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ACC women’s basketball tournament: Here’s when and who NC State, Duke and UNC play

N.C. State head coach Wes Moore talks with the starters, from left, Elissa Cunane (33), Kayla Jones (25), Jakia Brown-Turner (11), Raina Perez (2) and Kai Crutchfield (3) before the Wolfpack’s game against Syracuse at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, N.C., Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022.
N.C. State head coach Wes Moore talks with the starters, from left, Elissa Cunane (33), Kayla Jones (25), Jakia Brown-Turner (11), Raina Perez (2) and Kai Crutchfield (3) before the Wolfpack’s game against Syracuse at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, N.C., Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022. ehyman@newsobserver.com

After the final Sunday of the regular season, the brackets are set for the 2022 ACC Women’s Tournament.

The tournament, held at the Greensboro Coliseum, starts March 2 at 1 p.m.

The Duke Blue Devils (16-12) are the only Triangle team that will tip off on Day 1. Duke, the No. 10 seed, will take on No. 15 seed Pittsburgh (11-18) at 3:30 p.m.

UNC, the No. 4 seed, earned a double bye and won’t hit the court until Friday. The Tar Heels (23-5) will play their first game at 11 a.m. UNC ended the regular season with a 74-46 win over the Blue Devils.

N.C. State secured its first regular-season title since 1990 and will head into the tournament as the No. 1 overall seed. The Wolfpack (26-3) ended the regular season at Virginia Tech (21-8) on Sunday, defeating the Hokies, 68-66.

N.C. State earned the double bye and won’t play until 2 p.m. on Friday. The Pack and Tar Heels could face off for a third time this season in the semifinal round. N.C. State swept UNC in the regular season.

The first three rounds of the ACC Tournament will be aired on RSN. The semifinals will be shown on the ACC Network on Saturday starting at noon, with Sunday’s title game airing on ESPN, also at noon.

The Wolfpack has won the previous two ACC Tournament titles.

ACC Women’s tournament game schedule

DateTimeTeamsTV
Wed 3/21:00 pmNo. 12 Syracuse vs No. 13 ClemsonRSN
Wed 3/23:30 pmNo. 10 Duke vs No. 15 PittRSN
Wed 3/26:30 pmNo. 11 Wake Forest vs No. 14 VirginiaRSN
Thur 3/311:00 amNo. 5 Virginia Tech vs Game 1 winnerRSN
Thur 3/32:00 pmNo. 8 Boston College vs No. 9 Florida StateRSN
Thur 3/36:00 pmNo. 7 Miami vs Game 2 winnerRSN
Thur 3/38:00 pmNo. 6 Georgia Tech vs Game 3 winnerRSN
Fri 3/411:00 amNo. 4 UNC vs Game 4 winnerRSN
Fri 3/42:00 pmNo. 1 NC State vs Game 5 winnerRSN
Fri 3/46:00 pmNo. 2 Louisville vs Game 6 winnerRSN
Fri 3/48:00 pmNo. 3 Notre Dame vs Game 7 winnerRSN
Sat 3/512:00 pmSemifinal 1ACCN
Sat 3/52:30 pmSemifinal 2ACCN
Sun 3/612:00 pmChampionship: Winners of semifinal contestsESPN

This story was originally published February 27, 2022 at 8:37 PM.

Jonas E. Pope IV
The News & Observer
Sports reporter Jonas Pope IV has covered college recruiting, high school sports, NC Central, NC State and the ACC for The Herald-Sun and The News & Observer.
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