara
| score1 = 56
| team2 = No. 11 Marist
| score2 = 54
| overtime =
| H1 = 31–30
| H2 = 25–24
| OT =
| points1 = Hammond – 20
| rebounds1 = Brown – 7
| assist1 = Brown – 4
| otherstat1 = Solomon – 14 pts, 3 stl
| points2 = Jones & Saint-Furcy – 11
| rebounds2 = Cubbage – 9
| assist2 = Cubbage – 6
| otherstat2 = Cubbaged – 10 pts
| place = Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, NJ
| attendance = 878
| referee = Kevin O'Connell, Kevin Ferguson, King Whetstone
| TV = ESPN3
}}
=Quarterfinals=
{{basketballbox
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| date = March 11, 2020
| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm
| report = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401211033 Recap]
| team1 = No. 1 Siena
| score1 = 63
| team2 = No. 9 Manhattan
| score2 = 49
| overtime =
| H1 = 34–25
| H2 = 29–24
| OT =
| points1 = Camper – 15
| rebounds1 = Camper – 9
| assist1 = Pickett – 7
| otherstat1 = Friday IV – 12 pts, 6 reb
| points2 = Paulicap – 12
| rebounds2 = Paulicap – 12
| assist2 = Buchanan – 3
| otherstat2 = Hinckson – 9 pts, 6 reb
| place = Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, NJ
| attendance = 1,234
| referee = Andy O'Brien, Michael Palau, Mike Kitts, Jr.
| TV = ESPN3
}}
{{basketballbox
| bg = #ffdead
| date = March 11, 2020
| time = 9:30{{nbsp}}pm
| report = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401211034 Recap]
| team1 = No. 2 Saint Peter's
| score1 = 56
| team2 = No. 7 Iona
| score2 = 54
| overtime =
| H1 = 22–18
| H2 = 34–36
| OT =
| points1 = Taylor – 13
| rebounds1 = Taylor – 11
| assist1 = Ndefo – 2
| otherstat1 = Estrada – 11 pts, 2 stl
| points2 = Agee – 20
| rebounds2 = Washington – 10
| assist2 = Perez – 3
| otherstat2 = Washington – 16 pts, 3 stl
| place = Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, NJ
| attendance =
| referee = Ron Tyburski, Edwin Young, Jason Mirabito
| TV = ESPN3
}}
See also
References
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