For the Red Storm, all eyes will be on Selection Sunday following Friday's 95-90 loss to the No. 2 Huskies.
NEW YORK -- Tristen Newton had 25 points and nine assists as No. 2 UConn advanced to the Big East championship game with a rollicking 95-90 victory over St. John's on Friday at Madison Square Garden.Cam Spencer added 20 points and nine assists for the top-seeded Huskies , who will face 10th-ranked Marquette or seventh-seeded Providence on Saturday night.
He joked after Thursday's 91-72 quarterfinal win over Hudson River rival Seton Hall that he had told his players they better not sabotage his streak.Both famous coaches were fired up throughout this one. The 71-year-old Pitino was whistled for a technical at the 8:16 mark of the first half for arguing a foul call on St. John's center Joel Soriano.That was followed almost immediately by a technical on UConn coach Dan Hurley during the same stoppage.
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