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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 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" 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 as time expired.[1]

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1971 ACC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1970–71
Teams8
SiteGreensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, North Carolina
ChampionsSouth Carolina (1st title)
Winning coachFrank McGuire (2nd title)
MVPLee Dedmon (North Carolina)
John Roche (South Carolina)
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1970–71 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 13 North Carolina11–3 .78626–6  .813
No. 6 South Carolina †10–4 .71423–6  .793
Duke9–5 .64320–10  .667
Wake Forest7–7 .50016–10  .615
Virginia6–8 .42915–11  .577
NC State5–9 .35713–14  .481
Maryland5–9 .35714–12  .538
Clemson3–11 .2149–17  .346
† 1971 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 11
Semifinals
March 12
Championship Game
March 13
         
1 #13 North Carolina 76
8 Clemson 41
1 #13 North Carolina 78
5 Virginia 68
4 Wake Forest 84
5 Virginia 85
1 #13 North Carolina 51
2 #6 South Carolina 52
2 #6 South Carolina 71
7 Maryland 63
2 #6 South Carolina 69
6 NC State 56
3 #19 Duke 61
6 NC State 68

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