1971 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament

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The 1971 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held in Greensboro, North Carolina at the Greensboro Coliseum from March 11-13. South Carolina defeated North Carolina 52-51 to win the championship. This was the first and only ACC Tournament that South Carolina won, and the last ACC Tournament in which they played. Lee Dedmon of North Carolina and John Roche of South Carolina tied as tournament MVPs. In the final, 6-3 Kevin Joyce out jumped 6-10 Lee Dedmon with seconds remaining to tap the ball to Tom Owens who was left alone under the basket. Owens made the layup to give South Carolina the win.

[edit] Bracket

Quarterfinals March 11, 1971			Semifinals March 12, 1971			Championship Game March 13, 1971

1	North Carolina	76
8	Clemson	41
			1	North Carolina	78

			5	Virginia	68
4	Wake Forest	84

5	Virginia	85
						1	North Carolina	51
						2	South Carolina	52
2	South Carolina	71
7	Maryland	63
			2	South Carolina	69

			6	NC State	56
3	Duke	68

6	NC State	61

[edit] See Also

List of Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament champions

[edit] External links

ACC Tournament Archive

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