2021 America East men's basketball tournament

The 2021 America East Men's Basketball Conference tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the America East Conference that began February 27, 2021 and ended March 13, 2021. Starting in the semifinals, all tournament games were played on the home arenas of the higher-seeded school. In Pod Play and the Quarterfinals, games were played at either New Hampshire or Hartford. The winner received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[1][2]

2021 America East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season202021
Teams9
SiteCampus sites
ChampionsHartford (1st title)
Winning coachJohn Gallagher (1st title)
MVPAustin Williams (Hartford)
TelevisionESPN+
ESPN2
2020–21 America East Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UMBC104 .714146  .700
Vermont104 .714105  .667
New Hampshire96 .600109  .526
Hartford86 .571159  .625
Albany66 .50079  .438
UMass Lowell78 .4671112  .478
Stony Brook79 .438914  .391
NJIT610 .375712  .368
Binghamton410 .286414  .222
Maine26 .25027  .222
Maine suspended its season on February 13, 2021
2021 AmEast Tournament winner

Seeds

All of the teams, except for Maine, in the conference standings qualified for the tournament. Maine cancelled their season after going 2–7, so they did not compete in the conference tournament.[3] The teams were seeded by record in conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

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

Schedule

Game Time Matchup Score Television Attendance
Pod Play – Saturday, February 27
1 1:00 pm No. 6 UMass Lowell vs No. 7 Stony Brook (at New Hampshire) 64–62 ESPN+ 0
2 2:00 pm No. 9 Binghamton at No. 4 Hartford 60–77 0
3 5:00 pm No. 8 NJIT vs No. 5 Albany (at Hartford) 66–76 0
Quarterfinals – Sunday, February 28
4 1:00 pm No. 6 UMass Lowell at No. 3 New Hampshire 72–64 ESPN+ 0
5 3:00 pm No. 5 Albany at No. 4 Hartford 77–83 0
Semifinals – Saturday, March 6
6 2:00 pm No. 6 UMass Lowell at No. 1 UMBC 79–77 ESPN+
7 4:00 pm No. 4 Hartford at No. 2 Vermont 71–65
Championship – Saturday, March 13
8 11:00 am No. 6 UMass Lowell at No. 4 Hartford 50–64 ESPN2
Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team or at pod site.[4]

Bracket and results

Pod Play
Saturday, February 27, 2021
ESPN+
Quarterfinals
Sunday, February 28, 2021
ESPN+
Semifinals
Saturday, March 6, 2021
ESPN3/ESPN+
Championship
Saturday, March 13, 2021
ESPN2
1UMBC77
3New Hampshire646UMass Lowell79
6UMass Lowell72
5UMass Lowell64
6UMass Lowell50
8Stony Brook62
4Hartford64
3Hartford77
2Vermont65
10Binghamton60
4Hartford834Hartford71
5Albany77
6Albany76
7NJIT66

Game summaries

Pod Play

ESPN+
February 27, 2021
1:00 pm EST
No. 7 Stony Brook Seawolves 62, No. 6 UMass Lowell River Hawks 64
Scoring by half: 43-29, 19-35
Pts: J. Rodriguez – 22
Rebs: M. Gueye – 13
Asts: J. McKenzie – 2
Pts: O. Noel – 23
Rebs: 2 tied – 4
Asts: 2 tied – 3
Lundholhm Gymnasium – Durham, NH
Attendance: 0 (COVID-19)
Referees: Kevin O'Connell, Andy O'Brien, Michael Fortunato
ESPN+
February 27, 2021
2:00 pm EST
No. 9 Binghamton Bearcats 60, No. 4 Hartford Hawks 77
Scoring by half: 24-34, 36-43
Pts: D. Petcash – 15
Rebs: H. Hjalmarsson – 7
Asts: 3 tied – 2
Pts: A. Williams – 29
Rebs: A. Williams – 15
Asts: 2 tied – 5
Chase Arena – West Hartford, CT
Attendance: 0 (COVID-19)
Referees: John Floyd, King Whetstone, Mike Kitts Jr.
ESPN+
February 27, 2021
5:00 pm EST
No. 8 NJIT Highlanders 66, No. 5 Albany Great Danes 76
Scoring by half: 23-39, 43-37
Pts: Z. Cooks – 26
Rebs: 3 tied – 4
Asts: M. Gray – 2
Pts: J. Doles – 21
Rebs: 2 tied – 6
Asts: J. Horton – 7
Chase Hall – West Hartford, CT
Attendance: 0 (COVID-19)
Referees: John Floyd, King Whetstone, Mike Kitts Jr.

See also

References

  1. Gaydos, Ryan (February 25, 2021). "2021 America East Conference men's basketball tournament: Matchups, players to know & more". Fox News. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  2. Byrum, Tyler (February 23, 2021). "America East tournament 2021: Bracket, how to watch, dates, preview, location". NBCSports.com. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  3. "Maine opts out of rest of season, citing COVID". February 13, 2021.
  4. "2021 Hercules Tires Men's #AEPlayoffs Matchups Set". America East Conference. February 21, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
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