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

A scuffle broke out at the end of Creighton’s 71-62 victory over UConn in the Big East Tournament semifinals after Jamiya Neal threw down a needless dunk for the Bluejays in the final seconds.

The UConn men’s basketball team fell to No. 2 seed Creighton in the semifinal round of the Big East Tournament Friday night, 71-62.

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Ryan Kalkbrenner had 32 points and scored the go-ahead basket in the second overtime after Creighton scored the final 11 points in regulation, and the Bluejays held on for an 85-81 victory over DePaul in a Big East Tournament quarterfinal at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night.

Solomon Ball led the Huskies (23-10) in scoring, finishing with 13 points. Liam McNeeley added 13 points for UConn. Hassan Diarra had 11 points and six rebounds.

The Huskies have been eliminated from the Big East Tournament on Friday night for the fourth time in five years. They fall to 3-9 all-time against Creighton.