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Creighton, UConn men's basketball scuffle at end of Bluejays' Big Ten Tournament win

UConn men's basketball's quest to successfully defend its Big East Tournament championship ended with some fireworks Friday night.

In the waning seconds of the Huskies’ 71-62 loss to Creighton in the Big East semifinals at Madison Square Garden, there was a scuffle between the two teams after Bluejays guard Jamiya Neal threw down an uncontested dunk with 1.5 seconds remaining.

Neal hung and swung on the rim for about two seconds. After he landed back down on the court, he was confronted by UConn’s Hassan Diarra, who shoved Neal and held up his fists as though he was ready to fight before getting in Neal’s face.