US EditionUConn Men's Basketball Advances to Big East Championship
- On Friday, the UConn Huskies defeated the Georgetown Hoyas 67-51 in the Big East Tournament semifinal, with freshman guard Braylon Mullins leading the team with 21 points and securing a championship game berth.
- Top-Seeded St. John's advanced to Saturday's final after defeating Seton Hall, setting up a rubber match against the Huskies where the winner breaks the tie for the most Big East Tournament titles all-time.
- Huskies coach Dan Hurley called the final a "death match," while St. John's coach Rick Pitino noted the teams split their regular-season meetings and reflected on the program's storied history dominating the East Coast.
- Earlier this season, St. John's won 81-72 in New York, but UConn answered with a decisive 72-40 blowout at home; the Red Storm are defending last year's tournament championship.
- UConn seeks a ninth tournament title Saturday, which would break the tie with Georgetown for the most in conference history as the Huskies remain a perennial national power with six NCAA championships since 1999.
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UConn’s Hurley predicts ‘death match,’ ‘World War 3′ for Big East championship game
NEW YORK -- Dan Hurley wasn’t holding back when it came to dropping superlatives for the Big East championship game with Rick Pitino and St. John’s on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden.
St. John’s-UConn is the stuff of dreams — and what the Big East Tournament final deserves
Buckle up. Fasten your seat belt. You wanted this, you got it. Big East college hoop fans have won the lottery. UConn’s 67-51 win over Georgetown on Friday night sets up the dream matchup at the Mecca that everyone felt was inevitable.
UConn men’s basketball beats Georgetown, advances to Big East final against St. John's
NEW YORK — Braylon Mullins led the UConn men’s basketball team to its second Big East Tournament championship game in three years with 21 points during a 67-51 semifinal win over No. 11 seed Georgetown on Friday night.
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Clayton NewsNo. 6 UConn reaches finals, spoils Georegtown's Big East run
NEW YORK -- Braylon Mullins scored 15 of his 21 points in the first half as second-seeded UConn never trailed and kept 11th-seeded Georgetown at bay throughout a 67-51 victory in the Big East semifinals on Friday night.
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