Madison Square Garden hasn’t always been a place where logic rules the day – especially when it comes to the Big East Tournament. Emotions are always at a maximum and the World’s Most Famous Arena seems to bring out the best and worst in people.
That was seen on Friday when two of the conference’s most emotionally expressive coaches – Dan Hurley of UConn and Rick Pitino of St. John’s – faced off for a spot in the Big East Championship game.
Pitino, a coaching legend of the Big East, was seeking to complete a turnaround of the Red Storm and revive his own image by making the final for the first time since he was coaching Louisville in 2013.
Hurley may have won a national championship with the Huskies last year, but the New Jersey native hadn’t earned the right to play at the Garden on Saturday since he was playing at Seton Hall.
But this time he reached one of the sport’s peaks – leading Connecticut to a 95-90 victory and reaching the title game, where they will take on the winner of Providence and Marquette.
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