Alabama and the rest of the football fans in the Southeastern Conference are about to find out what Big East basketball is all about.
UConn head coach Dan Hurley celebrates after defeating Illinois in the Elite 8 college basketball game in the men’s NCAA Tournament, Saturday, March 30, 2024, in Boston. BOSTON —
“We’re going to be tough to beat,” said Hurley, whose team scored 30 straight points against Illinois to break open game that was tied 23-all in the final two minutes of the first half. “It was a special level of basketball that we were playing.” UConn, which won the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden and advanced to the Sweet 16 in Brooklyn, will now get on an airplane for the first time in almost a month and head to the Final Four outside of Phoenix. Alabama advanced with an 89-82 victory over Clemson later Saturday night.
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