NEW YORK -- Rick Pitino and St. John’s did their part to hold up the all-Northeast final in the Big East Tournament, but Dan Hurley and UConn could not. The No. 3 Huskies were overwhelmed by the wings of No. 2 Creighton and lost, 71-62, in the Big East Tournament semifinals at Madison Square Garden.

The UConn men’s basketball team was doomed by its poor first half as it was eliminated by Creighton in the Big East semifinal, but the Huskies are optimistic for March Madness.

The Huskies await their NCAA Tournament destination after UConn and Dan Hurley lost to Creighton in the semifinals of the Big East Tournament.

UConn is trying to become the second team in Division I men’s hoops history to ever win three consecutive NCAA titles. Legendary coach John Wooden’s UCLA teams, from 1967 to ’73, won seven in a row. Not so fast,

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