NEW YORK – The Empire State Building, an icon of New York City, will shine its world-famous tour lights red and blue in honor of the BIG EAST Basketball Tournament final on Saturday night. At 5:30 p.m. the BIG EAST Championship final will tip off on FOX as the BIG EAST Championship semifinal winners square off against each other and the next tournament champion is crowned.
The BIG EAST Conference has been an Empire State Building Lighting Partner five of the last six years.
BIG EAST fans are encouraged to tweet photos of the BIG EAST lighting to the BIG EAST using the handles @EmpireStateBldg and @BIGEAST with the hashtag #BEtourney.