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1989 ACC men's basketball tournament

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The 1989 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament took place in Atlanta, Georgia, at the Omni Coliseum. North Carolina won the tournament by defeating Duke, 77–74, in the championship game. J. R. Reid of North Carolina was named tournament MVP.

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1989 ACC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1988–89
Teams8
SiteAtlanta, Georgia
Omni Coliseum
ChampionsNorth Carolina (11th title)
Winning coachDean Smith (10th title)
MVPJ. R. Reid (North Carolina)
TelevisionRaycom/Jefferson-Pilot (Inside the ACC Footprint)
NBC (Outside the ACC Footprint)
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1988–89 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 19 NC State10–4 .71422–9  .710
No. 9 Duke9–5 .64328–8  .778
Virginia9–5 .64322–11  .667
No. 5 North Carolina †9–5 .64329–8  .784
Georgia Tech8–6 .57120–12  .625
Clemson7–7 .50019–11  .633
Wake Forest3–11 .21413–15  .464
Maryland1–13 .0719–20  .310
† 1989 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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This was the first time the 1 seed in the ACC Tournament has failed to reach the semifinals.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 10
Semifinals
March 11
Championship Game
March 12
         
1 #17 NC State 43
8 Maryland 71
8 Maryland 58
4 #9 North Carolina 88
4 #9 North Carolina 77
5 Georgia Tech 62
4 #9 North Carolina 77
2 #7 Duke 74
2 #7 Duke 88
7 Wake Forest 64
2 #7 Duke 69
3 Virginia 58
3 Virginia 90
6 Clemson 73

AP rankings at time of tournament [1]

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