Let’s check in on the latest conference tournament champions.
Huskies top Hoyas for fourth-straight Big East Tournament title
Although depleted, a 22nd Big East Tournament was never in doubt for No. 1-seed UConn, triumphing 78-42 over No. 6-seed Georgetown in Monday night’s championship game.
In the semifinals, UConn senior Aaliyah Edwards suffered a “way broken” nose, joining the Huskies’ already long injured list. But, UConn still had redshirt junior Paige Bueckers. The Big East Player of the Year and Most Outstanding Player of the Big East Tournament was masterful in UConn’s three tournament wins: 29 points, nine rebounds, six assists, three steals and three blocks vs. Providence in the quarterfinals; 27 points, 12 rebounds, four assists, three steals and four blocks vs. Marquette in the semifinals; 27 points, four rebounds, three assists, three steals and five blocks vs. Georgetown in the final.
Bueckers’ brilliance and an unrelenting team defense delivered another trophy to Storrs. That combination, with Edwards back in the lineup, could be quite dangerous in the NCAA Tournament. ESPN’s most recent Bracketology projection has the Huskies as a No. 3 seed.
For the Hoyas, making the conference tournament final was an achievement, a testament to how…
